The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a relationship
between the learning environment and student achievement and behaviour
while journaling, and to learn if a teacher could control these
conditions to produce an optimum environment for students. Incandescent,
and fluorescent lighting conditions were examined in the study, along
with blue and red colouring. The semi-structured, action research
methodology employed a quantitative analysis of the data with a small
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