Abstract:

In most cases, education takes place indoors. Alongside lecture-style education, there are also activities that involve a lot of movement. Indoor air quality, thermal comfort, and other indoor environmental factors greatly influence people's activities. Generally, an increase in human activity leads to higher levels of CO2 and fine dust. Moreover, increased activity affects the thermal comfort felt by individuals. In this study, we analyzed the thermal comfort felt by children according to their activity levels. Thermal comfort was analyzed using PMV based on the general adult standard and TSV based on surveys conducted with actual children. Despite maintaining a comfortable environment according to adult standards, children felt very hot and uncomfortable after highly active classes indoors. This discomfort continued to affect them during subsequent class times. However, when the indoor environment was kept cooler than the comfortable level indicated by adult standards, children's discomfort decreased rapidly. While most boys showed similar results, girls experienced discomfort over a wider range. Thus, indoor environments significantly correlate with children's participation in education and improving educational outcomes in comfortable environments. However, research providing appropriate thermal environments primarily targets adults, highlighting the need for studies on indoor environmental standards tailored to children.

Keywords:

Environment, thermal comfort, children, indoor.