Abstract
The Learning Styles Inventory and the Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale for Children were administered to 300 fourth, fifth, and sixth grade gifted/talented students in New York and Connecticut and to 283 students from the general population. Other test score information was obtained from student records. It was found that (a) gifted students and students of the general population differ overall with respect to learning style; (b) the learning style variables contributing most to the difference between the two groups were lecture, independent study, discussion, and projects; and (c) grade level, sex, locus of control, and favorite subject significantly affect learning style preferences. It was concluded that there seems to be a preference among gifted/talented students for those instructional methods emphasizing independence, while students of the general population seem to prefer instructional methods with somewhat more structure.
Subject
Developmental and Educational Psychology,Education
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