Optimal classroom experience

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Department of the Built Environment

Henk W. Brink Ph.D student / senior lecturer Facility Management

Ph.D research project of TU/e and Hanze UAS

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Department of the Built Environment

Henk W. Brink Ph.D student / senior lecturer Facility Management

Ph.D research project of TU/e and Hanze UAS

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Curriculum Vitae Henk W. Brink

Henk W. Brink, MSc, Ph.D student (TU/e, HG)

• European Master of Facility Management (University of Greenwich)

Work experience

• Senior Lecturer Facility Management, Hanze University of Applied Sciences / Researcher

Facility Management, Knowledge Centre Northern Area Development; developed the Indoor

Comfort Index

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• Facility Manager Project Manager Shared Service Centre Police Department Northern

Netherlands for facility services / Forerunner of the National Police Force

• Commercial Office Employee and Project Manager, Ahrend Inrichten

• Employee Food and Beverage department, The Lodge at Vail, Orient-Express Hotels,

Colorado USA

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Indoor Comfort Index

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• Research into the quality and perception of the indoor environment

• Embedded in the research group Facility Management, Hanze University of

Applied Science

• Standardized and validated method for measuring the quality (perceived

and actual conditions) of the indoor environment

• Over 1500 workplaces and a comparable amount of employees were

interviewed

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Quiz

The Dutch Community Health Services of Groningen has recently

investigated the quality of the IAQ at schools. This research shows that

levels of carbon dioxide concentrations were classified as unacceptable in

….% of the classrooms of secondary schools

A:>35%

B:>55%

C:>75%

D:>95%

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Ph.D research project

Focus on:

• Indoor environmental conditions (Frontczak & Wargocki, 2011):

• indoor air quality (IAQ)

• thermal comfort

• acoustic comfort

• visual comfort

• Classrooms higher education

• Educational outcome

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Involved parties / persons

• Prof. dr. Helianthe Kort, supervisor (TU/e, HU)

• Dr. Mark Mobach, first supervisor (HG, HH)

• Dr. Marcel Loomans, second supervisor (TU/e)

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• Research shows that classroom conditions:

• are far from optimal

• in some cases even unhealthy

• affect the performance of teachers and students negatively

(Wargocki & Wyon, 2017; De Gids, 2007; Shaughnessy et al., 2006; Tiesler & Oberdörster, 2006; EPA, n.d; GGD, 2009)

Current situation

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Definition

of a

school climate

Wang, M. T., & Degol, J. L. (2016). School climate: A review of the construct, measurement, and impact on student outcomes. Educational Psychology Review, 28(2), 315-352.

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An introduction:

• Optimal learning environment requires:

• appropriate heating and air conditioning

• ample forms of lighting

• necessary acoustical control

• upkeep of maintenance

Influence of the indoor environment on

educational outcome

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An introduction:

• The quality of physical features affects

• teaching effectiveness

• instructional practices

which in turn affect student achievement.

Influence of the indoor environment on

educational outcome

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Assessment of quality

Following the Donabedian (1988) approach

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Donabedian, A. (1988). The quality of care: how can it be assessed?. Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine, 121(11), 1145. Retrieved from https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/27c2/0b4fc86a37ddd07a4e6dc49a3569ac0937d3.pdf

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Quality criteria in education, three categories

Laevers (1994)

Laevers, F. (1994). The innovative project Experiential Education and the definition of quality in education. Defining and assessing quality in early childhood education, 159-172. Retrieved from https://books.google.nl/books?hl=nl&lr=&id=97yZEEc2uBIC&oi=fnd&pg=PA159&dq=%22definition%22+AND+%22educational+environment%22&ots=xHfseEjUIv&sig=ij8lOMxuzy9tQJxFwzmf87gR05w

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OCE Conceptual framework

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Research design, research approach and methodology

• Literature review (influence and methods)

• Performing experiments (classroom A and B)

• Delphi study (how to create an ideal indoor environment)

• Performing experiments (classroom A and A++)

Research

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Discussion:

How to measure the independent and additive effect of the four environmental conditions

(suggestions? validated methods?)

- Vitality

- Alertness

- Quality of lessons

- Effectiveness of knowledge transfer

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Optimal Classroom Experience 17 mei 2018, Lectoraat FM

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Optimal Classroom Experience 17 mei 2018, Lectoraat FM

Voorbeeld

Naast lucht en temperatuur zijn er ook normen geformuleerd voor geluid en licht (= Onafhankelijke Variabelen). Energieverbruik wordt niet meegenomen in het onderzoek

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OCE main research question

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To what extend supports the Dutch standards related to indoor environmental conditions for classrooms the alertness and vitality of teachers and students in higher education, the quality of the lessons and knowledge transfer (dissemination, absorption), and education outcome (knowledge, skills)? And can education outcome be positively influenced when state of the art innovations are applied to improve the indoor environment in

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Research questions (1)

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research)

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_{What is the influence on users, interactions, and outcome in a controlled setting when quality class B}

specifications will individually be improved to quality class A specifications? (quantitative, experimental and control groups)

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_{How can an ideal indoor environment be created in a standard classroom (Structured group}

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Research questions (2)

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_{What is the influence on users, interactions, and outcome in a controlled setting when a classroom that}

meets quality class A specifications will individually be improved to a state of the art classroom (quality class A+)? (quantitative, experimental and control groups)

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_{How effective are the Dutch specifications for the indoor environment with respect to the educational}

process and how can the outcome be improved and translated into a practice-based specification and measurement tool for higher education? (desk research, practice-based tests, interviews)

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