The study investigated the extent to which two types of instructional materials and learner field dependence–independence affected learners’ cognitive load, time spent on task, and problem-solving performance in a complex system with a computer-modeling tool. One hundred and one primary student teachers were initially categorized into field dependent, field mixed, and field-independent learners...

⎯ With the rapid progression of e-learning curriculum, the various needs of content design considerations are increasing. However, little attention was paid to image perception issue related to content design. This study investigated the relationship of field-dependent/field-independent (FD/FI) cognitive style to the perception of color images with respect to colordepth and preference for displ...

Mindfulness-based interventions are known to increase false memory. However, high trait mindfulness is associated with an external encoding style and field independence, which in turn are associated with low false memory. The present study used a bilingual context to disentangle these contrasting findings. Sixty ChineseEnglish bilinguals completed a Deese-Roediger-McDermott (DRM) false recognit...

Field dependence-independence (FD/FI) is an important dimension of cognitive styles. The current thesis seeks to identify individuals’ level of field independence during visual stimulus tasks processing. It intends to examine brain signals with the use of the EEG neuroimaging method and the eye tracking device. Specifically, it aims to value the relationship between the Hidden Figure Test (HFT)...

Performance on the Embedded Figures Test (EFT) has been interpreted as a reflection of local/global perceptual style, weak central coherence and/or field independence, as well as a measure of intelligence and executive function. The variable ways in which EFT findings have been interpreted demonstrate that the construct validity of this measure is unclear. In order to address this lack of clari...