Individual stylistic variations of creative potential and conceptual tempo were investigated in 61 preschool children. No differences between reflective and impulsive preschoolers were found on the ideational fluency measure. Conceptual tempo scores revealed greater originality scores for the fast/accurate and slow/inaccurate groups compared to…

Considers research trends concerning cognitive styles in relation to various classroom factors. Explores relations between the field dependence-independence cognitive style dimension and instructional approaches and materials, classroom organizations, and teacher-student match and mismatch effects. (RJC)

The Paideia School Model was inspired by philosopher Mortimer Adler's belief in a high-quality, single-track, liberal arts education to prepare students for work, citizenship, and lifelong learning. This article describes how Chattanooga (Tennessee) parents and educators worked to develop and implement a holistic, rigorous Paideia curriculum. (MLH)

Twenty-two college students from each of three different epistemological groups--dualistic, multiplistic, and relativistic--completed both a syllogism and ink blot problem-solving task. Findings indicated that the three epistemological groups reliably differed in how they mentally organized the ink blot stimuli but not the syllogism problems.…

Recounts one teacher's experience at unsuccessfully solving spatial problems in a workshop experimenting with individualistic and cooperative learning approaches to problem solving. This humbling experience reminded the author that failure is humiliating and can arise from simply not knowing how to think about a task. All humans are "at-risk"…

Since teachers at Frontier Central High School in Hamburg, New York, began using a learning styles approach, the number of special education students earning regular high school diplomas has grown dramatically. The secret of their success is a well-researched, faculty-developed curriculum that considers the needs and strengths of individual…

This study investigated learning styles differences of 500 students in grades 4-8 using the Learning Style Inventory. Although significant overall differences were found between average and above average achieving students in learning style preferences, specific findings contradicted an earlier study suggesting that it is inappropriate to…

Discusses applications of the theory of multiple intelligences in the field of education. Distinguishes between "surface" and "deep" applications of the theory. Responds to earlier articles in this journal about the theory of multiple intelligences. (RS)

Reviews the theory of multiple intelligences. Offers suggestions for high-school English instruction. Presents a case study of two female students in an alternative school who choreographed a dance in response to a short story. (RS)

A counselor/teacher explains a process to help students realize greater emotional competency in classroom learning: using the Human Dynamics model for understanding learning differences; having teachers and students collaborate on the student- identified learning dynamic and identify necessary emotional competencies; and completing student…

Introduces a study conducted to establish the relevance and significance of a new model to describe individual differences in learning patterns among college students in the general chemistry program. Concludes that individual students learn and demonstrate understanding in different ways, and understanding those differences makes for more…

When children are asked questions that invite them to react and respond thoughtfully to what they have read, teachers can gain a great deal of insight into the thinking habits of their students. Discussions of ideas offer teachers valuable opportunities to observe their students' thinking habits and skills, the breadth and precision of their…

The purpose of this study was to obtain students' cognitive style profiles and obtain a record of their use of three information modes during the hypermedia lesson, "A Look Backward: An Encounter with Late Victorian Fashion." The study examined relationships among: (1) nine dimensions of cognitive style, as measured by the National…

Visual, auditory, and bimodal event-related potentials were recorded from 50 males, and lateral asymmetry indices were derived. Eleven psychometric tests of different cognitive attributes were also administered to them. This area of research has been labeled aptitude-treatment-interaction (ATI). The emphasis of ATI research is on identification of…

This study sought to determine if 17 affective variables on the Canfield Learning Styles Inventory Form S-A would discriminate among teaching areas of Mississippi public school teachers. The learning style inventory was administered to 86 teachers grouped into four teaching areas: elementary, secondary, special education, and others (library…