Describes a study that assessed cognitive style of 11-year-old pupils from a British primary school through use of the Cognitive Styles Analysis using CD-ROM multimedia packages. Style and aspects of learning performance are considered; gender differences and style are discussed; and further research is suggested. (LRW)

Cognizant of individual learning differences, the Rhinebeck (New York) School District refused to settle for mandated Regents exams. Staff developed a successful exhibition program requiring all students in the 5th, 7th, 10th, and 12th grades to demonstrate their knowledge through a performance judged by using various rubrics. (MLH)

Explores relations between political orientation and cognitive style among Israeli university students. Finds that intolerance of ambiguity contributed significantly to political orientation and that the political Left showed more complex cognitive styles than the Right. Notes implications for testing competing hypotheses about cognitive style and…

The theory of multiple intelligences (MI) says that everyone has certain ways that they learn best. The eight intelligences are verbal/linguistic, musical/rhythmic, bodily/kinesthetic, logical/mathematical, visual/spatial, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalist. This paper explains how to start teaching the MI way, presents a survey to…

A two-phase study was conducted with elementary and junior high school students to compare learning styles for students with conduct and emotional problems. Findings were examined in light of federal special-education eligibility criteria, specifically the exclusion of "socially maladjusted" students. Implications for the multidisciplinary…

Students generally find themselves in listening situations, but they may not prefer this mode. A study of Arkansas educators' personality traits and communication abilities found that educators were either reactors, workaholics, or persisters. They interacted well with others like themselves but demonstrated limited potential to interact with…

Discusses learning-style differences in students and the need for teachers to present opportunities for children to develop their stronger gifts and to strengthen their weaker areas. Alternate ways of teaching writing to children are highlighted, including providing multisensory stimuli, role-playing, and storytelling. (CR)

Looks at individuality, in the sense of a personal expressive idiom or style, in children's art production. Shows that early stylistic differences manifest in children's art making correspond to basic cognitive/affective learning processes. Outlines implications for ideas about child development. (DSK)

Claims there is a disturbing trend for early care and education toward imitating formal school. Advises programs not to subdue the learning strengths children possess, such as active bodies and inquiring minds. Recommends rethinking of use of space and time (by assessing the room from a child's point of view and analyzing schedules) and…

Comparison of 272 U.S. and 219 Korean seventh graders showed that those who had homework preferences often were not able to do their homework the preferred way. Students in the two countries had substantially different homework preferences and styles, many reflecting different cultural behavior norms. (SK)

Details the characteristics of Howard Gardner's seven multiple intelligences (MI): linguistic, logical-mathematical, bodily-kinesthetic, spatial, musical, interpersonal, and intrapersonal. Discusses the implications of MI for instruction. Explores how students can study using their preferred learning style - visual, auditory, and physical study…

Effective learning requires (1) compatibility of teaching methods and students' learning strategies and (2) consideration of individual ways of dealing with the learning environment. Teaching strategies should generate constructive friction between the learner and the learning environment. (SK)

The challenge of leadership training for registered nurses returning to school for bachelor's degrees may be addressed by using (1) learning contracts, which support adult responsibility for learning and (2) nominal group process, a means of identifying individual learning needs and preferences so that teaching can be tailored to individuals. (SK)

Traditional instruction in technical writing was given to 29 students and 29 were instructed via the World Wide Web. Examination scores and Group Embedded Figures Test results showed the Web class had significantly higher achievement and attitudes toward writing. No correlation was found between learning style and achievement or attitudes. (SK)

Argues that, if writing instructors implement Howard Gardner's theories about multiple intelligences (MI), students who do not learn linguistically may develop tools for learning that improve their writing skills. Describes teaching a freshman composition class based on MI theory, discussing seven steps of implementation. Offers insights from…