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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
Puglisi, J. Thomas; Allegretti, Christine L. – 1981
Although numerous studies have indicated that older persons process visual information more slowly than younger persons, the precise nature of age-associated changes in the processing of visually presented information remains unclear. Older adults (N=18) and college students (N=18) performed a visual search task in which lists of words and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
