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Impacts of Effective Temperature on Sectional View Drawing Ability and Implications for Engineering and Technology Education Students
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Katsioloudis, Petros J. – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2017
Temperature can influence thermal comfort, working performance, and social behavior. In a classroom that is slightly cool, an assumption can be made that learning could be affected in a negative way. Considering this, a quasi-experimental study was done to determine if a significant difference of effective temperature have an effect on students':…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Technology Education, Quasiexperimental Design, Classroom Environment
Assessment of Complex Problem Solving: What We Know and What We Don't Know
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Herde, Christoph Nils; Wüstenberg, Sascha; Greiff, Samuel – Applied Measurement in Education, 2016
Complex Problem Solving (CPS) is seen as a cross-curricular 21st century skill that has attracted interest in large-scale-assessments. In the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2012, CPS was assessed all over the world to gain information on students' skills to acquire and apply knowledge while dealing with nontransparent…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, International Assessment
Energy Efficient Florida Educational Facilities: Phase VI. Progress Report: Phase I and II.
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Callahan, Michael P.; Parker, Danny S. – 1999
A Florida study examined differences in energy uses in two adjacent portable classrooms to determine if these types of facilities can be made more energy efficient through retrofitting. Retrofitting included an efficient lighting system, new air conditioners, and reflective white metal roofs. Data show the white metal roofing reduced roof,…
Descriptors: Climate Control, Comparative Analysis, Educational Facilities Improvement, Energy Management
Energy Efficiency Technology Demonstration Project for Florida Educational Facilities: Occupancy Sensors.
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Floyd, David B.; Parker, Danny S.; McIlvaine, Janet E. R.; Sherwin, John R. – 1995
A Florida study replaced conventional light switches with passive infrared or ultrasonic sensing systems to control classroom lighting in an elementary school to determine the performance of such controls in saving energy. A before-and-after monitoring protocol was used for 33 classrooms and 7 offices in which electrical demand data were…
Descriptors: Climate Control, Comparative Analysis, Educational Facilities Improvement, Electricity
Demonstration of Cooling Savings of Light Colored Roof Surfacing in Florida Commercial Buildings: Our Savior's School.
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Parker, Danny S.; Sherwin, John R.; Sonne, Jeffrey K.; Barkaszi, Stephen F., Jr. – 1996
A 2-year Florida study attempted to quantify air conditioning cost savings when buildings have a white reflective roof. A 10,000 square foot elementary school with a gray modified bitumen roof over plywood decking that had a solar reflectance of 23 percent was monitored for an entire year. After one year of building thermal conditions and…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Climate Control, Comparative Analysis, Educational Facilities Improvement
FLASTAR: Florida Alliance for Saving Taxes and Energy Resources. Final Report.
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Sherwin, John R.; Parker, Danny S. – 1996
A study of the Florida Public Building Loan Concept pilot program determined its effectiveness in helping to upgrade building energy systems. The pilot program, termed FLASTAR (Florida Alliance for Saving Taxes and Resources), involved the comprehensive metering of an elementary school to demonstrate energy savings potential after retrofitting…
Descriptors: Climate Control, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Facilities Improvement