According to the Myers Briggs Type Inventory completed by 18 preservice agricultural teachers at Montana State University and 25 at Ohio State University, they tended to be field independent, the females more so than national norms. Both groups preferred learner-centered instruction. Many field-independent women tended to exhibit field-dependent…

Field-dependent and field-independent cognitive styles of Chicano mothers were examined in relation to: (a) the role that cognitive styles play in determining individual differences in maternal teaching strategies; (b) the role of maternal teaching strategies as mediators of children's development of cognitive style; (c) the emergence of field…

The Canfield Learning Style Inventory was used to determine 104 physical education majors' learning styles. Study results showed that the subjects, as a group, preferred (1) a formal learning environment; (2) learning experiences involving heavy use of media; and (3) learning through "hands on" experience. (DF)

Literature on female learning styles was reviewed to suggest implications for traditionally male vocational-technical education programs. The study focused on comparing and contrasting cognitive styles, a learning style dimension, between females and males. The field-dependent/independent distinction was found to be important for traditionally…

Examines the possible effects of four important school variables on the cognitive preference styles of students. The variables are the school environment, the attitude of the teachers toward an inquiry oriented approach, the nature of the curriculum and that of the subject matter. (Author/DEP)

A series of studies carried out in Aberdeen, Scotland and Lancaster England is used to illustrate changing interests in the area of personality and learning. The early studies looked for general relationships, adopting a psychometric approach. Recent work has been focused more on the process of learning, particularly in higher education, and on…

Sex Differences in the School discusses why teaching and learning must often be sex-differentiated. Both biological and cultural factors contribute to sex differences, and these differences help to characterize the preferences of girls and boys for different kinds of learning. Also, conclusive research findings document that girls and boys…

Analyzes the factors behind children's learning difficulties in mathematics from three kinds of characteristics: characteristics of the child, of the teacher/teaching method, and of the subject. Suggests that perceived underachievement comes mainly from poor self-image, learning style, poor language skills, dyslexic-type difficulties, lack of…

This study was conducted to assess differences in preferred learning styles between four groups of preservice teachers (N=568), first year through senior year, and to determine if teaching level interest and gender are also factors associated with learning style preference. Participants completed a questionnaire rating five professors each of whom…

The purpose of this study was to describe the cognitive styles of both international and domestic graduate students attending Marshall University (West Virginia). A total of 41 American and international graduate students were administered the Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT), and 20 of the international students were interviewed. The study…

Four general problems (two substantive, two methodological) were addressed in a research project: (1) Does the nature of the pupil or the setting make a difference in the teaching style which is most effective? (2) Does the cognitive level of the learning objective make a difference? (3) How can relationships within the classroom be analyzed? and…

Highlights findings on campus climate from 30 years of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program and significance for higher education institutions in the next decade, focusing on relationship between student characteristics and campus climate as reflected in college choice and access, financial concerns, majors and career plans, values and…