Earthman, Cash, and Berkum, 1995
A statewide survey of all high schools in North Dakota was undertaken to examine the relationship between achievement and behavior of students and the condition of the school building. The study used the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills as a measure of student achievement and the numbers of disciplinary incidents to record the behavior of students. The condition of the school building was determined by using an evaluative instrument used in previous studies. A relationship between the achievement of students and the building condition was found to exist in these schools. A relationship was also found between student behavior and school condition. The results of this study were. compared with previous studies using similar methodologies, but different populations. This study supports the growing body of research that suggests there is a positive relationship between achievement of students and the condition of the built environment in which they are housed.
