Measuring the Level of Cognitive Style (Risk – Caution) among University Students
Mohammed Abdulrazzaq Azeez, Assist. Prof. Dr. Anwer Kasim Yahya Al-Azawy
The current study focuses on measuring the level of cognitive style (risk – caution) among university students. The research sample reached (1002) male and female students from the colleges of the University of Mosul from both specializations (scientific and humanities) and from (males - females) and stage (second - fourth). To achieve the research objectives, the researcher created a measure of cognitive style (risk/caution), which consists of (37) items. The data was processed statistically by using the statistical package (SPSS), and appropriate statistical methods were used, including: the T-Test, and the KR-20 equation, and the Pearson correlation coefficient, and the researcher reached the following conclusion: University students are characterized by a cognitive style (risk), and there are statistically significant differences between the second and fourth stages in favor of the second.
Keywords: Measurement, University of Mosul, Risk, Cognitive Style
