Open AccessCOGNITIVE STYLES IN EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE *
Author(s) -
Messick Samuel
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
ets research report series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.235
H-Index - 5
ISSN - 2330-8516
DOI - 10.1002/j.2333-8504.1982.tb01299.x
Subject(s) - rubric , cognitive style , cognition , psychology , vocational education , learning styles , mathematics education , cognitive psychology , pedagogy , neuroscience
This paper examines characteristic features of cognitive styles and the distinctive ways in which they differ from one another and from intellective abilities. Educational implications of cognitive styles are discussed in terms of six main rubrics: Improving instructional methods, Enriching teacher behavior and conceptions, Enhancing student learning and thinking strategies, Expanding guidance and vocational decision making, Broadening educational goals and outcomes, and Tuning the stylistic demands of educational environments. Reasons why cognitive styles should have educational impact are addressed as well as reasons why such educational benefits are difficult to realize.