Cognitive and Neural Effects of Semi-Outdoor Classroom Exposure on 70 Students

A study by Cuina Zhang, last updated in May 2026, examines the restorative benefits of semi-outdoor environments near classrooms (SENC). The dataset likely contains results from 70 participants in a controlled experiment, assessed using the Classroom Veranda Wandering Test (CVWT), electroencephalograph (EEG) readings, and the Spatial Memory Span Test (SMST). It provides empirical evidence for the impact of 5-minute and 10-minute exposure durations on cognitive performance and neural activity.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the effect of exposure duration on cognitive restoration based on the comparison of 5-minute and 10-minute groups.
• Modeling the relationship between EEG wave activity (α, β, θ) and improved reaction times in cognitive tests.
• Evaluating the Classroom Veranda Wandering Test (CVWT) as a tool for assessing environmental restoration.
• Informing campus design and break-time management policies based on empirical performance metrics.

Strengths

• Includes data from a controlled experiment with 70 participants, split into two exposure-duration groups.
• Combines behavioral metrics (reaction times from SMST) with neural data (EEG readings for α, β, and θ waves).
• Uses a within-subjects and between-subjects design for robust comparison of pre- and post-exposure performance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is small (654.4 KB), indicating limited scope and likely summary-level results rather than raw trial data.

Provenance

Source

Cuina Zhang via figshare

Collection Method

Data collected via a controlled experiment using the Classroom Veranda Wandering Test (CVWT), EEG, and the Spatial Memory Span Test (SMST).

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-06 07:45:26; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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