JAUE2024-036: Study on Environmental Behavioral Analysis of University Students' Using Classrooms in Winter

Abstract

Discovering the behavioral characteristics of university students' use of classrooms is very significant for campus construction. In order to grasp the time and space characteristics of university students' use of classrooms for self-study in winter, this study conducted a questionnaire survey and data analysis on representative university in Tianjin. 307 valid questionnaires were collected. The results show that most students use the classroom for 4-6 hours a day on average. There was a significant difference (p=0.0002) in the students' choice of different times for self-study in the classroom. The highest preference of students to use the classroom was found to be during 9:00-11:00 (SR=3.2773). Male students used the classroom significantly more frequent than Female students between 7:00-9:00. In addition, there was a meaningful difference in the statistical results of students' preference for different oriented classrooms and different seating positions. South-facing classrooms were chosen with the highest percentage of 43%. Moreover, students' preferred seating positions were "Window", "Back" and "Power supply". Female students preferred the "Middle" position more than Male students (SR=2.8460). These findings can provide a reference for the environment creation and operation management of teaching space in universities, which can help to improve the learning environment of students and enrich the research on indoor environment of university buildings.