“…If these aspects of the group are properly developed the interpersonal feelings will be warm, supportive, and respectful, • resulting in greater motivation, increased self-esteem and high academic achievement. The notion of classroom climate has been with us for some time, (Anderson, 1939;Withall, 1952;Flanders, 1965), and recent research by Walberg (1969), Trickett and Moss (1973), Randhawa and Michayluk (1975), and Solomon and Kendall (1976), among others, has demonstrated that the environment of the classroom can have a significant impact on learning outcomes. Nielsen and Kirk (1974) have summarized instrumentation available to measure classroom environments and conclude that while most of the research is correlational, it is a promising start to investigate the relationship between learning environments and learning outcomes.…”