Criticizes the practice of giving dependent-prone students more problem solving activities to change their behavior. Author responds that this alternative is better than a more didactic approach utilizing lecture-discussion or science reading. (Author/MA)

The possibility that the relevance decision may be affected by individual differences in openness to information in terms of cognitive style variables is examined. Results are discussed in terms of the relationship between information systems and the "espistemic who." (Author)

Results indicate Sex by Cognitive Style interaction effects with males more active and influential than females in field-dependent groups, males more active but not more influential than females in middle-range groups, and males and females equally active and influential in field-independent groups. (Author/MV)

The General Strategies Hypothesis and the Strategy-deficiency Hypothesis are discussed in relation to conclusions made by Symposium participants. A contrast emerges between Borkowski, et. al.'s embrace of the Strategy-deficiency Hypothesis and Turnure's dissatisfaction with it. (LMO)

Four separate studies of (1) kindergarten teachers, (2) graduate students, (3) elementary teachers, and (4) preservice teachers measured the relationships between individual cognitive style and preferred instructional environment (student-centered or teacher-centered). The author expresses some concern that more intelligent subjects preferred…

The author attempts to (1) sensitize teachers to the difficulties of teaching adults, (2) review components of the learning process, and (3) give a prospectus for an adult learning theory and supportive instructional theory and strategies that enable classroom teachers to reach every adult learner in the class. (CH)

Compared overall depression scores on Beck Depression Inventory between women with and without bulimia and examined differences in specific depression items. Results indicated that bulimics were more depressed than controls and had distorted thoughts regarding body image, self-blame, somatic preoccupation, guilt, and suicidal ideation. (Author/NB)

Administered Bracken Basic Concept Scale (BBCS) to 114 matched pairs of Black and White children. Scores of White children were nearly identical with national average while Black children scored approximately one-half standard deviation below their White counterparts. Blacks and Whites showed similar performance patterns on BBCS subtests,…

The triarchic theory of intelligence (Sternberg et al.) includes three types of intellectual elements: metacomponents, performance components, and knowledge-acquisition components. Recent research on metacognition and giftedness and on availability and flexibility of cognitive style indicates that interaction among all these elements may provide a…

Among conclusions of this review of findings regarding contemporary neuropsychology and cerebral hemisphere specialization as related to learning disabilities are: (1) differential specialization occurs very early; (2) anomalous hemispheric specialization is not necessarily associated with cognitive deficit; and (3) left- and right-hemisphere…

Learning Preference Inventory scores of gifted children (N=400), learning-disabled (LD) children (N=55) with intelligence quotients of 90-114, and LD children (N=22) with an intelligence quotient above 115 indicated that intelligence level and learning styles should both be considered when planning a successful individualized approach for a LD…

Deals with the history of theory and instrument development and problems related to the field. Discusses the older, cognitive style theories followed by a transitional discussion of the relationships between cognitive style and learning style theories. Discusses the field of learning style theories and concludes with a summary of key issues. (JOW)

A cross-age technique was used in two studies to extend understanding of cognitive style development and its cross-cultural generality. Chinese-American children were given the Matching Familiar Figures Test. Results were compared with existing data to determine the style development of children from other cultures. (PCB)

Describes anthropologist Edward T. Hall's perspectives on time, synchrony, and communication and uses these ideas to formulate improvements in social studies instruction. Maintains that the use of games and other group activities described increases the teacher's ability to provide for the variety of learning styles found among social studies…

This essay critiques the current ideal of education as set forth by R.S. Peters, among others. The paper proposes the view that masculinity and femininity involve choice of particular modes of being male and female, the possibilities of which education should not deny. (MT)