The relationship between the "Children's Personality Questionnaire" and "Your Style of Learning and Thinking" was examined for 94 gifted 9-14 year-olds. Results revealed a relationship between personality variables and preference for a particular style of information processing. (CL)

Scores of 205 gifted elementary students on the Renzulli and Smith Learning Styles Inventory were analyzed, and eight factors were identified, resulting in scales clearly superior to those developed by Renzulli and Smith. (CL)

Based on Kolb's cycle of problem solving, a case study of self-development as a basis for individual employee training in the Housing Corporation, London, is described. (SK)

Gifted students (N=148) in grades four to seven, classified by teachers according to achievement level (below expectations, at expectation level, above expectations), were administered the "Your Style of Learning and Thinking" and "Readiness for Self Directed Learning" self-report questionnaires, with resulting significant main…

R. Fuerstein's views on increasing cognitive functioning of handicapped students is reviewed. His theory of mediated learning experience, which stresses structured learning, is discussed. The Learning Potential Assessment Device, a measure of learning modifiability, is considered, and a specific curriculum, Instrumental Enrichment, is explained.…

Research is reviewed relating the cognitive style dimensions of field dependence and reflection impulsivity to underachievement, process deficits (minimal brain dysfunction), and hyperactivity. In general, field independence and a reflective cognitive style were associated with better performance. (Author)

Cognitive styles measured by the Myers-Briggs indicator were studied to isolate how style influences decision behavior. Cognitive style was found to be an important factor in the decision to adopt a program and in the assessment of risk. (Author/IRT)

Defines the four most widely recognized learning styles and discusses the need to adapt one's training style to fit the trainees. Also stresses the importance of understanding one's own learning preferences and those of coworkers. (JOW)

A survey of 483 midwest farmers who owned computers received 314 responses showing that those who preferred independent learning conditions and numeric content were more likely to master computer use on their own. (SK)

Fifteen experienced and 15 novice group therapists watched videotaped group counseling session and made similarity judgments for pairs of group members. Findings suggest that three cognitive dimensions (dominant/submissive, friendly/unfriendly, supporting therapeutic work/hindering therapeutic work) were used by experienced therapists; only two…

Describes neocognitive learning theory's major principles and assumptions, cites contemporary research evidence which supports each assumption of this perspective, distinguishes how this model of learning offers significant advance over first-generation cognitive and reciprocal social learning models of deviance, and discusses implications of…

A study examined the relationship between educational level of 480 adults and their dominant perceptual learning style as measured by the Multi-Modal Paired Associates Learning Test-Revised. All educational levels scored highest in visual and lowest in olfactory learning; many mean subscale scores differed significantly among various educational…

Investigates the effects of computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) on learning style changes, learning outcomes, and learner satisfaction in a study conducted at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Results based on Kolb's Learning Style Theory and Learning Style Inventory showed CSCL supports diverse learning styles.…

For a scholar, a fate worse than being criticized is being ignored. Waterhouse (2006) has done Howard Gardner the courtesy of reading much of the primary and secondary literature on multiple intelligences (MI) theory. Although the authors disagree with several of her interpretations and conclusions, we appreciate her efforts as well as the…

In the past decades there has been a significant transformation in global fiscal trends from a traditional resource based to a fast moving knowledge and technologically centered market. While this readjustment has triggered a significant number of advantages, issues and consequences upon industrialized countries, it has created even more concerns…