Perspectives on the nature of intellectual styles / edited by Li-fang Zhang & Robert J. Sternberg.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Zhang, Li-fang.
• Sternberg, Robert J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Cognitive styles.
• Learning, Psychology of.

Physical Description:

xvii, 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub. Co., [2009]

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.
• This stimulating and provocative text integrates the most recent theories and research on intellectual styles. The internationally acclaimed contributors address cutting-edge, controversial issues in the field that have yet to be resolved, including whether certain intellectual styles are better than others, how creativity affects intellectual style, and whether styles are traits or states.
• Key Features:
• Distinguishes intellectual styles from other constructs, such as intellectual capacity or effort levels
• Situates the field of styles within the larger context of the psychological, educational, and business literatures
• Provides concrete guidelines for researchers, teachers, and employers to apply the concept of intellectual styles to educational and business settings
• Researchers, teachers, employers, psychologists, and students will find this book to be a fascinating, engaging read, offering a breadth and depth of insight into the nature of intellectual styles.

Contents:

• Part I Models 1
• 1 A Duplex Model of Cognitive Style / Eugene Sadler-Smith 3
• 2 The Disposition to Understand for Oneself at University and Beyond: Learning Processes, the Will to Learn, and Sensitivity to Context / Noel Entwistle, Velda McCune 29
• 3 Revisiting the Value Issue in Intellectual Styles / Li-Fang Zhang, Robert J. Sternberg 63
• 4 How Are Intellectual Styles Related to Creativity Across Multiple Domains? / James C. Kaufman, John M. Baer 87
• 5 Reaffirming Style as an Individual Difference: Toward a Global Paradigm or Knowledge Diaspora? / Steve Rayner, Elizabeth R. Peterson 107
• Part II Applications 135
• 6 Problem Solving, Creativity, and the Level-Style Distinction / Kathryn W. Jablokow, Michael J. Kirton 137
• 7 The Place of Cognitive Style in Pedagogy: Realizing Potential in Practice / Carol Evans, Michael Waring 169
• 8 Learning Styles Applied: Harnessing Students' Instructional Style Preferences / Joseph S. Renzulli, Erin E. Sullivan 209
• 9 What Is So Stylish About Styles? Comments on the Genetic Etiology of Intellectual Styles / Elena L. Grigorenko 233
• 10 Cognitive Styles and Their Relevance for Business and Management: A Review of Development Over the Past Two Decades / Steven J. Armstrong, Eva Cools 253
• Epilogue-Intellectual Styles: Nehru Jacket or Solid Blue Blazer? / Li-fang Zhang, Robert J. Sternberg 291.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 9780826104601
• 0826104606

OCLC:

301893408