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Preliminary Study on Student’s Performance and Thermal Comfort in Classroom

In Malaysia, students spend up to 33% of their day in classrooms and school buildings. Previous research had shown that thermal comfort conditions in educational buildings can stimulate student productivity. This study aimed to preliminary investigate the relationship between thermal sensation and...

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Main Authors: Zi Yao, Chong, Nor Azli, Mohamad Nor Azhari, Hariri, Azian, Muhamad Damanhuri, Amir Abdullah, Mustafa, Mohd Syafiq Syazwan
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Language:English
Published: Semarak Ilmu 2022
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T Technology (General)
T61-173 Technical education. Technical schools
Online Access:http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/8763/1/J15720_b80aa8bb4a1d0ada3abc04865f92ddb0.pdf
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https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.101.1.5972
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spelling my.uthm.eprints.87632023-05-16T02:47:45Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/8763/ Preliminary Study on Student’s Performance and Thermal Comfort in Classroom Zi Yao, Chong Nor Azli, Mohamad Nor Azhari Hariri, Azian Muhamad Damanhuri, Amir Abdullah Mustafa, Mohd Syafiq Syazwan T Technology (General) T61-173 Technical education. Technical schools In Malaysia, students spend up to 33% of their day in classrooms and school buildings. Previous research had shown that thermal comfort conditions in educational buildings can stimulate student productivity. This study aimed to preliminary investigate the relationship between thermal sensation and student performance in the classroom. Data collection was conducted in a selected classroom at a secondary school in Segamat, Johor. All data were collected for three days. Physical measurement data were taken using thermal comfort equipment, KIMO AMI 310 for indoor measurement (air temperature, mean radiant temperature, air velocity, relative humidity), and TSI VelociCalc for outdoor measurement (air temperature, relative humidity). The thermal comfort satisfaction questionnaire was distributed to 36 students in the classroom. The learning performance was assessed through a simple reaction test and digit span test based on the WHO Neurobehavioral Core Test Battery (NCTB) method. The results of the thermal comfort satisfaction questionnaire clearly showed that the lower the fan speed, the more students preferred the cooler option. Furthermore, students performed better when the fan speed was increased. Based on the correlation analysis, it can be concluded that the learning performance and thermal preference vote (TPV) are positively correlated. As a result, students tend to get higher scores when they feel cooler. This study provides important preliminary information on classroom conditions in secondary schools in Malaysia and provides a better understanding of the relationship between thermal perception and student learning performance in the classroom. Semarak Ilmu 2022 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/8763/1/J15720_b80aa8bb4a1d0ada3abc04865f92ddb0.pdf Zi Yao, Chong and Nor Azli, Mohamad Nor Azhari and Hariri, Azian and Muhamad Damanhuri, Amir Abdullah and Mustafa, Mohd Syafiq Syazwan (2022) Preliminary Study on Student’s Performance and Thermal Comfort in Classroom. Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 101 (1). pp. 59-72. ISSN 2289-7879 https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.101.1.5972
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language English
topic T Technology (General)
T61-173 Technical education. Technical schools
spellingShingle T Technology (General)
T61-173 Technical education. Technical schools
Zi Yao, Chong
Nor Azli, Mohamad Nor Azhari
Hariri, Azian
Muhamad Damanhuri, Amir Abdullah
Mustafa, Mohd Syafiq Syazwan
Preliminary Study on Student’s Performance and Thermal Comfort in Classroom
description In Malaysia, students spend up to 33% of their day in classrooms and school buildings. Previous research had shown that thermal comfort conditions in educational buildings can stimulate student productivity. This study aimed to preliminary investigate the relationship between thermal sensation and student performance in the classroom. Data collection was conducted in a selected classroom at a secondary school in Segamat, Johor. All data were collected for three days. Physical measurement data were taken using thermal comfort equipment, KIMO AMI 310 for indoor measurement (air temperature, mean radiant temperature, air velocity, relative humidity), and TSI VelociCalc for outdoor measurement (air temperature, relative humidity). The thermal comfort satisfaction questionnaire was distributed to 36 students in the classroom. The learning performance was assessed through a simple reaction test and digit span test based on the WHO Neurobehavioral Core Test Battery (NCTB) method. The results of the thermal comfort satisfaction questionnaire clearly showed that the lower the fan speed, the more students preferred the cooler option. Furthermore, students performed better when the fan speed was increased. Based on the correlation analysis, it can be concluded that the learning performance and thermal preference vote (TPV) are positively correlated. As a result, students tend to get higher scores when they feel cooler. This study provides important preliminary information on classroom conditions in secondary schools in Malaysia and provides a better understanding of the relationship between thermal perception and student learning performance in the classroom.
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author Zi Yao, Chong
Nor Azli, Mohamad Nor Azhari
Hariri, Azian
Muhamad Damanhuri, Amir Abdullah
Mustafa, Mohd Syafiq Syazwan
author_facet Zi Yao, Chong
Nor Azli, Mohamad Nor Azhari
Hariri, Azian
Muhamad Damanhuri, Amir Abdullah
Mustafa, Mohd Syafiq Syazwan
author_sort Zi Yao, Chong
title Preliminary Study on Student’s Performance and Thermal Comfort in Classroom
title_short Preliminary Study on Student’s Performance and Thermal Comfort in Classroom
title_full Preliminary Study on Student’s Performance and Thermal Comfort in Classroom
title_fullStr Preliminary Study on Student’s Performance and Thermal Comfort in Classroom
title_full_unstemmed Preliminary Study on Student’s Performance and Thermal Comfort in Classroom
title_sort preliminary study on student’s performance and thermal comfort in classroom
publisher Semarak Ilmu
publishDate 2022
url http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/8763/1/J15720_b80aa8bb4a1d0ada3abc04865f92ddb0.pdf
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