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12/95/
ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED108497 AUTHOR: Ramirez, Manuel, III; And Others
TITLE: Introduction to Cognitive Styles. New Approaches to
Bilingual Bicultural Education, No. 3.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1974
NOTE: 22 p.
AVAILABILITY: Dissemination Center for Bilingual Bicultural
Education, 6504 Tracor Lane, Austin, Texas 78721 ($0.60)
ABSTRACT: This teaching manual is the third in a series of
seven designed for use in bilingual/bicultural programs.
The subject discussed here is the influence of
socialization practices on children's cognitive styles and
in particular, children's learning styles, and the
implications this has for bilingual/bicultural education.
The characteristics of field sensitive and field
independent cognitive styles are described, followed by a
discussion of the relationship between cognitive style and
culture and socialization styles. An illustration of this
relationship is drawn from the situation of
Mexican-American children, who typically score in a field
sensitive direction on tests of cognitive style. Such
scores are thought to result from the traditional
Mexican-American emphasis on family loyalty and
a close interpersonal relationship between mother and
children, values that encourage field sensitivity. An
appreciation of the diversity of cognitive and
socialization styles must precede the planning of
culturally democratic educational environments. A manual of
self-assessment units accompanies this series. (Author/AM)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Bilingualism-; Bilingual-Students;
Bilingual-Teachers; Conceptual-Tempo; Cultural-Pluralism;
Disadvantaged-; Educational-Improvement; Educationally
Disadvantaged; Educational-Planning; Individualized
Instruction; Mexican-Americans; Programed-Instructional
Materials; Teacher-Education; Teacher-Education-Curriculum;
Teaching-Guides
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Biculturalism-; *Bilingual-Education;
*Cognitive-Processes; *Cognitive-Style; *Cultural
Differences; *Learning-
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