Dianna L Newman

Biographic Data

ID3687300
NAMEDianna L Newman
GIVEN NAMESDianna L
FAMILY NAMENewman
SIGNATURENEWMAN D L
AFFILIATIONSUniversity at Albany, State University of New York
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS8
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1978
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1993
H-INDEX1

  • School Board Member Role Expectations in Making Decisions about Educational Programs

    Open AccessDianna L Newman, Robert D BrownARTICLEUrban Education1993Cited by: 1References: 15

    The purpose of this research was to investigate the role expectations of school board members when confronted with decisions about curriculum and social programs and to gain insights into how they make these decisions. A national sample of 293 school board members responded to a survey asking what role they might expect to play in program decisions, the role of community members in decision making, the status of superintendent recommendations, an…

  • Teaching Special Needs Populations and Teacher Job Satisfaction

    Open AccessAnna F Lobosco, Dianna L NewmanARTICLEUrban Education1992References: 9

    Teachers' perceptions of their jobs are strongly related to their perceptions of their students. This article confirms what one might expect: Working with students who are gifted and talented positively predicts job satisfaction, whereas working with students who have learning difficulties has a negative effect. Yet teachers 'self-reports of general job satisfaction reverse when asked about how the reality of their teaching experience compares to…

  • The Effect of Touch on Perception of Counselors

    Open AccessMary S Driscoll, Dianna L Newman et al.ARTICLECounselor Education and Supervision1988References: 15

    The authors examine observers' perceptions of counselors using touch as part of the client-counselor interaction. Results indicate that touch conveys a sense of caring but does not encourage understanding or client self-disclosure

  • The Effects of Knowledge of Item Arrangement, Gender, and Statistical and Cognitive Item Difficulty on Test Performance

    Open AccessDavid S Lane, Kay S Bull et al.ARTICLEEducational and Psychological…1987

    In two experiments the writers investigated the effects of statistical and cognitive difficulty ordering of test items, gender, and explicit labeling of item type on test performance of college students. Students were given tests with items written on various statistical and cognitive difficulty levels. In addition, some students received tests on which the items were explicitly labeled as to the cognitive difficulty (knowledge, comprehension, ap…

  • Voting Habits, Parental Status, and Need for Evaluation Information

    Open AccessDianna L Newman, Kay S BullARTICLEUrban Education1986References: 11

    The lay public's desire for school evaluation information is linked with parenthood, voting, the nature of the issue, and anticipated impact upon their children

  • Does the Superintendent's Opinion Affect School Boards' Evaluation Information Needs

    Open AccessRobert D Brown, Dianna L Newman et al.ARTICLEUrban Education1985Cited by: 1References: 17

    School board members' needs for information depend upon the interaction between importance and setting of the decision, degree of conflict, and superintendent's opinion

  • The Credibility of a Local Educational Program Evaluation Report

    Open AccessLarry A Braskamp, Robert D Brown et al.ARTICLEAmerican Educational Research…1978Cited by: 6References: 1

    The judged usefulness and objectivity of a simulated evaluation report and client agreement with the report’s recommendations were examined as functions of the evaluator’s simulated professional background e.g., “researcher,” “evaluator,” or “art educator” and the client’s organizational role status (teachers or administrators). The results suggest that source and audience characteristics influence client ratings of the evaluator but do not effec…