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Sinatra, Camille – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1990
The article describes five diverse secondary schools with successful programs to provide responsive instruction based on individual learning styles. Schools include a school for gifted students in Minnesota, a middle school in New Jersey, and three schools in New York. (DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Environmental Influences, Gifted, Individual Differences

Geisert, Gene; And Others – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1990
The article examines various ways in which learning style differences impact on the ease with which individuals gain computer mastery. Specific programs which respond better or less well to selected cognitive styles are also cited. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Courseware

Dunn, Rita – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1990
Research on the Dunn and Dunn Learning Styles Model has been conducted at more than 60 institutions of higher education and at every academic and grade level. Explanations of the 21 elements, the model, some research findings, and beginning steps for practitioners are provided to encourage initial experimentation with some of its variables.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Differences, Instructional Effectiveness

Dunn, Rita; Griggs, Shirley A. – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1990
This paper compares and contrasts the findings of studies on the learning styles of multicultural subgroups in the United States in terms of the categories of the Dunn and Dunn Learning Styles Model. It concludes that individual rather than group characteristics must be addressed when providing instruction--regardless of cultural or racial…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences

Griggs, Shirley A. – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1990
The article addresses ways counselors can help students identify their personal learning style characteristics (using the Learning Styles Inventory) and implement study skills congruent with individual learning style preferences. (DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Counselor Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education

Valle, Joan Della – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1990
A principal of a New York elementary school describes how implementation of a testing program to determine individual learning styles and modification of the instructional environment to meet individual learning-style needs has been received enthusiastically by teachers, parents, and students. (DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Environmental Influences, Individual Differences