Effects of a Computer-Augmented Learning Environment on Math Achievement for Students with Differing Cognitive Style

Abstract

The relationship between cognitive style and success in a computer-augmented learning environment was investigated. Fifty-nine students enrolled in a developmental education course in algebra were assigned to one of two instructors and one of two treatment conditions (computer-augmented instruction or traditional instruction). Student cognitive style (field-independence-dependence) was determined by performance on the Group Embedded Figures Test. Significant variables identified from a stepwise regression included main effects for prior achievement, cognitive style, and instructor. In addition, a significant treatment by cognitive style interaction was found. Field-dependent students exhibited greater math achievement in a computer-augmented environment, whereas students with indiscriminate cognitive style demonstrated greater achievement in a traditional learning environment. The results supported the hypothesis that learning environments differentially effect students with dissimilar cognitive style characteristics.

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