Perspectives on the Nature of Intellectual Styles

by Zhang, Li-Fang

• ISBN13: 9780826104601
• ISBN10: 0826104606
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-05-01
• Publisher: SPRINGER PUB CO INC

Summary

Teachers too often assume that student performance levels are based solely on the student's intelligence, effort, and motivation. This book takes a unique perspective, arguing that the difference in students' performance may be nothing more than differences in intellectual styles of learning or thinking. Intellectual styles simply refer to individualized ways of processing information.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Models	p. 1
A Duplex Model of Cognitive Style	p. 3
The Disposition to Understand for Oneself at University and Beyond: Learning Processes, the Will to Learn, and Sensitivity to Context	p. 29
Revisiting the Value Issue in Intellectual Styles	p. 63
How Are Intellectual Styles Related to Creativity Across Multiple Domains?	p. 87
Reaffirming Style as an Individual Difference: Toward a Global Paradigm or Knowledge Diaspora?	p. 107
Applications	p. 135
Problem Solving, Creativity, and the Level-Style Distinction	p. 137
The Place of Cognitive Style in Pedagogy: Realizing Potential in Practice	p. 169
Learning Styles Applied: Harnessing Students' Instructional Style Preferences	p. 209
What Is So Stylish About Styles? Comments on the Genetic Etiology of Intellectual Styles	p. 233
Cognitive Styles and Their Relevance for Business and Management: A Review of Development Over the Past Two Decades	p. 253
Epilogue-Intellectual Styles: Nehru Jacket or Solid Blue Blazer?	p. 291
Index	p. 299
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