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Hsu, Chia-Ling; Wedman, John F. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1994
This study investigated the effect of content emphasis, learning practice, and field dependence/independence on college students' analogous problem-solving skills. Under certain conditions, field-independent subjects performed significantly better than field-dependent subjects. Subjects given a principle-based content emphasis performed…
Descriptors: Analogy, Cognitive Style, College Students, Field Dependence Independence