The purpose of the study was to explore which of three teaching strategies--traditional lecture-demonstration (TM), individualized instruction which was self-paced (IIMSP), or individualized instruction which was group-paced (IIMGP)--produced maximum learning outcomes in field-dependent/independent (FD/FI) learners who were taught the technique of dart manipulation in pattern making. The subjects were 76 female home economics students in a college of education in Bendel State of Nigeria. / Five instruments were used for the study: (1) The Oltman, Raskin, and Witkin (1971) Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT) for categorizing subjects into cognitive learning styles. (2) Fletcher's pre-instruction attitude survey scale for establishing students' attitude towards the course and course pre-requisites before instruction. (3) Fletcher's post-instruction attitude survey scale for detecting any changes in attitude of subjects after instruction and for comparing their ratings of teaching strategies. (4) Pre-test developed by the researcher to discern homogeneity of the groups and for determining subjects' knowledge of subject-matter before instruction. (5) Post-test also developed by the researcher to record the level of subjects' mastery of the concepts and technique taught. Four individualized instruction modules were utilized to teach the units to the two experimental groups while the control group were taught the same topics using the lecture-demonstration method. / Results from the GEFT showed that all the subjects were FD (100%). Testing of the hypotheses using ANOVA statistical procedures yielded no significant results at P < .05. There was no significant difference in pre- and post-attitude, no significant difference in subject-matter achievement, and no significant difference in subjects' rating of teaching strategies. However, t-test results showed significant differences in pre-test with pos-test, and in pre-attitude with post-attitude for the entire sample. Pearson Product Moment Correlation coefficient test results showed minimal but significant correlations between post-attitude with post-test (r = +.34) and in pre-attitude with GEDT (R = +.35) at P < .01. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-03, Section: A, page: 0812. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1985.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75782 |
| Contributors | ONOGWUWE, JESSIE UKAMAKA., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 201 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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