Influence of environmental variables on students’ cognitive performance in indoor higher education environments

Author:

Lucas Ruan Eduardo Carneiro1,da Silva Luiz Bueno2,de Souza Erivaldo Lopes2,Leite Wilza Karla dos Santos3,da Silva Jonhatan Magno Norte4

Affiliation:

1. Administration Course, Federal University of Cariri, Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil

2. Department of Production Engineering, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil

3. Department of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Amapá, Macapá, Brazil

4. Production Engineering Course, Federal University of Alagoas, Delmiro Gouveia, Brazil

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Educational environments can have environmental conditions that are incompatible with the needs of students, compromising their well-being and affecting their performance. OBJECTIVE: To identify the environmental variables that influence the performance of university students and measure this influence through an experiment in indoor environments. METHODS: The study applied an experimental methodology for three consecutive days in seven educational environments located in different regions of Brazil, measuring the environ-mental conditions, the students’ perception of the environment, and their cognitive performance. The impact of environmental variables and environmental perception on student performance was analyzed using Generalized Linear Models and a Structural Equation Model. RESULTS: Students who took the test at air temperatures between 22.4°C and 24.7°C had a 74.20% chance of performing better than those outside this range. Air temperatures between 26.2°C and 29°C were associated with an 86% chance of taking less time to complete the test. High illuminance levels increased the chance of taking longer to answer the test by 41.7%. CONCLUSIONS: Three environmental variables (relative humidity, lighting and air temperature) and two perceptual dimensions (light and thermal perception) directly influence student performance.

Publisher

IOS Press

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