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    Colour Preference, Size Discrimination and Motor Performance of Children 7 - 10 Years Old
    (1988) Adeyanju, S. A.; Adeyanju, L. A.
    This investigation was designed to determine the colour preference; assess size discrimination and motor performance ability of children 7-10 years old. Ninety school children (45 males and 45 females) with a mean age of 8.50 (SD + 2.3) were subjects for the study. Subjects reacted to a questionnaire relating to colour preference and colour charts. They also participated in a catching test to assess the motor performance ability. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics and a two-way analysis of variance. Results indicated that colour preferences of subjects were sex biased with males preferring red colour and females blue colour. Size discrimination ability was fairly well established among subjects. ANOVA indicated a significant effect for the age and sex factors for catching. It was concluded that red and blue colours were preferred by male and female subjects respectively and that the highest level of catching skill is well established at age 10.
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    Colour Preferences of Primary School (Yoruba) Student- Teachers
    (1990) Adeyanju, J. L.
    The study determined variations in the choice of colours among the Associateship Certificate in Education Students (A.C.E.) who were involved in the 'ACE' Summer programme of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife. The study was also carried out to find if there can be an established universally acceptable order of colour. Two hundred and twenty four student-teachers from one hundred and sixty different primary schools in Oyo and Ondo state were sewed with the questionnaire on colour preference. Result showed that there was no established universal order of colour. The student teachers colour preferences were in the following order: Blue (43-31%), Green (26-73%), Purple (16-58%), Red (6- 10%), Yellow (3.23%) and Orange (2.76%). Based on the result of this study, it was recommended that book designers and publishers-should take cognisance of the colour preferences of teachers. Teachers are in a position to influence the types of books to be used in schools and they can also influence colour preferences of children one way or the other.