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Peer reviewedSuddick, Richard P.; And Others – Journal of Dental Education, 1982
Two tests of field dependence-independence (the Embedded Figures Test and Inverted Tracing Test) are examined as potential predictors of student clinical performance. Results suggest that field-independent students may have an advantage in the clinical dental curriculum. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Clinical Experience, Cognitive Style, Dental Students
Caliste, E. R. – Performance and Instruction, 1985
A study was conducted to establish an equation for predicting group embedded figures test (GEFT) scores using Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) scores for reading and social studies, grade point averages, socioeconomic status, and student attitudes as predictor variables, and to determine correlation between these variables and the GEFT.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Measurement, Field Dependence Independence, Junior High School Students
Fry, Joan – 1988
This study was conducted to determine the significance of physical activity in the lifestyles of a selected group of female adolescents. Two groups of girls in their mid-teens, identified through a pilot study, were operationally defined as activity seekers (N=14) and non-activity seekers (N=14). In order to determine the characteristics of both…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis, Females
