Perspectives on thinking, learning, and cognitive styles /

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Imprint:Mahwah, NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2001.
Description:x, 276 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:The Educational psychology series
Educational psychology series.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4389509
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Other authors / contributors:Sternberg, Robert J.
Zhang, Li-fang.
ISBN:0805834303 (alk. paper)
0805834311 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. A Capsule History of Theory and Research on Styles
  • 2. Abilities, Interests, and Styles as Aptitudes for Learning: A Person-Situation Interaction Perspective
  • 3. The Nature and Effects of Cognitive Style
  • 4. Enhancing Learning: A Matter of Style or Approach?
  • 5. Conceptions, Styles, and Approaches Within Higher Education: Analytical Abstractions and Everyday Experience
  • 6. The Lived Space of Learning: An Inquiry into Indigenous Australian University Students' Experiences of Studying
  • 7. Correlates of Approaches to Learning: A Cross-Cultural Meta-Analysis
  • 8. Thinking Styles Across Cultures: Their Relationships With Student Learning
  • 9. Experiential Learning Theory: Previous Research and New Directions
  • 10. Epilogue: Another Mysterious Affair at Styles
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index