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Educational environments for students should be arranged in a way that protects the their

health.
The concept of ergonomics, especially when considered for learning environments, is an

applied science that should primarily be used in the arrangement of areas such as buildings,
classrooms and laboratories. With ergonomic arrangement, productivity can be increased and

students can be educated in humane environments.
In educational environments, elements such as personnel, equipment, facilities and

organization come together for educational communication and interaction. These must be

arranged appropriately for the success of the student. Physical environment factors such as the
number of students in the classroom, the arrangement of the desks, the sitting position of the

students, the direction of light entry, light, heating, noise, cleanliness of the environment, the
condition of the equipment, the paint and appearance of the classroom are factors that directly

affect students’ success. Therefore, while designing educational environments, the above-
mentioned conditions must be fulfilled.

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-How Students Participate in Remote Education Classes

Students participate in distance education from home, from outside, usually by laptop,
desktop or phone. While listening to the lectures, they prefer to listen while lying on the desk,

couch, sofa or bed. In this sense, students do not pay attention to physical ergonomics while

listening to the lectures and do not arrange their distance from the screen and sitting positions,
back and waist supports, keyboard position and chair height.

Generally, students act in accordance with ergonomics in the 3-5 minute period when they
first start the class, however after a while their sitting becomes impaired without them

realizing it, and they try to sit properly again only when they start to feel sore.
Students do not pay attention to screen height, screen angle and keyboard angle adjustments

when they connect from devices such as laptop, phone or tablet.

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