Field dependent and field independent cognitive
styles are contrasting ways of perceiving and
processing information. This study investigated how
the cognitive styles of field dependence (FD) and
field independence (FI) affect the achievement levels
of distance learners.

This research examined the matching or mismatching
the design of asynchronous distance education to the
field dependent and the field independent
learner.Subjects were administered the GEFT, a
measure of field dependence-independence. Only those
in the first (Field Dependent) and fourth (Field
Independent) quartiles of the...