University of Mohaghegh Ardabili Journal of School Psychology 22520821 1 1 2012 04 05 A comparison of internal and external dimensions of thinking styles in blind and sighted students A comparison of internal and external dimensions of thinking styles in blind and sighted students 108 118 24 d_1_1_91_3_1_7 FA M Narimani Professor of Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili E Soleymani students of ph.D, Islamic Azad University Ardabil Branch A Abolghasemi Associate Professor, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili Journal Article 2012 03 19 The main objective of this study was to<br />compare the internal and external dimensions of<br />thinking styles in blind and normal students. The<br />statistical population of the present research<br />comprised all students aged between 12 and 18 years<br />enrolled in junior and high schools in Ardabil city<br />during the academic year 1378-88. A sample of 60<br />blind students (30 boys and 30 girls) and 60 sighted<br />students (30 boys and 30 girls) was selected.<br />Subscales of the short form of the Sternberg &<br />Wagner Thinking styles Inventory were administered<br />individually to gather data. The research design was<br />casual-comparative and data were analyzed using<br />multivariate analysis of variance. Results showed that<br />there was significant difference between thinking<br />styles in blind and normal students. Mean scores of<br />blind students in internal thinking style were greater<br />than those of sighted students, while sighted students<br />scored higher than their blind counterparts in external<br />thinking style. Significant differences between<br />thinking styles (internal-external) of male and female<br />students were also observed. Results of this study<br />suggest that education professionals proceed with<br />planning and implementation of combined<br />therapeutic programs for blind students with<br />emotional disorders. The main objective of this study was to<br />compare the internal and external dimensions of<br />thinking styles in blind and normal students. The<br />statistical population of the present research<br />comprised all students aged between 12 and 18 years<br />enrolled in junior and high schools in Ardabil city<br />during the academic year 1378-88. A sample of 60<br />blind students (30 boys and 30 girls) and 60 sighted<br />students (30 boys and 30 girls) was selected.<br />Subscales of the short form of the Sternberg &<br />Wagner Thinking styles Inventory were administered<br />individually to gather data. The research design was<br />casual-comparative and data were analyzed using<br />multivariate analysis of variance. Results showed that<br />there was significant difference between thinking<br />styles in blind and normal students. Mean scores of<br />blind students in internal thinking style were greater<br />than those of sighted students, while sighted students<br />scored higher than their blind counterparts in external<br />thinking style. Significant differences between<br />thinking styles (internal-external) of male and female<br />students were also observed. Results of this study<br />suggest that education professionals proceed with<br />planning and implementation of combined<br />therapeutic programs for blind students with<br />emotional disorders. https://jsp.uma.ac.ir/article_24_7f375ad49d2f65c6af453754363850a8.pdf