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Annis, Linda – 1979
In a study designed to relate research on cognitive style to study technique effectiveness, a group of 129 college freshmen was given a test to assess the cognitive style of each. The 93 students who scored in the upper l/3 and in the lower l/3 of the distribution were classified as field independent and field dependent. These 93 students were…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Higher Education, Individual Characteristics
A Comparison of the Cognitive Styles of Deaf Students with the Cognitive Styles of Hearing Students.
Download full textGriffin, Thomas E. – 1976
A study involving 25 deaf students mainstreamed in a community college was conducted to investigate differences in cognitive styles between deaf and hearing students. Both normal hearing and deaf students responded to a cognitive style inventory which consisted of 216 descriptive statements with which each student assessed himself in terms of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Community Colleges, Deafness
PDF pending restorationSola, Janet L. – 1976
This study explored some ways that cognitive style (different individual patterns of perceiving, memorizing, organizing and utilizing stimuli) might influence intellectual achievements. It was specifically concerned with cognitive tempo--the individual's tendency to be either slow and accurate (reflective) or fast and inaccurate (impulsive). A…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Concept Formation, Conceptual Tempo
Peer reviewedBauer, Elizabeth – Clearing House, 1987
Summarizes the results of a project to make a class of learning disabled ninth graders aware of their individual learning styles. This seemed to increase their self-esteem and thus they worked according to their strengths and their grades improved. (NKA)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Educational Research, Grade 9
Martens, Kay – 1975
The introductory portion of this document reviews the definitions of cognitive style and presents the models of cognitive style developed by James McKenney, Samuel Messick, and Joseph Hill. It also discusses the application of these models to education. The annotated bibliography is designed as a review of selected materials that provide an…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes
Morales, Edward – 1978
A major problem in using traditional assessment procedures lies in the use of theoretical and statistical assumptions for interpreting and measuring attention, memory, and verbal abilities, and attempting to relate these constructs to academic subjects. With respect to evaluating temperaments and learning styles, the present methods of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Educational Assessment, Individual Characteristics
Griffin, Thomas E. – 1974
If a community college is truly committed to the ideal of individualized learning, it must make a concerted effort to discern the learning style preferences of each student. This document demonstrates that the conceptual framework for such discernment exists in the theory of Educational Sciences, created by Dr. Joseph E. Hill of Oakland Community…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Communication Problems, Developmental Programs
