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Field Independence, Impulsiveness, High School Training, and Academic Achievement
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Feij, Jan A. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1976
Investigates the relationship between performance on field-independence tests and two variables which may be thought of as important determinants of performance on a variety of cognitive tasks: impulsiveness and previous education. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, College Students, Educational Background
Defining Attributes of Analytic Ability as a Prerequisite for Selection of Instructional Strategies.
French, Margaret – 1985
The defining attributes of analytic ability as they relate to theoretical cognitive styles were explored in a study using a sample of 492 males aged 16-21 years. The Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT--Witkin, Oltman, Rasher, and Karp) was used to measure field dependent and independent aptitude. Scores on the GEFT were compared with scores on an…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, College Students
The Correlation between Lowenfeld's Visual-Haptic Continuum and Piaget's Concrete-Formal Continuum in Students Enrolled in a Business College.
Schlenker, Richard M. – 1977
A sample of college students was used to determine whether there was a correlation between Lowenfeld's visual-haptic continuum and Piaget's concrete-formal continuum. Three instruments were administered--a questionnaire, the Successive Perception Test I (Gibson) which identified an individual's location on the visual-haptic continuum, and the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Tests
Perceptual Learning Style Differences among Mexican American High School and University Students.
Schaiper, Len; Flores, Jayni – 1985
Research on learning styles of Mexican Americans has focused on the cognitive processes and cultural variables affecting cognitive style rather than on perceptual learning style. This study is the first attempt in the assessment of seven perceptual learning style orientations among an exclusive Mexican American population. Using the Multi-Modal…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Students, Educational Research, Learning Modalities
A Factor Analysis of Some Measures of Cognitive Style
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Mos, Leendert; And Others – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1974
Twenty-six test variables for psychological differentiation and cognitive abilities were factor analyzed with a view towards replication of certain factors of perceptual and conceptual differentiation and related these factors to cognitive abilities. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Tests
Field Dependence/Independence in College Nonmusic Majors and Their Ability to Discern Form in Music.
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Ellis, Mark C.; McCoy, Clair W. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1990
Measures the effects of cognitive-style field dependence/field independence on students' ability to discern form in music. Applies tests to 119 nonmusic majors enrolled in an introductory music course. Finds field-independent subjects scored significantly higher than field-dependent subjects. Identifies variables affecting learning for both…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Auditory Tests, Cognitive Style, College Students
Field Dependence-Independence and College Nonmusic Majors' Description and Identification of Music Excerpts.
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Ellis, Mark C. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1995
Investigates the effects of field dependence-independence, gender, previous musical experience, and general music ability on music listening. College students recorded their observations about music excerpts. Weeks later they used these observations to identify the excerpts. Multiple regression analyses examined the contributions of subject…
Descriptors: Auditory Tests, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, College Students