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Download full textJones, Marshall G. – 1999
This paper reports the findings of an ongoing study of engagement in computer-based learning environments. The purpose of the study was to look at what engages people in computer games and to see how those patterns of engagement might be used within computer-based learning environments. The age of participants ranged from four to adulthood.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Children, Computer Games
Conway, Patricia L. – Design and Environment, 1972
Surveyed are 53 techniques for measuring human physical characteristics and emotional responses in the belief that problems should be solved on the basis of what is good for people.'' (BL)
Descriptors: Design Preferences, Design Requirements, Emotional Response, Environment
Peer reviewedSwartz, Paul; Swartz, Shirley – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1971
Descriptors: Art, Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, College Students
Peer reviewedEysenck, H. J.; Castle, M. – Journal of Applied Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Artists, Comparative Analysis, Design Preferences
Peer reviewedKingston, Albert J.; Lovelace, Terry L. – Reading Improvement, 1981
Reports on a study that examined the preferences of kindergarten children for upper or lower case letters. Concludes that preference for letters may result from the development of an aesthetic sense. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Capitalization (Alphabetic), Design Preferences, Emotional Response
Peer reviewedBledsoe, Joseph; And Others – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1980
Elementary teacher candidates were pretested and posttested with the Graves Design Judgment Test. Of five approaches to analyzing change, only one, a transformation of posttest divided by pretest expressed in percentage, yielded significance. The hypothesis that a sculpture workshop and field experience would result in greater gains was not…
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Attitude Change, Design Preferences, Field Experience Programs
Peer reviewedTaunton, 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
Ozmutlu, Seda; Ozmutlu, H. C.; Spink, Amanda – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2003
Findings from a study of users' multitasking searches on Web search engines include: multitasking searches are a noticeable user behavior; multitasking search sessions are longer than regular search sessions in terms of queries per session and duration; both Excite and AlltheWeb.com users search for about three topics per multitasking session and…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Design Preferences, Information Retrieval, Online Searching
Peer reviewedGeorge, Paul S. – Middle School Journal, 2003
Discusses "pods,""team areas," and "houses" as middle school physical environments that support the type of learning opportunities young adolescents need. Offers examples of such school designs from Cleveland, Tennessee; British Columbia; and Milledgeville, Georgia. Concludes by suggesting specifications for new middle school buildings. (EV)
Descriptors: Building Innovation, Design Preferences, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Design
Peer reviewedSchneider, Edward W. – Performance Improvement, 2003
Human performance technology is a collection of techniques for evaluating and designing human performance systems. It isn't a philosophy, a moral imperative, or a way of life. When technologists promote as more than what it is, they jeopardize their credibility and distort their own roles as performance engineers. (Author)
Descriptors: Design Preferences, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Improvement Programs
Peer reviewedHarms, Jeanne McLain; Lettow, Lucille J. – Childhood Education, 1998
Examines the interplay of text, illustrations, and book design elements, using examples from children's books. Discusses the impact of book design on young readers' responses, and presents ideas for acquainting children with specific book design elements. Suggests that class activities in book design can improve children's visual and verbal…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Design, Design Preferences
Peer reviewedSager, Don, Ed. – Public Libraries, 2000
Four contributing authors discuss perspectives on current trends in library interior design. Articles include: "Trends in Library Furnishings: A Manufacturer's Perspective" (Andrea Johnson); "Libraries, Architecture, and Light: The Architect's Perspective" (Rick McCarthy); "The Library Administrator's Perspective" (Chadwick Raymond); and "The…
Descriptors: Design Preferences, Design Requirements, Interior Design, Libraries
Peer reviewedDeboard, Donn R.; Lee, Doris – Journal of Educational Media, 2001
Uses Frank Lloyd Wright's (1867-1959) organic architecture as a metaphor to define the relationship between a part and a whole, whether the focus is on a building and its surroundings or information delivered via hypertext. Reviews effective strategies for designing text information via hypertext and incorporates three levels of information…
Descriptors: Architects, Architecture, Computer System Design, Design Preferences
Stoner, Michael – Currents, 2000
Provides suggestions to institutions of higher education that are developing or enhancing World Wide Web sites for use in student recruitment. Explains basic concepts and offers tips from prospective students. Examples are provided from the University of Colorado, University at Buffalo (New York), and Gettsyburg College (Pennsylvania). (DB)
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Design Preferences, Higher Education, Public Relations
Peer reviewedHinn, D. Michelle – TechTrends, 1999
Presents tips on how to create instructional Web sites with accessibility in mind and how to easily check existing sites for accessibility, based on a study of inaccessible Web-based components at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Provides a list of Web sites focusing on accessibility. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Uses in Education, Design Preferences, Design Requirements
