1st Edition

Cognitive Styles and Learning Strategies Understanding Style Differences in Learning and Behavior

By Richard Riding, Stephen Rayner Copyright 1998
224 Pages
by David Fulton Publishers

224 Pages
by David Fulton Publishers

224 Pages
by David Fulton Publishers

First Published in 1998. This book deals with what may well turn out to be the missing element in the study of individual differences - cognitive style. Its intention is to distinguish between, and integrate, the research attempts, particularly over the past half century, to make sense of style differences. In several respects this book is unique in that it contains material that is not covered in... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction; Part I Cognitive Style and Learning Strategies; Chapter 2 Cognitive style; Chapter 3 Learning styles; Chapter 4 Learning strategies; Part II Style and Behaviour; Chapter 5 Cognitive style and other individual difference dimensions; Chapter 6 Cognitive style and behaviours; Chapter 7 Cognitive style and learning; Chapter 8 Cognitive style and problem behaviour; Chapter 9 Conclusion, implications and future developments;

Biography

Richard Riding is Director of the Assessment Research Unit in the School of Education, University of Birmingham where Stephen Rayner is a lecturer of Education.