This study compares teachers in open-space and traditional schools with respect to variables including the teacher's sense of influence, job satisfaction, and attitude toward being evaluated by colleges. Questionnaires were administered to 110 teachers from nine open-space elementary schools and 120 teachers from eight traditional elementary…

A study, focusing on teachers from five elementary schools in a single school district, defined teacher attitudes, single teacher practices, multiteacher practices, individual student practices, and small-group practices for both traditional and open instructional space facilities. (Author/MLF)

This article is a rejoinder to TM 501 980. (DEP)

This research was undertaken to determine (1) if students in open and traditional classrooms perceive themselves as significant decision-makers; (2) if they perceive opportunities for decision making; and (3) if congruence exists between student and teacher perceptions of the decision-making process. Selected pupils and their teachers from five…

In most instances teachers from open area, quasi-open area and traditional schools view the supervision or evaluation of their instructional activities in approximately the same way and with the same degree of emphasis. (EVH)

This document is a report of the first year's findings (grade 1) of a longitudinal 3-year study of achievement differences between students in new open plan schools and those in existing "conventional architecture" schools. When tests of reading and mathematics achievement were administered in two open plan and nine "conventional…

A study replication of both traditional and open-space facilities identified teacher attitudes toward instructional spaces and teaching, single-teacher practices, multiteacher practices, individual-student practices, and small-group practices. Of the 21 teachers in the present study, 13 had also participated in the 1976 study. (MLF)

Children from open and traditional classrooms were matched for IQ, sex, age, grade and then administered reading and creativity tests. Results showed the high IQ, traditional students had high reading and creativity scores. (DEP)

The self-contained classroom tends to emphasize achievement of basic skills, while the open-concept school emphasizes attitudes and feelings. A brief historical review presents the history and explains the philosophy behind the open-concept school. This is followed by a review of the literature and an analysis of the present status of the concept.…

This study compared the cross-grade associations of students in an open-space and a traditionally designed elementary school. Sixth grade students indicated their willingness to engage in different activities with students in kindergarten through grade six. No significant differences were found between students in the open-space and traditional…

This review of four schools compares organizational properties to demonstrate that, while methods of control and instruction do vary, pupils are generally fitted to the tempo of the school rather than their own learning speed. (MB)

An analysis of teacher attitudes and practices in open and traditional school facilities. (Author/MLF)

Attempts to learn whether or not there are differences in both academic achievement and the assumption of responsibility for academic success or failure as a function of open versus traditional classroom experience at the end of the third academic year. Also assess the contribution of the sex of pupil to differences in the above variables.…

The academic success of students with previous open school experience who entered structured or traditional schools was impeded. (MM)