Cognitive Style and GCSE Performance in Mathematics, English Language, and French.

Riding, Richard; Caine, Tracey

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ERIC Number: EJ480295

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Publication Date: 1993

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Cognitive Style and GCSE Performance in Mathematics, English Language, and French.

Riding, Richard; Caine, Tracey

Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, v13 n1 p59-67 1993

Reports on a preliminary study of cognitive style and performance of 182 secondary students on the British General Certificate of Secondary Education. Finds that students who tested at an intermediate position on both dimensions of the Wholist-Analytic cognitive style measure did best on the test. (CFR)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Strategies, English, Foreign Countries, French, Learning Modalities, Mathematics Achievement, Secondary Education, Student Characteristics, Test Format

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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