This document is a report of the first year's findings (grade 1) of a longitudinal 3-year study of achievement differences between students in new open plan schools and those in existing "conventional architecture" schools. When tests of reading and mathematics achievement were administered in two open plan and nine "conventional…

To assess the educational effectiveness of open plan schools, a standardized test of reading, spelling, and mathematics achievement was administered to grade 2 pupils in two open plan and ten conventionally constructed schools. Scores on all three measures, plus the average attained scores on an academic ability test, were not significantly…

In the spring of 1973, a standardized test of reading and mathematics skills was administered to 564 grade 3 pupils distributed among two open plan schools (155 pupils) and seven conventionally constructed schools (409 pupils). The groups were matched on IQ, geographic location, the academic qualifications of their teachers, and average class…