Lifang Zhang
Revisiting the Predictive Power of Thinking Styles for Academic Performance
Chinese University of Hong Kong|University of Hong Kong
present study examination contributions thinking styles academic achievement see lf zhang 2001a 2001b 2002f lf zhang r j sternberg 1998 secondary school students hong kong n 250 131 catholic boys school 119 protestant girls school participated study students scores thinking styles inventory r j sternberg r k wagner 1992 used predict academic achievement 16 subjects age gender school class level performance sternberg triarchic abilities test r j sternberg 1993 controlled results indicated use hierarchical thinking style significantly contributed better achievement social sciences humanities use judicial style uniquely contributed better achievement natural sciences use monarchic thinking style significantly predicted students achievement design technology results study suggest thinking styles taken account school settings thinking styles generate creativity cultivated students