NELJA LOOMEVALDKONNA ÜLIÕPILASTE KOGNITIIVSETE STIILIDE ERINEVUSED TARTU ÜLIKOOLI VILJANDI KULTUURIAKADEEMIA NÄITEL

The current paper discusses the phenomenon of cognitive style. The study describes and compares the cognitive styles of students of the Performing Arts, Music, Applied Arts, Culture Management and Leisure-Time Management (n=254). Previous research shows a distinctness of cognitive styles among the representatives of different professions, something also evidenced by the current study.To explore the cognitive style of the respondents-The Allinson and Hayes’ Cognitive Style Index (CSI), which is a self-evaluation instrument with 38 items to report on, was used. The results of the report divide the respondents into 5 categories according to their cognitive style: intuitive, quasi-intuitive, adaptive, quasi-analytic, and analytic styles.