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Asbjornsen, Douglas J. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Quality learning and high student achievement are primary goals of K-12 public school education. Superintendent-School Board teams can have a positive impact on both. Collaboration is critical to these teams' effectiveness and efficiency. Research has suggested conflict can have a negative impact on collaboration and may be related to the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Conflict, Superintendents, Boards of Education
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French, Lisa R.; Walker, Cheryl L.; Shore, Bruce M. – Roeper Review, 2011
Gifted students' preference to work alone is widely espoused, but studies vary widely in their explanations. We re-examined this notion in terms of motivation and social constructivism among 247 school-identified gifted and high-achieving and regular-education students in Grades 4 through 12. Survey data assessed learning style, interests,…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Cognitive Style, Student Attitudes, Academically Gifted
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Oakland, Thomas; Hatzichristou, Chryse – School Psychology International, 2010
Age, gender and cross-national differences of children ages 8 through 16 in Greece (n = 400) and the United States (n = 5,400) are examined on four temperament styles: extroversion-introversion, practical-imaginative, thinking-feeling and organized-flexible styles. In general, Greek children prefer extroverted to introverted styles and organized…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Cognitive Style
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Ruiz, Luis Miguel; Graupera, Jose Luis; Moreno, Juan Antonio; Rico, Isabel – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2010
The purpose of the current study was to explore social interaction preferences for learning in Physical Education (PE) among Spanish secondary students. The sample consists of 6,654 students (3,500 girls and 3,154 boys, aged 12-17 years) from public and private urban and rural schools in two communities in Spain. All participants completed the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Style, Physical Education, Females
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O'Hanlon, Charlene – T.H.E. Journal, 2010
Care has to be taken when relating technology's use in college and university lecture halls to the way it's applied in K-12 classrooms. Differences in pedagogy, learning styles, and even attendance can impact the way the respective students in the two environments consume technology, which in turn impacts the technology's effectiveness as a…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Computer Uses in Education, Best Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
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Oakland, Thomas; Mpofu, Elias; Sulkowski, Michael – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2006
Temperament styles of 600 Zimbabwe children are described and compared to those of 3,200 U.S. children. Gender and age differences are described for children in Zimbabwe and compared to U.S. children. Results indicate that Zimbabwe children generally prefer extroverted to introverted styles, practical to imaginative styles, feeling to thinking…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Age Differences, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences