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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"GEFT"”.
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The Influence Of Students' Cognitive Style On A Standardized Reading Test Administered In Three Different Formats
… test. Scores on the Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT) were used to classify the students who participated in the study as having field dependent (LOW GEFT), mid-field dependent/independent (MID GEFT), or fieldindependent (HIGH GEFT) tendencies. The paired samples test was used to analyze the …
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EFFECTS OF FIELD-DEPENDENCE/INDEPENDENCE AND SEX ON PATTERNS OF ACHIEVEMENT AND GRADING IN A FIRST-SEMESTER CALCULUS COURSE (COGNITIVE STYLE, REMEDIAL MATHEMATICS, GRADING BIAS, APPRAISAL, COLLEGE)
… of f-d/i, the Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT) and The Miniaturized Rod and Frame Test (MRFT) were administered to the subjects, who were apportioned into six experimental groups, representing three remedial conditions: dialog, monolog, and control. Following each of the five slide-tape …
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Relationships between cognitive styles and written composition of African American ninth grade students in a metropolitan school district in Western Michigan /
… Michigan, with the Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT). The median for the GEFT scores was the criterion used to form two categories of cognitive styles, low field-independent and high field-independent. The writing items of the Michigan Education Assessment Program (MEAP) Eighth Grade Writing …
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Selected Learner Traits Related to Learning Interpersonal Skills: An Empirical-Descriptive Exploratory Study
… measures, the Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT), the Rokeach Dogmatism Scale (RDS), and the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF), were administered on the first day of instruction. The achievement measure, the Affective Sensitivity Scale, was administered prior to and at the end …
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Accuracy for decoding facial expressions in mildly mental handicapped and average intelligence children
… school corporation in central Indiana. The GEFT and the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) were administered. Results from the comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS) and the Test of Cognitive Skills (TCS) were obtained from school personnel.Overall, there were higher …
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Field Dependent/independent College Undergraduates and the Usage of a Computer -Assisted Instruction Program in a Horticulture Class
… of the Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT) instrument, interviews further explored how each student conceptualized their learning process. The findings were congruent with the theory of field dependency. In addition, results indicated that field independent students felt that using the …
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The effect of attribute emphasis on photographic illustrations for concept attainment by learners having varying degrees of field dependence
… assessed using the Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT). Three levels of field-dependence were identified: an "indeterminate" level centered on the mean GEFT score for the group; field-dependent, those scoring more than 1/2 standard deviation below the mean; and field-independent, those scoring …
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Field Dependence and Independence and the Effect of Level of Guidance on Learning Performance for Associate Degree Nursing Students
… tested using the Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT). Students participated in pretest and posttest sessions to evaluate pharmacology calculation skills as well as in five intervention sessions. First, the pretest scores did not vary between the FD and FI groups. Second, the achievement scores …
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The formulation and development of instruments to measure field dependence-field independence using spatial and verbal modalities
… Studies), Witkin’s Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT) was introduced to provide a comparison of reliability between the EST3, SWT2 and NSWT1, using the Cronbach Alpha statistic. The sample used for each of the pilot studies and studies consisted of Year 8, male and female, students of mixed …
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Field Dependence/Independence and the Effect of a Multi-Level Reading Guide on the Content Area Comprehension of Eighth Grade Social Studies Students
… was given the Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT), a measure of field dependence/independence. Scores from the Otis-Lennon Intelligence Test and the Stanford Achievement Test which had been administered prior to the study were obtained from the students' records. The students had been …
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The effects of presentation mode and cognitive style on immediate recall of map information
… Level of held dependence was measured by the GEFT. The analysis of the 3 X 3 research design was by a two-way analysis of variance with posttest scores (which measured immediate recall of map information) as the dependent variable. Map presentation format and cognitive style were independent …
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The relationship between amount of experience in art, visual perception, and picture memory
… in art while the Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT) assessed visual perceptual style and Wiley's Unique Visual Imagery Test (WU IT) evaluated picture memory ability. Results from these instruments provided scores which were correlated to determine if significant relationships existed.A total of …
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The effect of exaggeration of cartoons on the performance of field dependent learners
… exaggeration. The Group Embedded Figure Test (GEFT) was employed to classify students as having a field dependent, field neutral, or field independent cognitive style. The purpose for the examination of cognitive style's was to assist in determining if the exaggeration of cartoons would …
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Field Dependence-Independence and Computer-based Instruction in Geography
Research on the cognitive style field dependence-independence establishes its influence on learning and students' outcomes across academic disciplines and at all levels of schooling. Field dependent learners generally perform less well than field independent individuals in most instructional …