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Baker, Patti R.; And Others – 1986
A study was conducted to investigate the comprehensibility of microcomputer-generated color graphics that are displayed on monochromatic monitors. Subjects were 64 second, third, and fourth graders who were randomly assigned to one of two conditions. Children in the first treatment were asked to identify, on a monochrome monitor, a figure that was…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Children, Cognitive Style, Color
Download full textKrajewski, Robert J. – 1977
To obtain a realistic understanding of the supervisory role perception of the elementary principal, a 10-item questionnaire was sent to 400 elementary principals and teachers throughout Texas. They rank ordered both real and ideal role dimensions and agreed that the role is not what it should be. Principals now serve as disciplinarians but do not…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Curriculum, Discipline
Peer reviewedInbar, Dan E. – Journal of Educational Administration, 1977
Principals' perceived investment in responsibility is not equivalent to their expected returns in authority. There are discrepancies between teachers' and supervisors' perceptions of principals' authority and responsibility, as well as discrepancies between teachers and supervisors, and between them and principals. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Elementary Education, Organizations (Groups), Principals
Mowday, Richard T. – 1976
This study examined selected aspects of the exercise of influence in educational organizations. Power motivation, characteristics of the exercise of influence, and influence effectiveness were studied. A sample of elementary school principals indicated their perceptions and behavioral intentions relevant to the exercise of upward influence in…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Education, Motivation, Organizational Effectiveness
Falk, Nancy, Ed. – 1975
The Career Opportunities Program (COP) is directed to the educational needs of low income families. The study of COP-trained aides describes the impact of the most effective teams of teachers and aides and social workers and aides on: the learning-teaching process; the delivery of school social work services; the pupils; communication between the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Interviews, Low Income Groups
Toler, Donna J. – 1978
A study was undertaken to determine which types of verbal humor are preferred by children and to discover how well adults can predict what children will perceive as humorous. Fifteen adults (education students, parents, and teachers) were asked to rate 25 jokes on a four point scale ranging from not funny at all and not very funny to kind of funny…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Childhood Interests, Curriculum Development
Faust, Russell Weidner – 1976
An exploratory field study was conducted in 42 self-contained, elementary grade classrooms in 18 school buildings. Subjects were 1,030 fifth-grade students. The purpose of the study was to determine the range of physical environmental conditions in the classrooms; and how students' perceptions of the physical environment (1) describe the…
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques
