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Modiano, Nancy – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1984
Concludes that the model of cultural transmission designed by Dobbert et al and described in this journal is a major advance in the field, but that the model will only be fully rounded once they incorporate the processes by which the learner acquires his or her culture. (RDN)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Cross Cultural Studies, Information Processing, Learning Processes
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McGhee, Patricia O. – Clearing House, 1987
Argues that students and teachers should be matched according to similar learning and teaching styles in order to facilitate students' learning. (SRT)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Information Processing, Learning Strategies
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Eastman, Beva – Computers in Human Services, 1991
Discusses women's use of computers and considers how the principles of feminism affect computerization. Highlights include the computerization process; gender differences in learning; models for feminist use of computers, including information processing and telecommunications; and a resource list of women's organizations that use computers.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Literacy, Databases, Females
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Perkins, D. N. – Educational Researcher, 1985
Typical contacts with information-processing technology (IPT) do not significantly reshape thought. Although some suggest that IPT will have a narrowing, dehumanizing influence, the diversification of ITP now underway will allow for more styles of involvement. Because of this diversification, thinking may change as it did in response to literacy…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Data Processing, Elementary Secondary Education
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Lehtonen, Jaako – American Behavioral Scientist, 1988
Argues that in an information age competence of an individual cannot be discerned in the product they produce but on the impression they make, therefore marketing through impressions provides basis for decision making. Sees challenge to education in teaching how to process information in the most appropriate way. (KO)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Skills, Competence