Table 2. Teachers' self-reported satisfaction with the traditional versus bright classroom, combining data before re-modeling, and combining data after re-modeling, based on teacher’s responses, (1[worst]-5[best], Median [IQR]).
| Item | Combining autumn and winter data before re-modeling (N = 13) | Combining spring and summer data after re-modeling (N = 13) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional classroom | Bright classroom | Pa | Traditional classroom | Bright classroom | Pa | |
| CLASSROOM OVERALL IMPRESSION | ||||||
| Overall impression of the classroom | 3.00 (3.00–3.50) | 4.00 (3.50–5.00) | 0.041 | 3.50 (3.00–4.00) | 4.00 (3.50–4.50) | 0.298 |
| WINDOWS | ||||||
| Brightness/discomfort from direct light through windows | 3.00 (2.50–3.50) | 3.00 (2.50–3.25) | 0.398 | 3.00 (2.50–3.50) | 3.00 (2.25–3.25) | 0.278 |
| CLASSROOM LIGHTING OVERALL | ||||||
| Overall adequacy of light for vision in the classroom | 3.50 (3.50–3.50) | 4.00 (3.50–4.00) | 0.268 | 3.50 (3.00–4.00) | 4.00 (3.00–4.50) | 0.232 |
| Overall impact of light and glare in the classroom | 3.50 (3.00–4.00) | 3.00 (3.00–3.50) | 0.221 | 3.50 (2.50–4.00) | 3.00 (2.50–3.50) | 0.033 |
| Overall satisfaction with lighting in the classroom | 3.50 (3.00–3.50) | 3.00 (3.00–3.50) | 0.778 | 3.00 (2.50–3.50) | 3.00 (3.00–4.00) | 0.941 |
| BLACKBOARD | ||||||
| Visibility of writing on the blackboard | 3.63 (3.50–3.75) | 3.88 (3.75–4.38) | 0.010 | 3.88 (3.75–4.00) | 4.00 (3.38–4.50) | 0.806 |
| Brightness of light striking the blackboard | 3.75 (3.75–4.00) | 3.75 (3.50–4.00) | 0.317 | 3.50 (3.25–3.75) | 3.75 (3.00–4.00) | 0.158 |
| Impact of glare on reading words on the blackboard | 3.50 (3.25–3.75) | 3.75 (3.00–4.00) | 0.259 | 3.50 (3.25–4.00) | 3.50 (3.00–4.00) | 0.436 |
| Overall satisfaction with blackboard lighting | 3.50 (3.00–3.50) | 3.00 (2.50–4.00) | 0.207 | 3.50 (3.00–3.50) | 3.50 (3.00–4.00) | 1.000 |
| STUDENTS’ DESKS | ||||||
| Adequacy of light for reading at my desk | 3.50 (3.00–4.00) | 4.00 (3.50–4.00) | 0.235 | 3.50 (3.00–4.00) | 4.00 (3.50–4.50) | 0.088 |
| Brightness of light striking my desk | 3.50 (3.00–3.50) | 3.50 (3.00–3.50) | 0.025 | 3.50 (3.50–4.00) | 3.50 (3.50–4.00) | 0.373 |
| Impact of glare on reading material at my desk | 4.00 (3.75–4.50) | 3.25 (3.00–4.00) | 0.038 | 3.75 (3.00–4.00) | 3.50 (2.75–4.00) | 0.393 |
| Overall satisfaction with lighting at my desk | 3.50 (3.00–3.50) | 3.00 (2.50–3.50) | 0.041 | 3.50 (3.00–4.00) | 3.50 (2.50–4.00) | 0.888 |
| MISCELLANEOUS LIGHTING | ||||||
| Visibility of the teacher’s/fellow students’ faces while speaking | 4.00 (3.50–4.00) | 4.00 (3.50–4.00) | 0.822 | 3.50 (3.50–4.00) | 3.50 (3.50–4.00) | 0.858 |
| Distraction during class from visibility of outdoors | 4.00 (3.50–4.00) | 3.00 (2.50–3.50) | 0.020 | 3.50 (2.50–4.00) | 3.00 (2.50–3.50) | 0.060 |
| CLASSROOM TEMPERATURE/ NOISE | ||||||
| Feel the classroom is too hot | 3.00 (2.50–3.50) | 2.00 (1.50–2.00) | 0.019 | 3.00 (3.00–3.00) | 2.00 (1.50–3.00) | 0.104 |
| Feel the classroom is too cold | 4.00 (4.00–4.50) | 4.50 (4.50–5.00) | 0.074 | 4.00 (3.00–4.50) | 4.50 (3.00–5.00) | 0.441 |
| Noisiness of classroom | 3.00 (2.50–3.50) | 2.50 (2.00–3.00) | 0.195 | 3.00 (3.00–3.00) | 3.00 (2.50–3.00) | 0.014 |
Abbreviations: IQR = Inter Quartile Range
a.Wilcoxon signed rank sum test for teacher data were used for comparing the differences between traditional classroom and open classroom.