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Calloway, Letitia ReNae – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this research study was to examine factors that influence the identification of elementary African American students for gifted programs and to discover why these students are not equally represented. Concerns over recruiting and retaining Black students in gifted education programs have continued for several decades. This study was…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, African American Students, Elementary School Students, Identification
Koslo, Jennifer L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Advances in the technology available for the design and delivery of online courses, together with the increasingly diverse learning needs of students, have encouraged a stronger focus on instructional design that is more closely aligned to learner requirements and contexts. The 21st century learner is accustomed to acquiring information in a…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Program Effectiveness, Instructional Design, Online Courses
Polito, Vincent A., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The objective of this research was to explore the possibilities of identifying knowledge style factors that could be used as central elements of a professional business analyst's (PBA) performance attributes at work for those decision makers that use advanced analytical technologies on decision making tasks. Indicators of knowledge style were…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Personality, Scoring, Multivariate Analysis
Pacilli, Phyllis T. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this research was to identify if (1) there is a difference in student achievement between students who use the GeoLeg manipulative tool and students who use a traditional compass, protractor, and ruler on the same geometry unit; (2) there is a difference in student achievement between the genders between those who use the GeoLeg…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Scores
West, Ellen Jo – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Each student has a unique learning style or individual way of perceiving, interacting, and responding to a learning environment. The purpose of this study was to identify and compare the prevalence of learning styles among undergraduate Sport Management Studies (SMS) students at California University of Pennsylvania (Cal U). Learning style…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Distance Education, Incidence, Web Based Instruction
Caldwell, Adonna B. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate if there were relationships between college students' talent themes as defined by the Clifton StrengthsFinder(TM) Instrument and their learning style as defined by Kolb Learning Styles Inventory. Logistical regression methodology was utilized to assess the relationship between learning styles and talent…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Nursing Students, Empathy, College Students