Abstract
BACKGROUND
The match between classroom furniture and students' anthropometry is an important factor in students' academic performance.
OBJECTIVE
Our aim was to investigate the ergonomic suitability of the classroom furniture to the students, and to propose design suggestions for both desks and chairs.
METHODS
We analyzed the ergonomics of classroom furniture that students aged 10-14 years old in Turkey currently use. To this end, we selected Maltepe Primary Education School, one of the largest schools in the Çankaya district of Turkey's capital city, Ankara, in which to conduct the study. A sample of 119 students was selected, and seven anthropometric measurements were taken for each of these students. We then calculated five relationships between the dimensions of the furniture and the students' anthropometric measures.
RESULTS
We observed high levels of mismatch rates, with an average of 66.6%and high values of over 95%for the relations of two furniture measures, seat depth (related with buttock-popliteal length) and seat-to-desk height (related with elbow height, sitting). Each anthropometric measure was applied a fit probability distribution, and based on those distributions; we suggested the most appropriate classroom furniture dimensions in order to maximize suitability of the furniture to the anthropometric measures in terms of fixed-size (i.e., non-adjustable) classroom furniture.
CONCLUSIONS
High mismatch rates can be reduced by 52.0%on average based on the classroom furniture dimensions suggested in this study.
TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of classroom furniture to anthropometric measures of Turkish middle school students.
AU - Satır,Benhür,
AU - Erdoğan,Filiz Çelikçi,
PY - 2021/10/12/pubmed
PY - 2021/11/3/medline
PY - 2021/10/11/entrez
KW - Classroom furniture design
KW - ergonomic suitability
KW - mismatch rate
SP - 493
EP - 508
JF - Work (Reading, Mass.)
JO - Work
VL - 70
IS - 2
N2 - BACKGROUND: The match between classroom furniture and students' anthropometry is an important factor in students' academic performance. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to investigate the ergonomic suitability of the classroom furniture to the students, and to propose design suggestions for both desks and chairs. METHODS: We analyzed the ergonomics of classroom furniture that students aged 10-14 years old in Turkey currently use. To this end, we selected Maltepe Primary Education School, one of the largest schools in the Çankaya district of Turkey's capital city, Ankara, in which to conduct the study. A sample of 119 students was selected, and seven anthropometric measurements were taken for each of these students. We then calculated five relationships between the dimensions of the furniture and the students' anthropometric measures. RESULTS: We observed high levels of mismatch rates, with an average of 66.6%and high values of over 95%for the relations of two furniture measures, seat depth (related with buttock-popliteal length) and seat-to-desk height (related with elbow height, sitting). Each anthropometric measure was applied a fit probability distribution, and based on those distributions; we suggested the most appropriate classroom furniture dimensions in order to maximize suitability of the furniture to the anthropometric measures in terms of fixed-size (i.e., non-adjustable) classroom furniture. CONCLUSIONS: High mismatch rates can be reduced by 52.0%on average based on the classroom furniture dimensions suggested in this study.
SN - 1875-9270
UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/34633350/Comparison_of_classroom_furniture_to_anthropometric_measures_of_Turkish_middle_school_students_
DB - PRIME
DP - Unbound Medicine
ER -
