Styles of Learning and Thinking of College Students in the Japanese, United States and Kuwait Cultures.

Soliman, Abdulla M.; Torrance, E. Paul

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Publication Date: 1986

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Styles of Learning and Thinking of College Students in the Japanese, United States and Kuwait Cultures.

Soliman, Abdulla M.; Torrance, E. Paul

Creative Child and Adult Quarterly, v11 n4 p196-204 Win 1986

Responses to a questionnaire indicated that Japanese college students (N=200) scored highest on the right hemisphere scale, preferring intuitive and creative learning styles, while Kuwaiti students (N=400) scored highest on the left hemisphere scale, preferring planning and precision styles. American students (N=200) scored highest on an integrated scale. (CB)

Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Style, College Students, Comparative Education, Creative Thinking, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Intuition

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Japan; Kuwait; United States

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