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Download full textNavarro, M. Susana – 1978
This study was designed to examine Chicano and Anglo children's performance on several measures of field dependence/independence (FDI), including the Portable Rod and Frame Test (PRFT), the Children's Embedded Figures Test (CEFT), the Human Figure Drawing Task (HFDT), and the Block Design Test. Also examined was the relationship between FDI…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Anglo Americans, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedBuriel, Raymond – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1978
Three measures of field dependence were used to determine whether: (1) Mexican American students are more field dependent than Anglo Americans; (2) intercorrelations between the tests are significant and comparable for both cultures; and (3) field dependence significantly affects academic performance. These assumptions were generally not…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anglo Americans, Cognitive Style, Cross Cultural Studies
