Part of a doctoral dissertation submitted at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. (DS)

Discusses the relationships between cultural characteristics and cognitive styles of learners and notes the resulting identification of a society's place on the global-articulated dimension. (Author/RK)

A study comparing Chicano and Anglo children in spatial and language abilities showed that Chicanos were better in spatial ability and poorer in language comprehension. The findings were interpretated as demonstrating ethnic group differences in information processing strategies and the polarity of verbal and spatial skills in some children. (JB)

Reports on a survey of college students regarding what professors made them think and how the instructors initiated this response. (HS)

A significant relationship was found between modes of teacher influence and use of cognitive levels, as well as between levels of teacher cognition and that of pupils in pupil response categories but not in pupil initiation categories. (Author)

Points out the diagnostic and instructional value of children's reading miscues and provides methods for handling errors. Bibliography. (RW)

Findings suggest that the child who is curious, alert, and assertive will learn more from his environment and that the child who is passive, apathetic, and withdrawn will learn less about his environment because of his diminished contact. (Authors)

Study examined word associations from the perspective of cognitive level and thought processes. (Authors/MB)