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ERIC Number: EJ327434
Record Type: CIJE
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
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Group Embedded Figures Test; Pearson Product Moment Correlation; United States Space Camp