Cognitive style, learning style, and transfer skill acquisition

Intended for educational practitioners interested in direct application of learning and cognitive style to the classroom and the encouragement of transfer skill acquisition, this document is a review and synthesis of cognitive, learning, and teaching style literature with application to adult life stages and development. The first section of the document is primarily an overview, discussion and merging of cognitive and learning styles with transfer skills. ‘Linking Style and Transfer Skills’ discusses what is known about transfer skills and transfer skill acquisition, and then presents the notion of style and some of its elements as they relate to transfer skill acquisition. Chapters that follow examine the literature on cognitive style and learning style separately. Implications for research on all three of the concepts (transfer skills, cognitive styles, and learning styles) are offered within the context of a discussion teaching style. Current applications in educational and training environments are discussed and various inventories for assessing cognitive/learning styles are identified and compared to assist the reader in selecting a learning style approach. A number of literal and figurative illustrations are used throughout the monograph.

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