Principal axis factoring revealed a three factor solution that accounted for 78.59 percent of the variance. Factor 1 accounted for 59.90 percent of the variance; factor 2 accounted for 10.37 percent of the variance; factor 3 accounted for 8.32 percent of the variance. A number of methods were employed to determine the number of components to retain; eigenvalue greater than 1, scree plot, variance, and residuals. The factor loading matrix for this final solution is presented in Table 1. Factor 1 was labeled room climate and consisted of question related to the room condition (i.e. moisture, temperature, etc.) and student perfor- mance. The Cronbach's a for this subscale was .95. Factor 2 related to participants perceptions of the impact of classroom lighting on performance (a 1⁄4 .91). Factor 3 was comprised of questions regarding the room's acoustics and perceived impact on perfor- mance and was subsequently named sound level (a 1⁄4 .97). Scale scores were created for each factor by taking the mean of the scale items. Note that due to the item phrasing and scaling on the climate, lighting, and sound factors, lower scores indicated a