AGE AND VERBALIZING-VISUALIZING COGNITIVE STYLES DIFFERENCE AMONG HEARING IMPAIRED STUDENTS.

OBJECTIVE The present research aims to identify the individual difference in cognitive styles and age groups of hearing impaired students. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional research design. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY This study was conducted at Government College for the Deaf and Dumb, Gung Mahal, Gulberg, Lahore in approximately one year. SUBJECTS AND METHOD Thirty one (n = 31) hearing impaired students participated in the research through purposive sampling technique. The mean age of sample was 21.2 years (SD = 1.92; age range 19-27). RESULTS Results indicated significant mean difference existed between the cognitive styles that hearing impaired used, but no significant mean difference on cognitive styles was found between the age groups in hearing impaired. CONCLUSION The study explored mean differences in cognitive styles and age groups of hearing impaired students on a computerized Verbal Imagery Cognitive Style (VICS) test. The results indicate that hearing impaired students exhibit significant differences in cognitive styles which are used in education for learning, comprehension, and reading. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]