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Peer reviewedSaracho, Olivia N. – Early Child Development and Care, 1989
A literature review describes several dimensions of cognitive styles in an effort to illustrate individual stylistic differences. Discusses the field dependence-independence dimension, taking into account age, sex, and cultural differences. Suggests that cognitive style theory needs to be structured in a broader theoretical framework. (NH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Style, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedDe Lisi, Richard – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1983
Investigates the role of cognitive style in the ability of first-, third-, and fifth-graders to represent the horizontal coordinate. Students were observed on a portable rod-and-frame test of field dependence/independence and on water bottle and crossbar measures of horizontality representation. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
