| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第7-12页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第12-13页 |
| List of Tables | 第13页 |
| List of Figures | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter One: Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| ·Overview | 第14页 |
| ·Motivation | 第14-16页 |
| ·Research Orientation | 第16-17页 |
| ·Outline of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two: Review of the Related Literature | 第18-33页 |
| ·Wholist-Analytic and Verbal-Imagery Cognitive Styles and Relevant Concepts | 第18-28页 |
| ·Cognitive Styles | 第18-23页 |
| ·The Facets of Style | 第18-20页 |
| ·The Definitions of Cognitive Style | 第20页 |
| ·Theoretical Models of Cognitive Style | 第20-23页 |
| ·Curry's'Onion Theory' | 第20-21页 |
| ·Riding's'Cognitive Control Model' | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Labels of Cognitive Style | 第22-23页 |
| ·Wholist-Analytic and Verbal-Imagery Dimensions | 第23-28页 |
| ·Overview | 第23-24页 |
| ·What is WA Dimension? | 第24-25页 |
| ·What is VI Dimension? | 第25页 |
| ·The Integrated WA and VI Cognitive Styles | 第25-26页 |
| ·The Distinctive Features of WA and VI Cognitive Styles and Their Implications | 第26-28页 |
| ·Review of Literature on Input Modes | 第28-30页 |
| ·Overview | 第28页 |
| ·Psychological Basis of Textual and Pictorial Mode | 第28-29页 |
| ·Empirical Studies for Textual and Pictorial Mode | 第29-30页 |
| ·Researches on the Effects of WA and VI Dimensions on Preference of Input Modes | 第30-33页 |
| ·Studies of Riding and His Co-workers | 第30-31页 |
| ·Studies of Others | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Three: Rationale and Theoretical Framework | 第33-46页 |
| ·Theoretical Foundation | 第33-35页 |
| ·Individual Differences | 第33页 |
| ·Sources of Diversity in the General Factors of Individual Differences | 第33-35页 |
| ·Distinctions Between Some General Factors and Cognitive Style | 第33-35页 |
| ·Ability and Cognitive Style | 第34页 |
| ·Intelligence and Cognitive Style | 第34-35页 |
| ·Personality and Cognitive Style | 第35页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework | 第35-37页 |
| ·Research Questions and Hypotheses | 第37-39页 |
| ·Measurements | 第39-46页 |
| ·The Measure of Cognitive Style | 第39-42页 |
| ·Riding's CSA | 第39-40页 |
| ·CSAT — The Adopted Cognitive Style Assessment Tool in This Study | 第40-41页 |
| ·CSAT Scores as Measurement ofWA and VI Cognitive Styles | 第41-42页 |
| ·The Measure of Input Modes | 第42页 |
| ·The Textual Input Mode Used in This Study | 第42页 |
| ·The Pictorial Input Mode Used in This Study | 第42页 |
| ·Story Recalling Performances | 第42-46页 |
| ·Stories and Story Grammar | 第42-43页 |
| ·Detail Scores and Unity Scores as Measurement of the Story Recalling Performances | 第43-46页 |
| Chapter Four: The Study | 第46-51页 |
| ·Research Design | 第46页 |
| ·Variables | 第46页 |
| ·Subjects | 第46-47页 |
| ·Instruments | 第47-49页 |
| ·CSAT — the Instrument for Measuring WA and VI Cognitive Styles in This Study | 第47-49页 |
| ·A Textual Mode and a Pictorial Mode of Two Stories | 第49页 |
| ·Procedures | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Five: Results | 第51-58页 |
| ·Overview | 第51页 |
| ·Hypothesis One | 第51-55页 |
| ·Descriptive Statistics for the Scores on CSAT | 第51-53页 |
| ·Cognitive Style of the Subjects | 第53-55页 |
| ·Hypothesis Two | 第55-56页 |
| ·Hypothesis Three | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter Six: Discussion and Conclusions | 第58-67页 |
| ·Overview | 第58页 |
| ·Discussion | 第58-62页 |
| ·The Characteristics of Cognitive Style of Science and Arts Students | 第58-60页 |
| ·The Effects of Cognitive Style on Students' Preferences of Input Modes | 第60-62页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第62页 |
| ·Implications | 第62-65页 |
| ·Limitation and Suggestions for Further Study | 第65-67页 |
| References | 第67-75页 |
| Appendices | 第75-92页 |
| Appendix 1: Instruction for CSAT | 第75-76页 |
| Appendix 2: Sample Tests of CSAT | 第76-79页 |
| Appendix 3: Instruction for Recalling Task | 第79-80页 |
| Appendix 4: The Story in Textual Mode for Recalling Task | 第80-81页 |
| Appendix 5: The Story in Pictorial Mode for Recalling Task | 第81-82页 |
| Appendix 6: Test Data | 第82-92页 |
| 华南师范大学学位论文原创性声明 | 第92页 |
| 学位论文使用授权声明 | 第92-93页 |