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Angeli, Charoula; Valanides, Nicos – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2013
The present study investigated the problem-solving performance of 101 university students and their interactions with a computer modeling tool in order to solve a complex problem. Based on their performance on the hidden figures test, students were assigned to three groups of field-dependent (FD), field-mixed (FM), and field-independent (FI)…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer System Design, Cognitive Style, Immigration
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Rittschof, Kent A. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2010
Field dependence-independence (FDI) has long been conceptualized and discussed as a cognitive style relevant to numerous educational approaches and outcomes. However, the FDI construct is most often measured as a cognitive ability, as opposed to a style, using instruments such as the Group-Embedded Figures test (GEFT) or the Hidden Figures Test…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Educational Research, Short Term Memory, Instructional Systems