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Hathaway, Warren E. – Education Canada, 1993
A two-year study in Alberta on the effects of classroom lighting found that elementary school students exposed to full-spectrum lighting with measurable ultraviolet output had fewer dental caries, larger gains in height and weight, larger gains in achievement, and better attendance. Students exposed to high-pressure sodium vapor lamps had the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Classroom Environment, Dental Health
Download full textHathaway, Warren E.; And Others – 1992
This report describes a 2-year study of the effects of various lighting systems on elementary school students' dental health, attendance, growth and development, vision, and academic achievement. The four light types used were: (1) full spectrum fluorescent; (2) full spectrum fluorescent with ultraviolet light supplements; (3) cool white…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Child Development, Classroom Environment
