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The Impact of Dynamic Lighting in Classrooms. A Review on Methods

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Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation (ArtsIT 2017, DLI 2017)

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In order to understand how research can support lighting designs to improve nurturing environments for learning, a literature review was carried out. The review examined lighting research methods and parameters used for evaluating the effect of dynamic lighting in classrooms. The test parameter gaining most attention in the studies is academic performance; whereas qualitative test parameters, such as behaviour and mood, are addressed in less than a third of the selected studies. The analysis of these methods leads to a conclusion that learning environments to a broader extent should be studied and designed holistically through a mixed method approach. It is suggested that the potentials of dynamic lighting in learning environments are explored through design driven innovation and the use of mixed methods, in order to be able to put more emphasis on the students’ and teachers’ needs for dynamic lighting scenarios.

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    Ellen Kathrine Hansen, Stine Maria Louring Nielsen, Diana Georgieva & Kathrine Marie Schledermann

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Hansen, E.K., Nielsen, S.M.L., Georgieva, D., Schledermann, K.M. (2018). The Impact of Dynamic Lighting in Classrooms. A Review on Methods. In: Brooks, A., Brooks, E., Vidakis, N. (eds) Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation. ArtsIT DLI 2017 2017. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 229. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76908-0_46

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