Abstract
The research problem emerged from the lack of attention to the dominant thinking patterns and cognitive styles among learners, which consequently leads to insufficient understanding of their characteristics. This negatively affects students' ability to utilize theoretical knowledge in practical applications that support scientific performance, thereby impacting their learning level and degree. Therefore, the study aims to identify learning and thinking styles (right, integrated, left) among individuals with different cognitive styles (independent, mixed, dependent). The descriptive method was applied to a sample of 75 third-year female students from the Physical Education Department at the University of Baghdad, with a total sample size of 100 students. The research utilized the Torrance test, which includes a shapes test, to classify learners according to their dominant hemispheric cognitive styles (right, integrated, left). Using appropriate tools, results showed consistency between independent cognitive style individuals and right-hemisphere dominance, and between dependent cognitive style individuals and left-hemisphere dominance, while mixed cognitive style individuals aligned with integrated hemispheric functions. The study recommends that educators and trainers tailor their cognitive strategies to match learners' or athletes' cognitive styles and dominant thinking patterns to avoid using inappropriate methods that do not consider their personal cognitive traits during learning or training.
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Abdullah, Afaf; Hamoudi, Lama Samir; and Alwan, Nihad Mohammed
(2007)
"A Comparative Study of Learning and Thinking Styles According to the Cognitive Style,"
Modern Sport: Vol. 6:
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7, Article 9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54702/2708-3454.1232
