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Isaacs, Larry D. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1980
Forty-five children, ages seven to eight, were required to catch playground balls of various sizes and colors. The smallest ball (6 inches) was caught significantly better than larger ones. Although the main effect for color was nonsignificant, children caught preferred-color balls significantly better than others. Males caught better than…
Descriptors: Color, Design Preferences, Equipment Evaluation, Playground Activities
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Taunton, Martha – Studies in Art Education, 1980
Children ages 4, 8, 12, 16, and adults responded to 24 paintings concerning three subject matters and varying in realism and space depiction. Five-factor analysis of variance indicated that the triple interaction of subject matter, realism, and spatial depth was significant for all. Preferences are discussed by age group. (SJL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Age Differences, Art Appreciation
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Savarese, Jeanne M.; Miller, R. J. – Studies in Art Education, 1979
The purpose of this study was to provide a task on which subjects could indicate their preferences for linear or painterly art work and to determine if such preferences are related to some traditional measures of cognitive/perceptual style, chosen because they appear to relate to whole/part perception. (Author)
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Art Appreciation, Art Products, Cognitive Style
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Marquez, Mark E.; Lehman, James D. – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 1992
Describes a study of students at Purdue University that examined the roles of gender, right- versus left-handedness, and mouse experience in preferences concerning the placement of icon buttons within hypermedia user-interface designs. Response rate is examined, order of presentation is discussed, and further research is suggested. (11 references)…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Design Preferences, Handedness