Children's Choice of Playground Equipment: Development of Methodology for Integrating User Preferences into Environmental Engineering.

Peterson, George L.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1973

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Children's Choice of Playground Equipment: Development of Methodology for Integrating User Preferences into Environmental Engineering

Peterson, George L.; And Others

Journal of Applied Psychology, 58, 2, 233-238, Oct 73

Aimed at determining whether preference scaling techniques could be used as a means of aiding engineering design, paried comparison and rank-order methods indicated that children do have stable and reliable preferences for play equipment and these preferences are correlated with actual usage. (Author/KM)

Descriptors: Design Preferences, Elementary Education, Engineering, Environmental Research, Playground Activities, Rating Scales, Recreational Facilities, Use Studies

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