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Download full textTomala, Gail; Pawelkiewicz, Walter – 1978
The relationship between field independence, intelligence, and social class was investigated in a group of 150 kindergarten, second, and third grade children. The effect of social class upon field independence was also studied after controlling for intelligence. The Portable Rod and Frame Test was administered ten times using instructions…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Cognitive Tests, Intelligence Differences, Predictor Variables
Peer reviewedBuriel, Raymond – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1978
Three measures of field dependence were used to determine whether: (1) Mexican American students are more field dependent than Anglo Americans; (2) intercorrelations between the tests are significant and comparable for both cultures; and (3) field dependence significantly affects academic performance. These assumptions were generally not…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anglo Americans, Cognitive Style, Cross Cultural Studies
