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Download full textClark, Henry T., III; And Others – 1988
Fifty-five college students participated in a study investigating the effect of field dependence and time limitations on the solution of mathematics word problems and visual interpretation problems. Field-independent (n=25) and field-dependent (n=30) subjects represented the upper and lower thirds on the Hidden Figures Test. Field-independent…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Students, Competence, Field Dependence Independence
Peer reviewedHsu, Chia-Ling; Wedman, John F. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1994
This study investigated the effect of content emphasis, learning practice, and field dependence/independence on college students' analogous problem-solving skills. Under certain conditions, field-independent subjects performed significantly better than field-dependent subjects. Subjects given a principle-based content emphasis performed…
Descriptors: Analogy, Cognitive Style, College Students, Field Dependence Independence
Cummings, Anne L.; And Others – 1988
This study investigated social problem solving (SPS) and cognitive style (field dependence-independence) in 70 counselor trainees who were also elementary or secondary school teachers. Specifically, the study attempted to analyze and describe the SPS responses of counselor trainees; to examine whether SPS elements, styles, and processes varied…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Students, Counselor Training, Elementary School Teachers
