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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Field Dependency"”.
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Difficulties in understanding mathematics: an approach related to working memory and field dependency
… mathematics, working memory capacity, extent of field dependency, curriculum approaches, the classroom climate and assessment. In this study, attitudes, working memory capacity and extent of field dependency will be considered. The work will be underpinned by an information processing model for …
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Interaction of Cognitive Style and Learner Control of Presentation Mode in a Hypermedia Environment
… reports on an examination of cognitive style field dependence/independence and learner control of presentation mode within an educational hypermedia environment. Participants were 122 high school juniors and seniors enrolled in classes whose curricula dealt with the political process. The …
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The relationships among perceptual style, perceptual motor ability, and the acquisition of a complex biplanar motor skill
… study was to evaluate the relationships among field dependency levels, performance on a non-locomotor balancing task both sighted and blindforded, and the acquisition of a complex biplanar motor skill. The participants for this investigation were young (ages 9-17) female gymnasts (n = 17) who …
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A study of learning mathematics related to some cognitive factors and to attitudes
… to look at some cognitive (working memory and field dependency) and attitudinal factors which relate to learning and teaching mathematics. The purpose was to suggest ways that might help to improve students’ performance in mathematics. A multi-step strategy was used to examine the relationship …
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Effects of Field Dependent-Independent Cognitive Styles and Cueing Strategies on Students' Recall and Comprehension
… comprehension of students who differed in their field dependent-independent cognitive style orientations. Two hundred thirty-eight undergraduate students of Virginia Tech participated the study, and 219 sets of valid data were used for the statistical analyses. All participants were given the …
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A study of the effects of selected teaching information on cartwheel performance level of field dependent and field independent subjects
… investigation were to determine the following in field dependent and field independent subjects: (1) effects of degree of field dependency on achieving cartwheel performance skill: (2) effects of selected types of instructional information on cartwheel skill achievement. Methods: The methods used …
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Field Dependent/independent College Undergraduates and the Usage of a Computer -Assisted Instruction Program in a Horticulture Class
… methods to explore college undergraduates' field dependence/independence and their usage of a computer assisted instruction program (CAI). Learning preference differences and similarities of field dependent/independent students were qualitatively investigated with an emphasis on the usage of …
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Driver Response to Simulated Intersections: An Analysis of Workload-Related Variables
… using a video display with a 120 degree visual field. Six groups, each containing 12 subjects, were formed according to age and gender, with age ranging from 18 to 74 years. All participants viewed 14 separate intersections, which varied according to types of traffic control signs and signals. …
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The Effects of Highlight Color on Immediate Recall in Subjects of Different Cognitive Styles
… style and in particular how color influences field dependency. Learners predisposed to field-dependence continually demonstrate a lower capacity than field-independent learners in terms of performance tasks where organizing or restructuring visual information is required. By using color as a …