Effects of School Lighting on Psysical Development and School Performance  

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Hathaway, Warren E.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: JER: Journal of Educational Research, The vol. 88 no. 04 (Mar. 1995), page 228-242.

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Perpustakaan PKPM Nomor Panggil: J6 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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ABSTRACT In this study, physical development and school performance effects of different types of school lighting on elementary students were examined. Students' dental health, growth and development, attendance, and academic achievement were examined under four different types of artificial light sources: (a) full-spectrum fluorescent lamps, (b) full-spectrum fluorescent lamps with ultraviolet light supplements, (c) coolwhite fluorescent lamps, and (d) high-pressure sodium vapor lamps. Baseline data on 327 students completing Grade 4 were collected at the start of the study in June 1987 and on the 233 students remaining at the conclusion of the study in June 1989. The results of the 2-year study indicate that students under full spectrum fluorescent lamps with ultraviolet supplements developed fewer dental cavities and had better attendance, achievement, and growth and development than did students under other lights. Students under the high-pressure sodium vapor lamps had the slowest rates of growth and development as well as the poorest levels of attendance and achievement. These findings indicate that lights have important nonvisual effects on students who are regularly exposed to them in classrooms.

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