Evaluation of the Classroom Furniture For University Students
Abstract
The appropriate design of tools, equipment and accessories for human body sizes, used while meeting the social, cultural, economic and psychological needs of people, is beneficial at the most suitable and utmost level. This is very crucial for school students who spend most of their time on the school furniture. The purpose of the study was to examine whether school furniture dimensions match student’s anthropometric measures. Eleven anthropometric measurements were taken from 68 female and 157 male students from nine departments at the faculty of Engineering and Architecture of Eskişehir Osmangazi University using a specially designed measurement tool. The existing classroom furniture dimensions and the anthropometric measures of the considered population were compared in order to determine the match between them. The results indicated that the existing furniture is comprehensively suitable for the students.
Keywords
Antropometric measurements,School furniture,University students
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