Linking student performance in Massachusetts elementary schools with the "greenness" of school surroundings using remote sensing.

ABSTRACT: Various studies have reported the physical and mental health benefits from exposure to "green" neighborhoods, such as proximity to neighborhoods with trees and vegetation. However, no studies have explicitly assessed the association between exposure to "green" surroundings and cognitive function in terms of student academic performance. This study investigated the association between the "greenness" of the area surrounding a Massachusetts public elementary school and the academic achievement of the school's student body based on standardized tests with an ecological setting. Researchers used the composite school-based performance scores generated by the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) to measure the percentage of 3rd-grade students (the first year of standardized testi

SUBMITTER: Wu CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4195655 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature