The persistence of individual differences in phonological development of 10 normally developing children observed at age one and again at age three was studied. The children differed considerably in rate of vocabulary acquisition and relative phonological maturity and also in their general approach to learning. (Author/JDD)

Concludes that the test has basic problems in construction, interpretation, validity, and reliability. (FL)

The Learning Style Inventory (LSI) and the newly revised Learning Style Inventory (LSI II) were examined for internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and stability of the four classifications resulting from their scores. Internal consistency was improved in LSI II, but problems with low test-retest indices and classifications stability…

Examined differences in the verbal behavior of deep-elaborative versus shallow-reiterative learners who discussed personal problems. Verbal behavior of deep-elaborative subjects was rated as clearer, deeper, and more conclusion oriented and personal. There were no differences between groups on counseling satisfaction. (Author/BL)

Compared practicum supervisors and counseling students in training in terms of dominant cognitive style and related cognitive style of counselors in training to supervision processes and outcome measures. Did not detect a strong relationship between cognitive style of counselors in training and supervision process and outcome measures. (Author/ABB)

A study examining the performance of college freshmen trained in thinking skills and the relationship of this training to scores on an intelligence scale indicates that groups taught divergent thinking skills scored significantly higher in a comprehension subtest than did groups taught convergent thinking skills or the control group. (Author/CB)

Administered The Matching Familiar Figures Test to 45 seven- and eight-year-olds to assess the relationship between cognitive style and temperamental variables such as distractibility, persistence, and mood. (HOD)

Suggests that since great deal of memorizing takes place in libraries, librarians are in good position to study question of which strategies are most effective in processing which media, and perhaps, to contribute to what little is known about effectiveness of individual memory strategies during the transfer process. (34 references) (EJS)

A study was conducted to determine whether cognitive style and learning style variables are predictive of success in a graduate allied health education program. The results indicated that there was no significant relationship between academic success and the cognitive style variables. (Author/CT)

Educators need to include technology within the liberal arts. Educators must modify how they think about scientific and technical problems, recognizing that the arts and humanities sharpen analytical and perceptual skills. (RM)

This article reports the findings of a microethnographic study of an English language and literacy class for Hmong adults. The discussion centers on Hmong interaction with other classroom participants and with classroom materials, relating observed behavior to theories of perception and cognitive style. Implications for teacher practice and…

Though the most widely used "Intelligence" tests have changed little in the last half century, the author predicts a variety of new influences of future intelligence testing, ranging from the ways we conceptualize intelligence, to the manner in which we pose problems to assess it. (Author/JAZ)

Field independence and dependence were compared in 80 mildly retarded and 80 non-retarded children (all between 8 and 13 years old). Non-retarded children, especially older whites, were more field independent. Mildly retarded children, especially younger blacks, were more field dependent. (Author/DB)

Latent inferential comprehension scores were calculated for fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students in a study that investigated cognitive styles as mediating variables in comprehension processes. (HOD)

Analyzes the relationship between field sensitivity and cloze test performance for 286 subjects between the ages of 15 and 19 in six Pacific Island cultures. A significant relationship was found between field dependence/independence and cloze scores. (SED)