Summarizes research findings about the lighting and colors used in classrooms--specifically, students' reactions to color; windowless rooms; and natural, incandescent, and fluorescent lighting. (MLF)

Findings of some of the more recent research on the impact of color and lighting on the teaching-learning process. (Author/MLF)

Describes a research project that will measure whether student achievement, blood pressure, height, and weight gain are influenced by the choice of color and/or the source of artificial light in the classroom. Four third-grade classrooms will be the treatment groups involving two colors and three different artificial light sources. (MLF)