The Effect of Cognitive Style and Cognitive Learning in a Nontraditional Educational Setting.

Burkhalter, Bettye B.; Schaer, Barbara B.

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Publication Date: 1985

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The Effect of Cognitive Style and Cognitive Learning in a Nontraditional Educational Setting.

Burkhalter, Bettye B.; Schaer, Barbara B.

Educational Research Quarterly, v9 n4 p12-18 1984-85

Students participating in the United States Space Camp Program were compared on the Group Embedded Figures Test and on criterion referenced measures. Results showed that persons with field-independent differentiation are more likely to show cognitive gain while studying scientific matter, regardless of the learning environment. (Author/LMO)

Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Environment, Field Dependence Independence, Junior High Schools, Pretests Posttests, Science Education

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Group Embedded Figures Test

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