Semantic Scholar Open Access 2018 320 sitasi

Heat and Learning

J. Goodman Michael Hurwitz Jisung Park Jonathan Smith

Abstrak

We demonstrate that heat inhibits learning and that school air conditioning may mitigate this effect. Student fixed effects models using students who retook the PSATs show that hotter school days in the years before the test was taken reduce scores, with extreme heat being particularly damaging. Weekend and summer temperatures have little impact, suggesting heat directly disrupts learning time. New nationwide, school-level measures of air conditioning penetration suggest patterns consistent with such infrastructure largely offsetting heat’s effects. Without air conditioning, a 1°F hotter school year reduces that year’s learning by 1 percent. Hot school days disproportionately impact minority students, accounting for roughly 5 percent of the racial achievement gap. (JEL I21, I24, J15, Q54)

Topik & Kata Kunci

Environmental Science

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J. Goodman

Michael Hurwitz

Jisung Park

Jonathan Smith

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Goodman, J., Hurwitz, M., Park, J., Smith, J. (2018). Heat and Learning. https://doi.org/10.3386/W24639

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Tahun Terbit: 2018
Bahasa: en
Total Sitasi: 320×
Sumber Database: Semantic Scholar
DOI: 10.3386/W24639
Akses: Open Access ✓