I don't have access to the paper, but I'd love to know if this could be attributed to access to bright light, or relief from eye strain by looking out at distant objects? Given that they later...
I don't have access to the paper, but I'd love to know if this could be attributed to access to bright light, or relief from eye strain by looking out at distant objects? Given that they later note how distractors can harm test performance, it seems reasonable that those could apply, since the control for a view was a window with a "blocked view" (presumably, a building nearby).
It's definitely interesting stuff, though! Architecture truly does affect our daily lives, in meaningful yet underappreciated ways, and it's cool to see it recognized (if tangentially) in the literature. It'll be difficult to find a way to give every student a window seat, but there may be some alternative layout that produces the same effect without the obvious geometrical constraints.
In a similar context, namely the Chinese college entrance exam, Graff Zivin et al. (2020b) report that a one-standard-deviation increase in temperature during the exam period (3.6∘F) lowers scores by 5.8 % of a standard deviation, while Graff Zivin et al. (2020a) find that a one-standard-deviation increase in agricultural fires reduces scores by 1.4 % of a standard deviation. Furthermore, using administrative data from Norway, Bensnes (2016) finds that a one-standard-deviation increase in ambient pollen levels leads to a 2.5 % standard deviation decrease in exam scores.
This is by no means a unique experience, but I grew up with an absence of air conditioning ("psh, just open a window or wear shorts"), an abundance of pollen ("psh, just carry boxes of tissues, cetirizine is a drug and drugs are bad"), and life in a wildfire zone ("psh, just stop breathing during wildfire season"). It's good to have data that the tough-it-out mentality of the culture of the time was either cope, serious ignorance, or idiocy.
Do you have the download PDF button at the top or is that just my being on academic wifi? I'll throw it in a Google drive and shoot you a link. If anyone else wants the study, lmk, I'll keep it...
Do you have the download PDF button at the top or is that just my being on academic wifi? I'll throw it in a Google drive and shoot you a link.
If anyone else wants the study, lmk, I'll keep it for like a week or until I remember to delete it.
There is a fascinating book "Palaces for the People" by Klinenberg that discusses how architecture and urban design significantly impact human wellbeing. It's an introduction but I found it...
There is a fascinating book "Palaces for the People" by Klinenberg that discusses how architecture and urban design significantly impact human wellbeing. It's an introduction but I found it fascinating.
I respect that science needs to study lots of things and every phd needs a dissertation. But even as a psych person, we really don't need to publish a news article about everything Edit: I also...
I respect that science needs to study lots of things and every phd needs a dissertation. But even as a psych person, we really don't need to publish a news article about everything
Edit: I also thought initially this was a link to an article about the study, misreading the url. My bad for that. But I won't be surprised if such articles exist and my exhaustion is carried over to those.
Unlike most research studies, this one involves something that some people could consider trying to implement in their lives and building designers could be aware of for design. It's not rocket...
Unlike most research studies, this one involves something that some people could consider trying to implement in their lives and building designers could be aware of for design. It's not rocket science but I thought it was interesting enough to post.
Oh I agree that it's practical and even continues logically from previous knowledge about sunlight and the outdoors (though whether it turns out to be replicable I don't know). I'm not judging the...
Oh I agree that it's practical and even continues logically from previous knowledge about sunlight and the outdoors (though whether it turns out to be replicable I don't know). I'm not judging the science, it's worth it to know these things.
I'm also not judging you for posting it, I'm just a bit exhausted of science "journalism" such as it is. This could probably be a line or two in a roundup rather than an article, ya know? Or maybe a few lines in an article summarizing all the research in this realm.
The equivalent of "this meeting could be an email" (also see my above edit for the caveat)
Oh yeah, I really wouldn't come here like "posting this is stupid, why are you stupid for posting this stupid article" unless maybe it was absolutely fake and even then, with a different tone. I...
Oh yeah, I really wouldn't come here like "posting this is stupid, why are you stupid for posting this stupid article" unless maybe it was absolutely fake and even then, with a different tone.
I promise I just am tired of the "happiness" equivalent of eggs are good, eggs are bad, wine is good, wine is bad, eggs are good but no salt, yes salt but no wine, red wine is so good, everything is killing you, none of this can be replicated, eggs are bad.
I already posted a reply elsewhere, but agreed. Since we can't universally grant access to the boundless, breathtaking outdoors for every child in the world, for obvious logistical issues (e.g....
I already posted a reply elsewhere, but agreed. Since we can't universally grant access to the boundless, breathtaking outdoors for every child in the world, for obvious logistical issues (e.g. cities exist and it's hard to put open plains and forests in them), it seems important to understand exactly what the mechanisms at play are so as to replicate them some other way.
Like, if a potted plant is enough, we can throw some monsteras into every classroom and call it a day. If it's just illumination, slamming some higher output LEDs into the existing fixtures is a cheap way to throw another few percentage points onto your students' exam results. The only way to figure this out is to establish a rigorously researched foundation for each step, so I'm at least down for this.
I don't have access to the paper, but I'd love to know if this could be attributed to access to bright light, or relief from eye strain by looking out at distant objects? Given that they later note how distractors can harm test performance, it seems reasonable that those could apply, since the control for a view was a window with a "blocked view" (presumably, a building nearby).
It's definitely interesting stuff, though! Architecture truly does affect our daily lives, in meaningful yet underappreciated ways, and it's cool to see it recognized (if tangentially) in the literature. It'll be difficult to find a way to give every student a window seat, but there may be some alternative layout that produces the same effect without the obvious geometrical constraints.
This is by no means a unique experience, but I grew up with an absence of air conditioning ("psh, just open a window or wear shorts"), an abundance of pollen ("psh, just carry boxes of tissues, cetirizine is a drug and drugs are bad"), and life in a wildfire zone ("psh, just stop breathing during wildfire season"). It's good to have data that the tough-it-out mentality of the culture of the time was either cope, serious ignorance, or idiocy.
Do you have the download PDF button at the top or is that just my being on academic wifi? I'll throw it in a Google drive and shoot you a link.
If anyone else wants the study, lmk, I'll keep it for like a week or until I remember to delete it.
(much appreciated! And yeah, that button didn't appear for me)
There is a fascinating book "Palaces for the People" by Klinenberg that discusses how architecture and urban design significantly impact human wellbeing. It's an introduction but I found it fascinating.
Thank you! Added to my reading list; the premise looks fascinating.
I respect that science needs to study lots of things and every phd needs a dissertation. But even as a psych person, we really don't need to publish a news article about everything
Edit: I also thought initially this was a link to an article about the study, misreading the url. My bad for that. But I won't be surprised if such articles exist and my exhaustion is carried over to those.
Mea culpa though
Unlike most research studies, this one involves something that some people could consider trying to implement in their lives and building designers could be aware of for design. It's not rocket science but I thought it was interesting enough to post.
Oh I agree that it's practical and even continues logically from previous knowledge about sunlight and the outdoors (though whether it turns out to be replicable I don't know). I'm not judging the science, it's worth it to know these things.
I'm also not judging you for posting it, I'm just a bit exhausted of science "journalism" such as it is. This could probably be a line or two in a roundup rather than an article, ya know? Or maybe a few lines in an article summarizing all the research in this realm.
The equivalent of "this meeting could be an email" (also see my above edit for the caveat)
Got it. Thanks for clarifying. : )
Oh yeah, I really wouldn't come here like "posting this is stupid, why are you stupid for posting this stupid article" unless maybe it was absolutely fake and even then, with a different tone.
I promise I just am tired of the "happiness" equivalent of eggs are good, eggs are bad, wine is good, wine is bad, eggs are good but no salt, yes salt but no wine, red wine is so good, everything is killing you, none of this can be replicated, eggs are bad.
I already posted a reply elsewhere, but agreed. Since we can't universally grant access to the boundless, breathtaking outdoors for every child in the world, for obvious logistical issues (e.g. cities exist and it's hard to put open plains and forests in them), it seems important to understand exactly what the mechanisms at play are so as to replicate them some other way.
Like, if a potted plant is enough, we can throw some monsteras into every classroom and call it a day. If it's just illumination, slamming some higher output LEDs into the existing fixtures is a cheap way to throw another few percentage points onto your students' exam results. The only way to figure this out is to establish a rigorously researched foundation for each step, so I'm at least down for this.