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Can College Academic Performance Be Predicted Using a Measure of Cognitive Style?

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Griffin, Ray; Franklin, Godfrey – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1996

One hundred and forty-three subjects were identified as Field Independent or Field Dependent based on their performance on the Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT), a measure of cognitive style. Results indicated that Field Independent students performed significantly better on course tests and had higher academic potential, as measured by the ACT,…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Style

The Relationship between Simultaneous-Successive Processing and Academic Achievement.

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Merritt, Frank M.; McCallum, Steve – 1983

The Luria-Das Information Processing Model of human learning holds that information is analysed and coded within the brain in either a simultaneous or a successive fashion. Simultaneous integration refers to the synthesis of separate elements into groups, often with spatial characteristics; successive integration means that information is…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement