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Peer reviewedOkebukola, Peter Akinsola – Science Education, 1986
Describes a study in Nigeria comparing achievement in biology with a student's preference for cooperative or competitive learning situations. Proposes that rural children prefer cooperative learning strategies while urban children prefer competitive ones. Presents data proposing that learning preference (cooperative vs competitive) directly…
Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Tests, Competition
Peer reviewedManner, Barbara M. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2001
Outlines the types of learning styles and multiple intelligences as well as instructional techniques that work best with students' respective learning traits. (SAH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Higher Education, Learning, Multiple Intelligences
