Satisfactions of student towards the school furniture / Sapura Mat Zanggi and Noorshashillawati Azura Mohammad

• Main Authors: Mat Zanggi, Sapura, Mohammad, Noorshashillawati Azura
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: High schools; Furniture; Chairs
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/57960/1/57960.PDF; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/57960/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

The purpose of this study was to know the satisfaction of students towards the school furniture. A total of 60 (30 male and 30 female) students, from Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Jengka Pusat 2 (SMKJP2) participated in the study. Their ages ranged from 13 to 17 years. The following student body dimensions were measure on their height and weight. This study also based on the ergonomic and anthropometric measures. In addition, the dimensions were measured for two types of chair and two type of table prevalent in classroom. From the study, most of students were satisfied with the school furniture. However. more students agree that the school furniture dimension need improvements to match with their body and make them comfortable with the design.