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

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

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161813

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

Henk Willem Brink (First author)
, Wim Krijnen
, Marcel G.L.C. Loomans
, Mark P. Mobach
, Helianthe S.M. Kort

Eindhoven University of Technology, Department of the Built Environment, Building Performance IEQ-Health,
University of Groningen, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Research Group Spatial Environment and the User, Faculty of Management and Organisation, The Hague University of Applied Sciences
Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, Research Centre Sustainable and Healthy Living, Research Group Technology for Healthcare Innovations

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This study explores if multiple alterations of the classrooms' indoor environmental conditions, which lead to environmental conditions meeting quality class A of Dutch guidelines, result in a positive effect on students' perceptions and performance. A field study, with a between-group experimental design, was conducted during the academic course in 2020–2021. First, the reverberation time (RT) was lowered in the intervention condition to 0.4 s (control condition 0.6 s). Next, the horizontal illuminance (HI) level was raised in the intervention condition to 750 lx (control condition 500 lx). Finally, the indoor air quality (IAQ) in both conditions was improved by increasing the ventilation rate, resulting in a reduction of carbon dioxide concentrations, as a proxy for IAQ, from ~1100 to

Originele taal-2	English
Aantal pagina's	13
Tijdschrift	Science of the Total Environment
Volume	869
Nummer van het tijdschrift	161813
DOI's	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161813
Status	Published - 25 apr. 2023

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SDG 17 Partnerschap om de doelen te bereiken

Keywords

emotionele status
gezondheid
horizontale verlichting
kwaliteit van binnenlucht
kwaliteit van leren
nagalmtijd

Research Focus Areas Hanze University of Applied Sciences

Healthy Ageing

Research Focus Areas Research Centre or Centre of Expertise

Kwetsbaarheid en passende zorg
Gezondheid & Welzijn

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10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161813Licentie: CC BY

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CD: Innovatiewerkplaats Campus Design
Mobach, M. P. (PI), de Jong-van der Hilst, M. (PI), Boonstra, J. (PI), Brink, H. W. (PI), Jansz, S. (PI), Offringa, J. (PI) & Kok, H. (PI)
1/09/11 → …
Project: Research

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Ph.D.-project 'Examining in-class activities to facilitate academic achievement in higher education: a framework for optimal indoor environmental conditions'
Brink, H. W. (PI), Loomans, M. G. L. C. (PI), Mobach, M. P. (PI) & Kort, H. S. M. (PI)
1/09/18 → 7/03/23
Project: PHD Onderzoek

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1 Article

A systematic approach to quantify the influence of indoor environmental parameters on students' perceptions, responses, and short-term academic performance
Brink, H. W., Loomans, M. G. L. C., Mobach, M. P. & Kort, H. S. M., 1 okt. 2022, In: Indoor Air. 32, 10, blz. e13116 19 blz.
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3 Oral presentation
1 Invited talk

Opzet, methode en resultaten van onderzoek in experimentele klaslokalen van de Hanze
Brink, H. W. (Speaker)
21 nov. 2024
Activiteit: Oral presentation
Het effect van akoestiek en geluid op studenten in klaslokalen voor het hoger onderwijs?
Brink, H. W. (Speaker)
11 mei 2024
Activiteit: Oral presentation
Raamwerk van binnenmilieu condities welke lesactiviteiten in klaslokalen van het hoger onderwijs optimaal faciliteren
Brink, H. W. (Speaker)
11 okt. 2023
Activiteit: Oral presentation

B.J. Max - Prijs
Brink, H. W. (Recipient), 3 dec. 2024
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Positive effects of indoor environmental conditions on students and their performance in higher education classrooms: A between-groups experiment

Samenvatting

Duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelstellingen van de VN

Keywords

Research Focus Areas Hanze University of Applied Sciences

Research Focus Areas Research Centre or Centre of Expertise

Publinova thema's

Toegang tot document

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Projecten

CD: Innovatiewerkplaats Campus Design

Ph.D.-project 'Examining in-class activities to facilitate academic achievement in higher education: a framework for optimal indoor environmental conditions'

Onderzoekersoutput

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

Activiteiten

Opzet, methode en resultaten van onderzoek in experimentele klaslokalen van de Hanze

Het effect van akoestiek en geluid op studenten in klaslokalen voor het hoger onderwijs?

Raamwerk van binnenmilieu condities welke lesactiviteiten in klaslokalen van het hoger onderwijs optimaal faciliteren

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B.J. Max - Prijs

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