Date of Award
1974
Document Type
Dissertation
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Logsdon, James D.
Abstract
In this study, the relationships among cognitive styles of teachers, students and reading rnaterials were studied. Children in second and fourth grade classr:ooms were matched with their teachers on elements on their cognitive style maps. A construct of cognitive style developed by Dr. Joseph Hill of Oakland Community College was used. This construct examines the subject in four areas: 1) the subject's use of theoretical symbols, such as, words and numbers, 2) his reactions to qualitative codes, such as, sensory or kinesic information, 3) the cultural deterrninants of his actions and 4) the modes of reasoning he prefers. This study indicated that it was possible to map young children and their teachers and arrive at a comparison of teachers' and students' maps. Interaction did occur in the classroom based on the similarities and differences between students and teachers. Achievement in reading was affected by this interaction.
Extent
113 p.
Recommended Citation
Kuchinskas, Gloria A., "An Exploratory Study of the Relationships Among the Cognitive Styles of Teachers, Students and Their Reading Materials in Second and Fourth Grade Classrooms" (1974). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1970 - 1979. 247.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_2/247
Identifier
FA00000674
Comments
Includes bibliography.|Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1974.|College of Education|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Includes bibliography.