A systematic approach to quantify the influence of indoor environmental parameters on students' perceptions, responses, and short-term academic performance

Henk Willem Brink; Marcel G.L.C. Loomans; Mark P. Mobach; Helianthe S.M. Kort

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A systematic approach to quantify the influence of indoor environmental parameters on students' perceptions, responses, and short-term academic performance

Henk Willem Brink, Marcel G.L.C. Loomans, Mark P. Mobach, Helianthe S.M. Kort

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Several studies found that classrooms' indoor environmental quality (IEQ) can positively influence in-class activities. Understanding and quantifying the combined effect of four indoor environmental parameters, namely indoor air quality and thermal, acoustic, and lighting conditions on people is essential to create an optimal IEQ. Accordingly, a systematic approach was developed to study the effect of multiple IEQ parameters simultaneously. Methods for measuring the IEQ and students' perceived IEQ, internal responses, and academic performance were derived from literature. Next, this systematic approach was tested in a pilot study during a regular academic course. The perceptions, internal responses, and short-term academic performance of participating students (n = 163) were measured. During the pilot study, the IEQ of the classrooms varied slightly. Significant associations (p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e13116
Number of pages	19
Journal	Indoor Air
Volume	32
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/ina.13116
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2022

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performance
classrooms' indoor environmental quality
health
higher education
student responses
quality of learning

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Positive effects of indoor environmental conditions on students and their performance in higher education classrooms: A between-groups experiment
Brink, H. W., Krijnen, W., Loomans, M. G. L. C., Mobach, M. P. & Kort, H. S. M., 25 Apr 2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 869, 161813, 13 p.
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The effect of indoor air quality in Dutch higher education classrooms on students' health and performance
Brink, H. W., Mobach, M. P., Loomans, M. G. L. C. & Kort, H. S. M., 16 Aug 2019, Joint meeting of the International Societies of Exposure Science (ISES) and Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ) 2019. Abstract book: the built, natural, and social environments: impacts on exposures, health and well-being. p. 361-362
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A systematic approach to quantify the influence of indoor environmental parameters on students' perceptions, responses, and short-term academic performance

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Positive effects of indoor environmental conditions on students and their performance in higher education classrooms: A between-groups experiment

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