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Thinking Styles and Modes of Thinking: Implications for Education and Research

Li-Fang Zhang Department of Education, The University of Hong Kong
Pages 245-261 | Received 24 Oct 2000, Accepted 09 May 2001, Published online: 02 Apr 2010

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Garima Saini, Shabnam, Seema & Vaibhav Bhatnagar. (2022) The Pattern of Executive Professionals’ Thinking Styles in Relation to cognitive Styles and Metacognition Skills. Cogent Psychology 9:1.
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Weiqiao Fan, Li‐Fang Zhang & David Watkins. (2010) Incremental validity of thinking styles in predicting academic achievements: an experimental study in hypermedia learning environments. Educational Psychology 30:5, pages 605-623.
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Li‐Fang Zhang. (2007) Intellectual Styles and Academic Achievement among Senior Secondary School Students in Rural China. Educational Psychology 27:5, pages 675-692.
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Li‐fang Zhang. (2006) Does Student–Teacher Thinking Style Match/Mismatch Matter in Students’ Achievement?. Educational Psychology 26:3, pages 395-409.
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Li-Fang Zhang. (2004) Thinking Styles: University Students' Preferred Teaching Styles and Their Conceptions of Effective Teachers. The Journal of Psychology 138:3, pages 233-252.
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Li-Fang Zhang. (2003) Contributions of Thinking Styles to Critical Thinking Dispositions. The Journal of Psychology 137:6, pages 517-544.
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João M. Santos, Hugo Horta & Li‐fang Zhang. (2020) The association of thinking styles with research agendas among academics in the social sciences. Higher Education Quarterly 74:2, pages 193-210.
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Li-fang Zhang & Weiqiao Fan. (2007) Do modes of thinking predict career interest types among Chinese university students?. Thinking Skills and Creativity 2:2, pages 118-127.
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Li-Fang Zhang & Yunfeng He. (2016) Do Thinking Styles Matter in the Use of and Attitudes toward Computing and Information Technology among Hong Kong University Students?. Journal of Educational Computing Research 29:4, pages 471-493.
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Li-Fang Zhang. (2016) Are Parents' and Children's Thinking Styles Related?. Psychological Reports 93:2, pages 617-630.
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