Developing a Rating Dashboard of Healthy Classrooms

Sun, Lianrui

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Developing a Rating Dashboard of Healthy Classrooms

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This study addresses the significant gap in understanding the impact of indoor classroom environments on student learning by developing a dynamic rating database for assessing classroom healthiness. Utilizing Awair Omni sensors, the project monitored temperature, air quality, humidity, noise, and lighting across ten classrooms at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The methodology combined quantitative data from environmental sensors with qualitative feedback via student surveys. Findings revealed that while most classrooms met basic environmental standards, improvements were necessary in temperature regulation, humidity levels, and CO₂ concentrations to foster optimal learning conditions. The study highlights the critical influence of the physical classroom environment on academic performance, recommending upgrades to HVAC systems, improved ventilation, and enhanced feedback mechanisms to create healthier learning spaces. By bridging the gap in indoor environmental monitoring, this project lays the groundwork for future research and implementation strategies to enhance educational outcomes through optimized classroom environments. The investigation underscores the profound impact of indoor classroom conditions on students' learning efficiency, proposing targeted interventions to facilitate temperature control, humidity levels, CO2 concentration, and overall air quality.

This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

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