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Peer reviewedYoung, Dawn B.; Ley, Kathryn – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1997
Presents findings from a study of 134 college students to determine differences in cognitive styles between developmental and regular admission students, focusing on the concept of field dependence and independence. Finds no significant differences, with 38% of the non-developmental and 40% of the developmental students being field independent.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Developmental Studies Programs
Download full textLee, Yung-bin Benjamin; Meyer, Martha J. – 1994
This study examined characteristics of passive and active learners among college students enrolled in remedial classes and students enrolled in regular academic classes. Active learners are typically analytical, focused on task, tolerant of new ideas, curious, adept at processing information, able to develop other ways to solve a problem,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Active Learning, Cognitive Style, College Freshmen
Peer reviewedFriedman, Anne R. – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1997
Describes a study of the comprehension strategies used by four community college developmental reading students, comparing results for two "less able" and two "more able" readers. Reports that the "more able" readers employed interpreting strategies more often than the "less able" readers. Reviews implications for teachers. The questionnaire is…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Style, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
