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Background sound pressure fluctuations (5 dB) from overhead ventilation systems increase subjective fatigue of university students during three-hour lectures.

Submitted by on Sat, 07/06/2013 - 16:33

An experiment was performed in a lecture hall on students, to assess the effect of ventilation noise on concentration and fatigue. The students were tested with the ventilation fans both on and off. As a group the students reported more fatigue during lectures when the fans were operating. States that this environmental effect explains about 39% of the variance in fatigue ratings and may be sufficient to affect adversely the attention of students within these settings.

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Submitted by on Sat, 07/06/2013 - 16:30