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Federico, Pat-Anthony; Landis, David B. – 1980
In order to determine the magnitude and nature of relationships among selected measures of cognitive styles, abilities, and aptitudes, 24 tests were administered to 201 Navy recruits. The resultant data demonstrate that cognitive styles are relatively independent of abilities and aptitudes. Although styles were significantly related to abilities…
Descriptors: Ability, Aptitude, Cognitive Style, Correlation

Federico, Pat-Anthony; Landis, David B. – 1979
The objective of this study was to identify those cognitive characteristics that best differentiate the Navy's Basic Electricity and Electronics (BE/E) Preparatory School graduates and failures. Subjects included 207 BE/E students--172 graduates and 35 failures. Before these trainees had commenced BE/E School, they were administered six tests of…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Style
Federico, Pat-Anthony; Landis, David B. – 1980
The incorporation of computer-managed instruction into an academic program made it necessary to identify those cognitive styles, abilities, and aptitudes which were relevant to the success or failure of trainees in the Navy's Basic Electricity and Electronics (BE/E) School in order to minimize the attrition rate. Measures of 6 styles, 6 abilities,…
Descriptors: Ability, Abstract Reasoning, Academic Achievement, Aptitude