Class I

 For Class I (N=100, n=77), there were 60 usable KAI responses to determine

students' cognitive style. The KAI has 32 items providing for a theoretical range of 32 to

160 and a mean of 95. Lower scores indicated that a person was more adaptive while

higher scores indicated that a person was more innovative. The most adaptive student in

Class I had a total cognitive style score of 50 while the most innovative student had a

total score of 124 on the KAI. For Class I, the total cognitive style mean was 92.90

(SD=14.25), which was 2.10 points lower than the general population reported by Kirton

(1999). Comparing Class I cognitive style construct mean scores to the general

population construct mean scores found sufficiency of originality 0.13 points higher,

efficiency 1.37 points lower and rule/group conformity 0.87 points lower. However all

cognitive style construct scores were consistent with a total score of 92.90 (Kirton). See

Table 4-36 for reported cognitive style scale means determined for Class I.

Table 4-36. Class I Student Mean Scores of Cognitive Style Constructs (n=60)
Construct Mean SD Min Max
Total cognitive style 92.90 14.25 50 124
Sufficiency of originality 41.13 7.61 25 58
Efficiency 17.63 4.77 7 29
Rule/Group conformity 34.13 7.42 18 53
Note. Cognitive style measured by the KAI with 32 items. Theoretical range: Total (32-
160), Sufficiency of Originality (13-65), Efficiency (7-35) and Rule/Group Conformity
(12-60). Coded: lower score equals more adaptive, higher score equals more innovative.

 Class I had 77 acceptable responses to the SSI in determining student perceived

stress. The SSI used 22, 5-point Likert scale items to which students responded with a

one to signify low stress and five to signify high stress. The possible range for total

student stress was 22 to 110. In Class I, the student with the least amount of perceived

stress had a score of 29 while the student with the highest level of perceived stress had a