An Analysis of Comfortable Teaching and Learning Environment: Community Response to Climate Change in School

Puteh, Marzita; Adnan, Mazlini; Ibrahim, Mohd Hairy; Noh, Noraini Mohamed; Che’Ahmad, Che Nidzam

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.01.209

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“…Only two articles showed a statistical significant association between temperature and health, of the two only one of the article showed this association in a school setting. This was the study by Puteh et al (2014) who conducted a survey to identify and investigate students' perceptions towards classroom thermal comfort and the schools' surrounding in Malaysia. The study findings reveal that, due to contaminated air (poor IAQ) caused by heat, watery eyes, redness and blurring of the eyes were the most frequent health problems identified by the students.…”

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The Influence of Indoor Environmental Quality in Schools A Systematic Literature Review , Michael Donn and Geoff Thomas

Ackley¹,

Donn²,

Thomas³

2020

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The impact of IEQ (daylight, thermal comfort, acoustics and ventilation) in school settings is a subject of concern for many scholars and parents and teachers. This review has appraised the breadth of studies that have examined the influence of IEQ on learning performance and health in schools. Using the replicable search processes of a systematic literature, adopted from medical research practice, one hundred and fifty relevant articles were retrieved from four search databases (Science direct, Scopus, PubMed and Google Scholar). Analysis of these articles has revealed that the impact on students’ health and comfort of each individual IEQ variable is significant. This, in some studies, has been shown to influence learning performance. However, while these variables are inter-linked in building design they are not studied together in health and learning performance studies. An evidence-based method is proposed for investigating what relative contributory effect these four variables have on learning performance. As these IEQ variables individually have a very significant effect on student performance, this study has the potential to guide important changes in the design and refurbishment of new and existing school buildings. If successful, it could support educational quality and effectiveness of teaching and learning. Keywords: Daylighting, Thermal comfort, Acoustics, Ventilation

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Section: Temperature and Acousticsmentioning

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The Influence of Indoor Environmental Quality in Schools A Systematic Literature Review , Michael Donn and Geoff Thomas

Ackley¹,

Donn²,

Thomas³

2020

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“…This is because the learning environment is a place where students and educators gather for a certain period of time for the purpose of participating in learning activities (Biggs, 1999). Hence, the environments created throughout the learning activities are considered as an important component in the teaching and learning process (Puteh et al, 2014).…”

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“…The learning environment response that serves as an important component in the teaching and learning process (Puteh et al, 2014) is a sequence of the influences received from the environment towards the learning outcomes of the students, be it from the perspective of skills or cognitive constructs or even student behavior (Che Ahmad et al, 2013;Fraser, 1998). This is in line with explanations by Saad (1997) which considers that the learning environment measures the surroundings that directly affect the success of one's learning, but the effectiveness of this learning environment is determined by other environmental factors surrounding it such as the environment and supportive atmosphere.…”

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A Review of Psychosocial Learning Environment

Jamaluddin¹,

Kadir²,

Alias³

et al. 2021

IJARPED

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The education field is one of the aspects that have been linked to the economic field. Based on the Malaysian Education Blueprint 2013-2025, the learning environment is one of the aspects that should be improved in order to achieve the best academic performance. The aim of this study is to review a learning environment that influences achievement in the education field. This paper explores the meaning of the psychosocial learning environment by various researchers and even explores one of the most popular dimensions of the psychosocial learning environment, such as teacher and student relationships that is believed to be capable of affecting the academic performance. A good relationship between the teacher and student can leave positive impacts on the student's level of motivation and attitude towards their learning. The findings of previous researchers were also included to support the arguments used in this study.

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“…Physical comfort, which refers to satisfaction of fundamental needs of occupants such as adequate lighting and space allocation for each individual, and psychological comforts, involving satisfaction of occupants with their colleagues, management, and feeling of enjoyment are factors associated with the occupants' comfort with regard to IEQ. Many studies (Montzamani et al, 2012;Putih et al, 2014;Mendell and Heath, 2004;Treputtharata and Tayiam, 2014;Sulaiman et al, 2013;Lee et al, 2012;Huang et al, 2012;Passero andZannin, 2012 andHawes et al, 2012) have identified the contribution of both physical and psychological factors associated with the occupants' satisfaction in various workplaces. However, the concept of IEQ has gained more prominence as the lifestyle in developed countries has resulted people spending the majority of their time (approximately 90%) within indoor environments (U.…”

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“…Due to the importance of IEQ in schools, many studies have identified building characteristics that affect the occupants' health and performance. These include indoor air quality, temperature, odors or olfactory effects, visuals, acoustics, daylight and artificial lighting, ergonomics and space (Rosen and Richardson, 1999;Buckley et al, 2004;Mendell and Heath, 2004;Shendell et al, 2004;Yang et al, 2009;Zhang and Barret, 2010;Montzamani et al, 2012;Putih et al, 2014;Pegas et al, 2012). These factors, individually or in combination influence the comfort of occupants in buildings; occupants within the same environment often cite differing levels of satisfaction or dissatisfaction with these indoor conditions.…”

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A quantitative evaluation of indoor environmental quality in refurbished kindergarten buildings: A Malaysian case study

Salleh

Kamaruzzaman

Riley

et al. 2015

Building and Environment

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A quantitative evaluation of indoor environmental quality in refurbished kindergarten buildings: A Malaysian case study http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/2559/ Article LJMU has developed LJMU Research Online for users to access the research output of the University more effectively. Copyright © and Moral Rights for the papers on this site are retained by the individual authors and/or other copyright owners. Users may download and/or print one copy of any article(s) in LJMU Research Online to facilitate their private study or for non-commercial research. You may not engage in further distribution of the material or use it for any profit-making activities or any commercial gain.The version presented here may differ from the published version or from the version of the record. Please see the repository URL above for details on accessing the published version and note that access may require a subscription. AbstractIn the Malaysian context, the coverage of kindergarten education has improved dramatically in recent times although many kindergartens are located in buildings that were not originally designed for that purpose. Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) is considered to be one of the most important factors affecting the physical development of children. Hence, it is essential to evaluate the indoor conditions of those kindergartens which are based in buildings that have been refurbished and adapted from their original purpose for kindergarten usage. It is posseted that such refurbished environments provide suboptimal IEQ to support appropriate conditions for kindergarten use which is reflected in user perception and satisfaction. This study presents the results of the IEQ investigations conducted in refurbished kindergarten buildings in Malaysia with the cardinal focus on identifying occupants' satisfaction with the various IEQ factors. The study aims to utilize the results of this work to develop a benchmark for analogous studies. A total of 240 refurbished kindergarten buildings in Malaysia were studied to evaluate occupants' perceptions and levels of satisfaction. The results indicate that the occupants found "Air Movement", "Ventilation", and "Freshness" to be of a poor quality due to the high occupancy density. The "Noise" factor was the least satisfactory IEQ factor due to closeness of the kindergartens to the main roads (external noise), as well as the small size of classrooms (internal noise). Moreover, it was found that "Color" and "Attractiveness" are the most important IEQ factors from the occupants'viewpoint. This study provides a practical benchmark in conversion of buildings' usage.

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An Analysis of Comfortable Teaching and Learning Environment: Community Response to Climate Change in School

Cited by 11 publications

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The Influence of Indoor Environmental Quality in Schools A Systematic Literature Review , Michael Donn and Geoff Thomas

The Influence of Indoor Environmental Quality in Schools A Systematic Literature Review , Michael Donn and Geoff Thomas

A Review of Psychosocial Learning Environment

A quantitative evaluation of indoor environmental quality in refurbished kindergarten buildings: A Malaysian case study

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