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Shakroum, Moamer; Wong, Kok Wai; Fung, Lance Chun Che – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2016
Several studies and experiments have been conducted in recent years to examine the value and the advantage of using the Gesture-Based Learning System (GBLS).The investigation of the influence of the GBLS mode on the learning outcomes is still scarce. Most previous studies did not address more than one category of learning outcomes (cognitive,…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Nonverbal Communication, Learning Experience, Outcomes of Education
Ramful, Ajay; Lowrie, Tom – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2015
This study investigated potential gender differences in a sample of 807 Year 6 Singaporean students in relation to two variables: spatial visualisation ability and cognitive style. In contrast to the general trend, overall there were no significant gender differences on spatial visualisation ability. However, gender differences were prevalent…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Spatial Ability, Visualization, Cognitive Style
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Wang, Dai-Yi; Lee, Mei-Hsuan; Sun, Chuen-Tsai – Educational Technology & Society, 2013
The authors propose an instructional use for Google Earth (a GIS application) as an anchoring tool for knowledge integration. Google Earth can be used to support student explorations of world geography based on Wikipedia articles on earth science and history topics. We asked 66 Taiwanese high-school freshmen to make place marks with explanatory…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Geographic Information Systems, Foreign Countries, High School Freshmen
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Blazhenkova, Olesya; Becker, Michael; Kozhevnikov, Maria – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
A new self-report instrument, the Children's Object-Spatial Imagery and Verbal Questionnaire (C-OSIVQ), was designed to assess cognitive styles in younger populations (8-17 years old). The questionnaire was based on the previously developed adult version of the Object-Spatial Imagery and Verbal Questionnaire (OSIVQ; Blazhenkova & Kozhevnikov,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Questionnaires, Verbal Communication, Children
Choi, Jean; Sardar, Shaila – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2011
Although specific cognitive abilities, cognitive style, and learning preferences are assumed to be inter-related, the empirical evidence supporting this assumption is mixed. Cognitive style refers to how individuals represent information, and learning preference refers to how individuals prefer the presentation of information (Mayer & Massa,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Style
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Thomas, Patrick R.; McKay, Jacinta B. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2010
Changes in conceptualization and measurement of the verbalizer-visualizer dimension led us to re-examine the hypothesis that students learn best when instructional material matches their cognitive style. First-year psychology university students (n = 41) studied information on three personality theories presented in text only, text+picture, or…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Instructional Design, Measures (Individuals), Instructional Materials
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Calcaterra, Andrea; Antonietti, Alessandro; Underwood, Jean – Computers and Education, 2005
This study examined the influence of cognitive style, spatial orientation and computer expertise on hypertext navigation patterns and learning outcomes when participants interacted with a hypermedia presentation. A sample of 306 undergraduates was pre-tested both on their cognitive style and on their self-reported frequency and ability in using…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Hypermedia, Spatial Ability, Undergraduate Students