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Bradbury, Hinton – Developmental Psychology, 1975
The analysis of logical and antilogical influences on preference made by Bradbury and Nelson is extended to a consideration of choices by children in kindergarten, Grade 4, and Grade 8. Conclusions are drawn concerning the dependence of intransitive preference on the collative variable of novelty in choice context. (Author/SDH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Color, Design Preferences, Developmental Psychology
Morrison, Gary R.; And Others – 1990
Learner preferences for varying screen density levels were examined using multiple screen designs (high external validity) and single screen designs (high internal validity). Subjects were 23 graduate and 23 undergraduate student volunteers. When viewing multiple screens for each design in Study I, they indicated the highest preference for medium…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Design Preferences, Display Systems, Graduate Students
Wanta, Wayne – 1986
Two hypotheses in a study examining the influence of a dominant piece of art on the salience of a news story for readers, thus affecting their agendas, were as follows: (1) a story with dominant art will increase a reader's issue salience more than a story without dominant art; and (2) a story with balanced art will increase a reader's issue…
Descriptors: College Students, Design Preferences, Graphic Arts, Higher Education
Perry, Willis J., Jr.; And Others – 1988
This paper summarizes a preferred design of organizational effectiveness studies of small rural school districts. The preferred design consists of five major and mostly sequential steps: (1) considering a large number of complex policy questions associated with the issue of organizational effectiveness efforts; (2) deciding on the technical issue…
Descriptors: Design Preferences, Elementary Secondary Education, Organizational Effectiveness, Organizational Theories

Misanchuk, Earl R. – 1989
This study examined learner preference for different typefaces and vertical spacing or leading in print materials used in independent study university extension courses. For several years, these materials were produced using 12-point Times font on the default leading provided by Microsoft Word 3.0 (approximately 12-point line). A questionnaire…
Descriptors: Design Preferences, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Layout (Publications)
Grabinger, R. Scott – 1989
This report discusses the current state of research into the visual effects of screen layout design, i.e., the arrangement of design elements on a screen. First, two types of design elements are described: technical (those things that engineers work with and that users have little or no control over), and comprehensibility (those elements that a…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Design Preferences, Learning Strategies, Media Research
Morton, David – Progressive Architecture, 1975
When administrators at Worcester State College decided to build student housing at their formerly all-commuter school, they took pains to involve students and faculty in planning the project. The result was a 500-student village, comprised of 26 different "houses," which has proved very popular with students. (JG)
Descriptors: Architecture, College Housing, Design Preferences, Dormitories
Hendrick, Clyde – Percept Mot Skills, 1969
Descriptors: College Students, Concept Formation, Creativity, Design Preferences
Garcia, Mario R.; And Others – 1981
The two sections of this report focus on recent research in the newspaper industry. The first section describes changes implemented in the design and layout of a Minnesota daily newspaper and the methodology and results of two surveys of readers' favorable reactions to the changes. The second section is designed to familiarize newspaper people…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Design Preferences, Graphic Arts, Layout (Publications)
Caldwell, George – 1979
A gestalt approach to theatrical design seems to provide some ready and stable explanations for a number of issues in the scenic arts. Gestalt serves as the theoretical base for a number of experiments in psychology whose findings appear to delineate the principles of art to be used in scene design. The fundamental notion of gestalt theory…
Descriptors: Audiences, Design, Design Crafts, Design Preferences
Weiss, Maria J. – 1978
Through interviews with 145 children enrolled in two public schools, this study sought to answer five questions: (1) Do children consider page size, type, and illustration position important in their selection of tradebooks? (2) Are there differences between grades, sexes, and among reading ability groups in their consideration of the importance…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Design Preferences, Elementary Education, Layout (Publications)
Department of Education and Science, London (England). – 1966
Drama activities are analyzed in terms of their needs for accommodation, from classrooms up to small theaters for performance before an audience, with many possibilities between these two extremes. Similarly, music activities are analyzed in terms of the needs for rooms for class teaching, for instrumental and ensemble practice and listening, as…
Descriptors: Arts Centers, Classrooms, Design Preferences, Drama
Department of Education and Science, London (England). – 1966
Design features are described for school shop facilities. Some general requirements common to most workshops are discussed; and specific design information is provided for general woodwork, general metalwork, and combined wood and metalwork facilities. The grouping of the workshop crafts and their relation to other parts of the school are also…
Descriptors: Architecture, Design Preferences, Educational Facilities Design, Facilities
Hoekema, Jim – Performance and Instruction, 1983
Outlines the principles of user control, pacing, design quality, frame-oriented messaging, self-evident structure, self-contained components, and visual information in interactive videodisc design. The concepts of user friendliness, normal path and user-interrupt interactions, and screen design are also discussed. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Design, Design Preferences, Display Systems

Stuever, Ann – School Arts, 1976
Ingenuity, imagination, aluminum foil and a few odds and ends have been combined to produce interesting results in junior high school art classes. (Author)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Materials, Art Products, Course Descriptions