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Peer reviewedChinien, Chris A.; Boutin, France – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1993
Reviews the literature on the cognitive style field dependent/field independent (FD/FI) and suggests implications for educational technologists in their efforts to address individual differences among learners during the instructional design process that would narrow the differential learning gain between FD and FI learners. Testing for FD/FI is…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Field Dependence Independence, Instructional Design, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedRittschof, Kent A.; Griffin, Marlynn M.; Custer, Wendy L. – International Journal of Instructional Media, 1998
Describes a study that examined five influences on college students' schemata to determine what affected their ability to make effective use of instructional thematic maps. Topics include use of the Group Embedded Figures Test to determine field dependence/independence; sex differences; student preferences for data representation types; and…
Descriptors: Field Dependence Independence, Higher Education, Learning Processes, Learning Strategies
Peer reviewedRenninger, K. Ann; Snyder, Samuel S. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1983
The influence of matched or mismatched cognitive styles on perceived satisfaction and performance among students and teachers was examined in eight secondary school classrooms comprising 192 students. Results revealed the predicted interaction effect (favoring matched styles) on student perceptions of satisfaction and a similar trend on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Field Dependence Independence, High Schools
Peer reviewedLarson, Celia O.; And Others – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1985
Pairs of undergraduate students were instructed to engage in metacognitive activities, elaborative activities, or neither while listening to prose passages. Results of a recall test suggested that metacognitive activity facilitated cooperative learning, while elaborative activity transferred to a later individual learning activity. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Aural Learning, Field Dependence Independence, Higher Education
Download full textPithers, Bob – 2000
A study used the standardized Group Embedded Figures Test to assess field dependence-field independence among groups of vocational education teachers of varied ages and teaching backgrounds. The sample consisted of 170 volunteers who were vocational education teachers and trainers in the process of completing the requirements for either a diploma…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Field Dependence Independence, Foreign Countries, Learning Processes
Portis, Sarah C.; And Others – 1993
Cognitive style is an important variable that can affect the educational process in several ways. This study, a continuation of previous research, considers two learning styles--field dependent (FD) and field independent (FI). FD learners are attuned to social interaction; they favor structure, teacher direction, and feedback; and they benefit…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, College Seniors, Education Courses
