This review explores which facility attributes affect academic outcomes the most and in what manner and degree. The research is examined in six categories: inddor air quality, ventilation, and thermal comfort; lighting; acoustics; building age and quality; school size; and class size. The review concludes that school facilities affect learning. Spatial configuration, noise, heat, cold, light, and air quality obviuosly bear on students; and teachers; ability to perform. Needed are clean air, good light, and quiet, comfortable, and safe learning environment. The review asserts that this can be and generally has been achieved within the limits of existing knowledge, technology, and materials; it simply requires adequate funding and competent design, construction, and maintenance.

Published Nov 1, 2002

Schneider, M. (2002). Do School Facilities Affect Academic Outcomes? In National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, Washington, DC (p. 26). https://doi.org/November 2002