Cross Relationships between Cognitive Styles and Learner Variables in Online Learning Environment
Eunjoo Oh
Doohun Lim
The University of Tennessee
Abstract
This study examines how students’ cognitive styles are correlated with their attitudes toward online education and learning behaviors in online learning environments. The Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT) and the attitude survey toward online instruction were administered to 104 students enrolled in various online courses at the University of Tennessee. The study findings revealed that students’ cognitive styles were not significantly correlated with their attitudes and preference for instructional delivery modes while other factors such as previous online learning experience and computer competency were significantly correlated with students’ learning outcomes and attitudes toward online instruction.
About the Author(s)...
Eunjoo Oh is a doctoral student in Instructional Technology at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She is currently working as a coordinator at the Technology Enhanced Curriculum Lab in the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences. Her research interests include a comparison of instructional delivery methods such as online instruction, classroom instruction, and blended instruction, assessment of instructional delivery methods, and the effective use of technology in teacher education programs. She may be contacted at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Doohun Lim is an Assistant Professor of Human Resource Development at the University of Tenessee at Knoxville. His major research interests include evaluation of learning transfer in online learning environment and database application for online collaboration and problem-based learning. His new research focus has been on the validation of reusable learning objects utilized in instructional development and delivery. He can be contacted at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
