Relationship of Three Field-Dependence Measures to the Reading and Math Achievement of Anglo American and Mexican American Children.

Buriel, Raymond

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Publication Date: 1978

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Relationship of Three Field-Dependence Measures to the Reading and Math Achievement of Anglo American and Mexican American Children

Buriel, Raymond

Journal of Educational Psychology, 70, 2, 167-74, Apr 78

Three measures of field dependence were used to determine whether: (1) Mexican American students are more field dependent than Anglo Americans; (2) intercorrelations between the tests are significant and comparable for both cultures; and (3) field dependence significantly affects academic performance. These assumptions were generally not supported. (Author/JAC)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anglo Americans, Cognitive Style, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education, Intelligence Differences, Mexican Americans, Performance Factors, Predictive Validity

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Metropolitan Achievement Tests; Childrens Embedded Figures Test; Rod and Frame Test; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

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