This study was an investigation into the ways that African college students prefer to process information. / The questions this study sought to answer were: (1) What are the predominant learning styles of African college students; (2) What differences exist in those who have chosen theological studies as opposed to those who have not; and (3) What differences exist between East and West Africans? / In order to investigate these questions, research was done on location in two African countries: Nigeria in West Africa, and Kenya in East Africa. Two instruments were used for the testing. These were Witkin's Group Embedded Figures Test, and the Cognitive Style Inventory for African Students, adapted from Hill. These instruments were administered at three institutions in Nigeria and four institutions in Kenya to a total of 205 students. / The concept of field independence/dependence, referring to preferred learning style, was used as part of the framework for this inquiry. The instruments revealed 100% of the subjects in Nigeria, and 84% of those in Kenya to be field dependent. On a continuum of field dependence/field independence the theological students were shown to be more field dependent than non-theological students, and arts students in non-theological schools more field dependent than the science students. / On the Cognitive Style Inventory for African Students it was shown that theological students and non-theological students were very similar in their preferred learning modes. The majority of students were shown to prefer visual and tactile modes of learning rather than auditory. They had high personal acceptance and could handle inductive or deductive reasoning equally well. On this instrument, there were few differences between East and West African students. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 45-11, Section: A, page: 3304. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1984.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75449 |
| Contributors | BOWEN, EARLE ANDREW, JR., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 146 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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