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Gender Differences in Cognitive Development: An Analysis of Cognitive Complexity and Learning Styles.
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Magolda, Marcia B. Baxter – Journal of College Student Development, 1989
In a study of 151 college freshmen of both sexes, cognitive complexity and learning orientation revealed gender-related qualitative differences within parallel cognitive structures. Different cognitive structures were accompanied by different learning orientations. (Author/TE)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Style, College Freshmen