O (Des)conforto térmico na sala de aula: dificuldades de aprendizagem

Abstract

The present study deals with thermal (dis)comfort in the classroom, as possible intensifier of difficulties in the learning process. It is lived in a semi-arid region, where temperatures are high all year round, so this research is justified, as it aims to investigate if the thermal conditioning influences the learning, which may interfere and/or impair the student's learning. The object of study is a public school of the municipal school network, located in the city of Delmiro Gouveia/AL. This school unit will be analyzed using quantitative and qualitative research. The data collection instrument will be a questionnaire applied to teachers and students; using also as technique the observation of the school routine and the measurement of temperatures and relative humidity of the air. From the analyzes to be obtained, it‟s intended to show if there is thermal (dis)comfort in the classroom, especially in the hottest periods of the year, and if there is interference in the learning process and if this disrupts the development, that it favors the good performance, whose goal is the construction of knowledge. The development of the present study made it possible to perceive that thermal (dis)comfort at least hinders the teaching and learning process, when it causes disturbances in the order of the class and in the health of students and teachers.