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Earthman  \nVirginia Polytechnic Institute & State University  \nABSTRACT  \nResearch in the field of Education has produced a corpus of studies dealing with the specific relationship between school building condition and student achievement reporting positive results. Yet, studies have been completed reporting no significant difference in achievement scores from students in buildings in poor and good condition. The differences in research findings may lie in the methodology employed. The most important difference might be in how the building is assessed and the instrument utilized to make that assessment. An instrument that reports those building elements that have a direct research relationship to student performance provides better data on the actual learning condition of a school building, resulting in better findings. Further, the measurement of student achievement presents unique problems to the researchers. In some instances researchers were unable to use the mean of student scaled scores and were forced to use the percentage of students passing the examination. The percent of students is not an accurate measure of student achievement, but is often the only measure available. A few researchers have used the percentage of student attendance as a proxy for student achievement with some success.  \nINTRODUCTION  \nIn the past quarter century, a considerable amount of research in the field of education has been generated dealing specifically with the relationship between school building condition and student achievement. In addition to student achievement, other variables have been utilized to find out the extent of influence the school building condition might have upon students and teachers. These variables have included student attitudes, student health, and student achievement. However, this paper deals only with the variable of student achievement.  \nThose individuals who are interested and involved in the instruction of students most certainly are concerned about how the physical environment can possibly influence how a student learns under varied conditions. Likewise, those individuals who are responsible for designing the physical environment in which students will study are interested in the research findings dealing with the influence the physical environment has upon students. In designing schools and classrooms, members of the design profession utilize the research findings in this area of investigation to provide the best possible learning space for students.  \nWhen research findings regarding how the physical environment influences learning are explicit and concise, it is possible for educators and design professionals to rely upon the findings with assurance, thus, permitting these professionals to create a favorable physical learning environment for students. On the other hand, when there are conflicting research findings that show no significant difference in student academic scores when they are in buildings assessed in good or poor condition, it is not easy to definitely depend upon any of the findings in this area of research.  \nThe purpose of this manuscript is to review the differences in research methodologies in studies examining the same phenomena and to ascertain why researchers have different findings  \nEducational Planning 47 Vol. 25, No. 3  \ngiven the same basic data and methodology in the study. For instance, some researchers examining the relationship between school building condition and student achievement have found significant differences in achievement scores of students in school buildings rated as being in good and poor condition (Bullock, 2007; Cash, 1993; Crook, 2006; Earthman, Cash & Van Berkum, 1996; Edwards, 1993; Fuselier, 2008; Geier, 2007; Hines, 1996; Jackson, 2005; Lanham, 1999; O’Sullivan, 2006; Phillips, 1997; Sheets, 2009; Taylor, 2009). The find","cbCaikbN4ohbcWhl","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikbN4ohbcWhl","pdf",200299,15,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n## Relationship between building condition and achievement\n## Research methodology and measurement differences","[{\"question\":\"What does the research say about the relationship between building condition and student achievement?\",\"answer\":\"Studies show both significant differences and no significant differences in achievement scores depending on the context. The paper explains these inconsistencies by focusing on methodological differences.\"},{\"question\":\"Which methodological factors may explain why research findings differ?\",\"answer\":\"The paper highlights how building condition is assessed, the instrument used, and the treatment of collected data. It also notes whether control variables are employed.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is measuring student achievement difficult in these studies?\",\"answer\":\"Researchers sometimes cannot use mean scaled scores, forcing them to use passing percentages. The paper argues that percentages of students passing are not an accurate achievement measure, though they are sometimes the only available metric.\"}]","EXAMINING METHODOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES: RESEARCH ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCHOOL BUILDING CONDITION AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT | PDF",1792094959,38]