The purpose of this study was to compare the field dependent/field independent cognitive style dimension and the mean self-concept scores of college developmental (remedial) students with those of college non-developmental (regular) students. This was done in order to determine if there were significant differences in the cognitive styles and self-concepts of the two groups. Supplemental demographic data were also analyzed in order to determine if cognitive styles and self-concepts of the two sample groups were significantly different based on the demographic variables of age, sex, race, and geographic location. The Group Embedded Figures Test was used to test the cognitive styles of 365 students from selected community colleges in North, Central, and South Florida. The Tennessee Self Concept Scale was used to determine their self-concept scores. Results of the testing indicated that the cognitive style of field dependent occurred significantly more frequently in the developmental students than in nondevelopmental students. In addition, non-developmental students had a significantly higher mean self-concept score than did developmental students; however, both groups scored below the 50th percentile on the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale. Significant differences also occurred in the cognitive styles of students based on sex, race, and geographic location and in the self-concepts of students based on age. Conclusions were drawn and recommendations were made to community college administrators, instructors, and counselors for improving practices in community college programs. Also recommendations were made for future research. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 44-02, Section: A, page: 0358. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1983.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75050 |
| Contributors | MORABLE, LINDA RAE., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 150 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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