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Sadler-Smith, Eugene; Allinson, Christopher W.; Hayes, John – Management Learning, 2000
Cognitive style is one factor that may influence individuals' preferences for different learning methods and activities related to continuous professional development. Explores the cognitive styles and learning preferences of personnel practitioners (n=127) in the United Kingdom. Finds that the relationship between cognitive style and preference…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Adult Education, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
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Fouzder, Nani B.; Markwick, Andrew J. W. – International Journal of Science Education, 2000
Describes the affective factors involved in the academic progress and achievement of newly-arrived bilingual twins in a secondary school in London. Finds that different personality traits and self-perceptions resulted in the development of their divergent personal learning styles, and that task interest, appropriate learning strategies, and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Foreign Countries
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Jans, Veronique; Leclercq, Dieudonne – Educational Psychology, 1997
Identifies metacognitive realism as the accurate assessment by a learner of their knowledge on a subject. Considers whether realism in metacognition is a stable trait, and possible influences. Briefly reviews the literature and experimental evidence and concludes that metacognitive realism is both style and strategy. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Restructuring, Cognitive Style, Educational Psychology
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Riding, Richard J. – Educational Psychology, 1997
Reviews the origins of the concept of cognitive style. Explores the fundamental applications of that style and relevant methods of assessment. Examines the distinction between style, which is likely to be relatively fixed, and strategies which are capable of being learned and developed. Discusses the relationship of style to learning preferences…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Restructuring, Cognitive Style, Educational Psychology
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Riding, Richard J.; Read, Geoffrey – Educational Psychology, 1996
Surveys 78 British secondary school students and correlates their responses regarding preferences in learning styles to information previously determined by the computer-presented Cognitive Styles Analysis. Examines the students' preferences for group, pair, or individual work, as well as, open and closed tasks. (MJP)
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Computer Uses in Education