To make clear the relation between school science, particularly the strata observation and cognitive style , we carried out the investigation of achievement test in science, Conceptual Style Test and the strata observation on photographs. They are for 164 students enrolled in a public lower secondary school. From the results of these investigations the following facts were elucidated. 1. There is a relation between science and cognitive style. But, science is not all related to 7 varieties of cognitive style. It is clearly related to cognitive style of "Flexible coutrol-Constricted Control", "Field Dependent-Field Independent" and "Cognitive preference". 2. In the strata observation for making use of photographs, there is an especial influence of "Field Dependent-Field Independent" in cognitive styles that are clearly related to science. 3. As a concrete tendency, students whose cognitive styles are field independent point out many observable facts at the place where they can observe microscopically. Students whose cognitive styles are field dependent point out many observable facts at the place where they can observe macroscopically. 4. Students, points of observation in free strata observation for making use of photographs are large in number as compared with on real field.
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