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Dunn, Rita; Griggs, Shirley A. – Curriculum Report, 1989
Learning style is the way people concentrate on, internalize, and remember new and difficult knowledge or skills. It is composed of cognitive, motivational, and physiological elements that affect each person's ability to perceive, interact with, and respond to the learning environment. Extensive research documents the hypothesis that when students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Educational Environment, High Schools
O'Donnell, William J.; Endsley, Glenn J. – 1986
This study focuses on the possible relationships between cognitive preference scores of algebra students and level of algebra, sex, and performance rank in algebra classes. The sample consisted of 162 students from a high school in the Denver area. The instruments used were the Cognitive Preference Test: Mathematics (Revised) (CPTM) and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Algebra, Cognitive Structures
Download full textReiff, Judith C. – 1992
This monograph reviews several approaches for describing learning styles and the instructional implications of an emphasis on learning styles for teachers. Several reasons for the importance of understanding individual learning styles are provided; such understanding leads to: (1) reduction of teacher and student frustration; (2) higher student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students
Jackson, Shirley A. – 1990
The Comprehensive Approach to Restructuring a School was designed as a framework for improving the academic achievement and reducing the dropout rate of poor African American students. The major elements of the Comprehensive Approach are as follows: (1) leadership must have vision and commitment; (2) communication processes, developed by a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Achievement, Black Education, Black Students
Peer reviewedBorg, Mary O.; Shapiro, Stephen L. – Journal of Economic Education, 1996
Utilizes the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to delineate four basic personality types and their corresponding learning styles. Compares student's learning style with professor's teaching style. Suggests options for improving instruction by offering teaching and grading strategies that better accommodate student personality types and learning…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
Lazear, David G. – 1992
Over the past 50 years, brain researchers have stated that human beings probably use less than 1 percent of the brain's potential, and research findings about human intelligence have transformed almost all previous definitions of intelligence. This booklet addresses the following key findings in intelligence research: intelligence is not fixed or…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Brain, Brain Hemisphere Functions
