Abstract
The present study has been conducted to find out the patterns of cognitive styles among high school teachers working in tribal schools. The sample for the investigation was drawn from the high school teachers to working in tribal schools located in thiruppathur district, Tamilnadu state by using simple random sampling technique. It comprises 120 high school teachers. Cognitive Style Inventory (CSI) developed by Praveen Kumar Jha in this Standardized tool was used in the present study. The study revealed that there is a significant difference in the patterns of cognitive styles among high school teachers working in tribal schools with respect to their gender. The study also revealed that there is no significant difference in the patterns of cognitive style among school teachers working in tribal schools with respect to their locality and academic streams.
Highlights
All individuals possess unique qualities and characteristics that influence how their learning best occurs in different settings and situations
HYPOTHESES: (1) There is no significant difference in cognitive styles among high school teachers working in tribal schools with respect to gender
It is concluded that there is a significant difference in Cognitive style among high school teachers working in tribal schools with respect to gender
Summary
All individuals possess unique qualities and characteristics that influence how their learning best occurs in different settings and situations. Individuals who know and understand their own particular cognitive styles are able to understand themselves and their unique preferences towards solving problems or confronting issues. Within the teaching and learning environment, knowledge of teacher and student cognitive style preferences assists educators to better understand their teachers and students. As we all know teaching is a dynamic activity It unfolds a world of knowledge, information, experience and education. Cognitive style is defined by Witkin, Moore, Goodenough, and Cox (1977) as the individual way in which a person perceives, thinks, learns, solves problems, and relates to others. Messick (1984) defined cognitive styles as consistent individual ways of organizing and processing information and experience. Cognitive styles defined as the way people perceive stimuli and how they use this information to guide their behaviour (i.e., thinking, feeling, actions (Allinson & Hayes, 1998). Cognitive style referred to a psychological dimension representing consistencies in an www.psychologyandeducation.net
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