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Peer reviewedRush, G. Michael; Moore, David M. – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1991
Presents study results suggesting some malleability in learning strategies that flow from cognitive style. Examines the effects and practicability of restructuring training as a means of addressing individual learner differences. Reports that training enhanced performance on two dependent measures tasks. Concludes that field-dependent learners…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Style, Educational Research
Peer reviewedSaracho, Olivia N. – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1991
Discusses a study exploring whether field-independent (FI) students would rank FI teachers' characteristics as more important than would field-dependent (FD) students and whether FD students would rank as more important. Describes tests and criterion used. Concludes that individual differences in field dependence-independence characteristics…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Attitude Measures, Educational Research
Reid, Joy M., Ed. – 1995
A selection of essays in learning styles in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction includes: "Cultural Differences in Learning Styles" (Gayle L. Nelson); "Difficulties with Cross-Cultural Learning-Styles Assessment" (Patricia A. Eliason); "Gender Differences in Language Learning Styles: What Do They Mean?" (Rebecca L. Oxford); "Cognitive…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Ambiguity, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
