Luminous and visual preferences of young children in their classrooms: Curtain use, artificial lighting and window views

Vásquez, Natalia Giraldo; Felippe, Maíra Longhinotti; Pereira, Fernando Oscar Ruttkay; Kuhnen, Ariane

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.01.049

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“…This may be related to the fact that students control daylight through blinds, which increases their landscape views, and they get distracted from the professor's speech. This fact is supported by previous research [23] and interview results. However, nature connection in the practice room is directly correlated with academic performance.…”

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“…While daylight helps students to retain and learn information [21], long exposure to artificial lighting may cause stress and lead to irritability [22]. Buildings are highly artificial lighting dependent, as there was no concern about energy efficiency when educational facilities were designed, and nowadays represent a major factor of energy consumption.In traditional learning, the views through windows are considered as distractor, which may explain the lack of daylight through windows, despite its importance for children [23], who distinguish lighting requirements given the task performed. Nature inspires students through its aesthetic value and entails a restorative effect on the mind, which fosters concentration [24].…”

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“…In traditional learning, the views through windows are considered as distractor, which may explain the lack of daylight through windows, despite its importance for children [23], who distinguish lighting requirements given the task performed. Nature inspires students through its aesthetic value and entails a restorative effect on the mind, which fosters concentration [24].…”

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Architectural Indoor Analysis: A Holistic Approach to Understand the Relation of Higher Education Classrooms and Academic Performance

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The influence of learning space on users has been broadly accepted and tested. However, the literature has focused on single factor research, instead of holistic approaches. Additionally, lower educational levels have been the focus of interest, while higher education is moving towards multi-method teaching. This paper focuses on how learning spaces for different purposes (practice and lecture rooms) may influence academic performance from a holistic approach of learning physical environment perception. For this, the iPEP scale (Indoor physical environment perception) is used and validated through Cronbach Alpha and Exploratory Factorial Analysis. Then, multiple linear regression is conducted. The results indicate that iPEP measures near to 63 percent of the construct, which is structured in six factors. Moreover, linear regression analyses support previous literature concerning the influence of learning physical environment on academic performance (R 2 = 0.154). The differences obtained between practice and lecture room in terms of predictor variables bring to the light the need to diagnose learning environments before designing changes in educational buildings. This research provides a self-reported way to measure indoor environments, as well as evidence concerning the modern university, which desires to combine several teaching methods.These studies provide evidence that acoustic comfort is fundamental to support sustainable learning environments, which implement active pedagogies [15].Illumination combines artificial lighting and daylight to offer visual support and it influences visual perception, cognitive processing, behaviour, learning and academic performance [16][17][18]. Therefore, lighting design perspectives should be task-driven, as well as focusing on comfort to human health and perception [19]. Appropriate levels of visual comfort have been evidenced to improve social relations [20]. While daylight helps students to retain and learn information [21], long exposure to artificial lighting may cause stress and lead to irritability [22]. Buildings are highly artificial lighting dependent, as there was no concern about energy efficiency when educational facilities were designed, and nowadays represent a major factor of energy consumption.In traditional learning, the views through windows are considered as distractor, which may explain the lack of daylight through windows, despite its importance for children [23], who distinguish lighting requirements given the task performed. Nature inspires students through its aesthetic value and entails a restorative effect on the mind, which fosters concentration [24]. It stabilizes students' psychology and reduces their negative emotions [25], and leads to a proactive knowledge of the natural environment. This fact may foster a culture in which life-based learning is a must and encourage positive social interaction [26]. Landscape views and walls with living plants are correlated with better academic results [27,28] and may reduce stress [29], whilst increasing le...

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“…Lighting, lighting has a very important role in the interior design of a space. There are 2 types of lighting in the playing area, namely natural lighting and artificial lighting (Vásquez et al, 2019). Natural lighting is obtained from sunlight that penetrates the glass/tempered glass walls and several windows.…”

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Interior Design of Daycare Center with Playful Concept in Salatiga

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Along with the rise in career women, the community is seeing an increase in daycare centers to prevent child abuse and provide early childhood education. Language skills, character development, creativity, and motor skills are all part of this education. However, most daycares, particularly those for youngsters, place less emphasis on amenities and infrastructure. Many daycares have not followed the rules. As a result, a concept arose for a Daycare Center with a Playful Concept in the City of Salatiga, complete with an infant room, playground, classroom, sleeping room, canteen, and Office.

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“…Specifically, math performance is higher in students in classrooms with greater illumination [1]. Likewise, young children can differentiate lighting needs according to the activity performed [2], while visual comfort is a key element for arts activities, especially on drawing [3].…”

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Classroom Indoor Environment Assessment through Architectural Analysis for the Design of Efficient Schools

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Optimization of environmental performance is one of the standards to be achieved towards designing sustainable buildings. Many researchers are focusing on zero emission building; however, it is essential that the indoor environment favors the performance of the building purpose. Empirical research has demonstrated the influence of architectural space variables on student performance, but they have not focused on holistic studies that compare how space influences different academic performance, such as Mathematics and Arts. This manuscript explores, under self-reported data, the relationship between learning space and the mathematics and art performance in 583 primary school students in Galicia (Spain). For this, the Indoor Physical Environment Perception scale has been adapted and validated and conducted in 27 classrooms. The results of the Exploratory Factor Analysis have evidenced that the learning space is structured in three categories: Workspace comfort, natural environment and building comfort. Multiple linear regression analyses have supported previous research and bring new findings concerning that the indoor environment variables do not influence in the same way different activities of school architecture.

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Luminous and visual preferences of young children in their classrooms: Curtain use, artificial lighting and window views

Cited by 37 publications

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Architectural Indoor Analysis: A Holistic Approach to Understand the Relation of Higher Education Classrooms and Academic Performance

Architectural Indoor Analysis: A Holistic Approach to Understand the Relation of Higher Education Classrooms and Academic Performance

Interior Design of Daycare Center with Playful Concept in Salatiga

Classroom Indoor Environment Assessment through Architectural Analysis for the Design of Efficient Schools

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