Study of Cognitive Style of Undergraduate Students in Relation to their Gender and Stream

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  • Sajad Ahmad Mir School of Education, Central University of Kashmir, J&K

Keywords:

Cognitive Style, Systematic Style, Intuitive Style, Undergraduate Students, Kashmir Division

Abstract

The present study is descriptive in nature and survey research method has been used for the study. The research paper compares the cognitive style of undergraduate students of Kashmir Valley with respect to their gender and stream. A sample of 300 undergraduate students (150 Male and 150 Female) was taken from two different Govt. Degree Colleges of Kashmir (J&K) India by using random sampling technique. Praveen Kumar’s Cognitive Style Inventory (2001) was administered for data collection. For data analysis- mean, SD, t- test and one-way ANOVA were employed. The investigation came to the conclusion that Male and Female undergraduate students do not differ significantly on cognitive styles. Further, it was also reflected in the study that the main effect of stream on both dimensions-systematic and intuitive cognitive style was found to be insignificant for undergraduate students.

Author Biography

Sajad Ahmad Mir, School of Education, Central University of Kashmir, J&K

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Published

2016-12-01

How to Cite

Mir, S. A. (2016). Study of Cognitive Style of Undergraduate Students in Relation to their Gender and Stream. Journal of Research & Innovations in Education, 2(2), 210–220. Retrieved from https://publications.cukashmir.ac.in/index.php/jrie/article/view/161

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