Ulla Haverinen-Shaughnessy, Richard J Shaughnessy
Effects of Classroom Ventilation Rate and Temperature on Students' Test Scores
PloS one
present preliminary evaluation comprehensive multicomponent multiagent 2year classroom intervention enhance childrens relationships peers teachers among early elementary school students spain intervention contained universal components directed whole class plus targeted components children peer problems using quasiexperimental design 229 children 10 classrooms formed comparison group whose teachers engaged typical practices followed next year 214 children 9 classrooms received intervention children completed sociometric procedure reported selfperceptions peer functioning relationship quality teachers beginning 1st grade pretest end 2nd grade posttest 93 retention statistical control pretest functioning posttest intervention group received fewer negative sociometric nominations perceived receive fewer negative sociometric nominations greater overall peer acceptance reported teachers greater warmth organization compared children comparison group however intervention group children also received fewer positive sociometric nominations well perceived receive fewer positive nominations comparison group children target children selected disliked peers received accentuated benefits intervention outcome variables fewer negative nominations received greater teacher warmth implications practice discussed