Influence of air temperature on school teachers’ mood and the perception of students’ behavior

Abstract

This study investigates how temperature, inside and outside the classroom, influence teachers’ mood and mental fatigue as well as the perceived students’ behavior. Two daily random measurements of the temperature inside various classrooms were taken for 7 months. Mood, mental fatigue, and perception of students’ behavior were evaluated for the teachers. Daily external temperature data were obtained from the State Agency of Meteorology. Results showed that indoor temperature, indoor humidity, and the difference between outdoor/indoor temperature signifi-cantly explain a worse perception of mood of the teachers and a worse perception of students’ behavior that influences perception of students’ behavior.