Investigates the interaction between teaching technique (multimedia versus traditional teaching approaches) and student learning styles (verbally- and visually-oriented students) to demonstrate that individual differences moderate the impact of multimedia approaches on student learning. Suggests that multimedia benefits students with a high visual…

Explores children's play as social behavior in relation to cognitive style and identifies the social factors underlying both young children's play and cognitive style. Indicates that field-dependent children participated more in social play activities, while field-independent children engaged in more nonsocial play activities. Discusses the…

Presque Isle (Maine) High School has offered a section of all-girls algebra for seven years. The intent was to narrow the gap between 11th-grade boys' and girls' math achievement scores and create a more comfortable learning atmosphere for girls. The achievement score gap has decreased from 72 to 16 points. (MLH)

Derives a time-denominated learning cost curve from an economic model of programmed instruction and uses experimental data to identify it for each learner. This portrayal suggests that equalizing the time allowed to learn, as in conventional group instruction, distributes learning outcomes and human capital unevenly. The distribution of education…

Second-language teaching should emphasize active experimentation and concrete experience to be effective. At the other extreme, for traditional disciplines such as business education, abstract conceptualization and reflective observation are important. If college programs combining business and second-language education are to be successful, they…

Discusses the situation of Hmong refugees who entered the United States 25 tears ago and new generations of Hmong living in the United States. The focus is on culture and learning styles, language and identity crises bridging the academic gap, instructional strategies, and tradition and progress. (Author/VWL)

Reports an investigation of 35 nonnative English speaking students' native language writing experiences and their native writing instruction. Findings indicate that composition teachers can benefit from students' insights and perspectives in tailoring instruction, incorporating students' perspectives and preferred learning styles in preparing them…

Describes a study conducted at the Naval Postgraduate School to determine student attitudes toward various aspects of network-based instruction. Discusses Internet technology; Web-based education; online learning; learning styles; and results from Kolb's Learning Style Inventory, the Hidden Figures Test, and a number of multivariate procedures.…

A study of 279 females at the University of Qatar that received the Group Embedded Figure Test (GEFT) indicated no interaction between learning style (field independent FID/FD field dependent) and three visual treatment types. Findings indicate the possibility of designing instructional materials to reduce achievement differences between FID and…

Examines the effect of color-coding instructional materials for students identified as possessing different styles of learning. Subjects (107 college students) were classified as external, neutral, or internal locus of control. Results indicated a significant main effect in favor of the color-coded materials for specific educational objectives.…

Describes results from two independent investigations of college students that were conducted to study the impact of differences in users' cognition and search tasks on Web search activities and outcomes. Topics include cognitive style; problem-solving; and implications for the design and use of the Web and Web search engines. (Author/LRW)

Explored the developmental nature of learning styles among young African American children. Children's help-seeking behaviors were observed, coded, and tallied. Type of help solicitation significantly affected help source. Age and kind of activity did not significantly affect help source. Children approached teachers more than peers for social…

Presents a study of cognitive style and motor skill performance on a battery of tasks and sports performance. Suggests four skills factors from the motor skills subsample (n=69), specifically bodily movement, interactive skills, mechanical skills, and aiming. Reveals a significant effect of style for tennis from the sports performance subsample…

Models of self-regulated learning hypothesize that learners selectively match study tactics to varying tasks and diverse goals. In this study, students rated the frequency with which they applied 26 study tactics, used 20 textbook features and other resources, and adopted 30 goals for studying. Findings indicate students' reports of…

Technology teacher-education students (n=27) on campus and at three remote sites completed the Group Embedded Figures Test and Semantic Differential Inventory. No statistically significant relationship was found between cognitive style and distance learning attitudes. Some evidence supported increasing the learning tempo and enhancing…