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Lee, Lynda Newby; Lee, Mickey M. – 1985
This study identified the cognitive style (as defined by the construct of field independence/dependence) of prospective teachers at Eastern Kentucky University and identified instructional strategies reflective of the field independent/dependent dimension of cognitive style. In the 1984 Fall Semester the Group Embedded Figures Test was…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Field Dependence Independence, Higher Education, Perception Tests
Lane, David S., Jr.; Newman, Dianna L. – 1985
College undergraduates (n=44) were given a measure of field independence-dependence prior to receiving instruction in conditional reasoning. Instruction incorporated various aspects of an earlier effective instructional system that was adapted for present learners and was incorporated into a larger, more typical classroom group. Results indicated…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Restructuring, Field Dependence Independence
Download full textMelancon, Janet G.; Thompson, Bruce – 1989
This study investigated the nature of field independence by exploring the structure underlying responses to Forms A and B of a multiple-choice measure of field-independence, the Finding Embedded Figures Test (FEFT). Subjects included 302 students (52.7% male) enrolled in mathematics courses at a university in the southern United States. Students…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Equated Scores, Factor Structure
