Suddick R P, Yancey J M, Devine S, Wilson S
J Dent Educ. 1982 Apr;46(4):227-32.
The construct of field dependence-independence (FDI) is a bipolar characterization of cognitive style and functioning that has achieved wide interest outside the field of dental education. Since dental educators lack effective preadmission predictors of clinical grades or performance, the authors examined two tests of FDI as potential new predictors. The Embedded Figures Test (EFT) is a recognized FDI descriptor test based on the ability to identify rapidly and accurately a series of simple geometric figures "embedded" in more complex figures; such performance is characteristic of the field-independent individual. Similarly, rapid and accurate performance on the Inverted Tracing Test (ITT) (mirror tracing of simple figures) may also be characteristic of the field-independent individual. Multiple regression analyses indicated that the EFT and ITT parameters correlated more closely with clinical grades that did Dental Admission Test (DAT) predictors. The results suggest that individuals who tend to be field-independent, rather than field-dependent may hav an advantage in the dental school's clinical curriculum.
场依存性-独立性（FDI）这一概念是对认知风格和功能的一种两极化描述，在牙科教育领域之外引起了广泛关注。由于牙科教育工作者缺乏有效的入学前临床成绩或表现预测指标，作者研究了两种FDI测试作为潜在的新预测指标。镶嵌图形测验（EFT）是一种公认的FDI描述性测试，基于快速准确识别“镶嵌”在更复杂图形中的一系列简单几何图形的能力；这种表现是场独立个体的特征。同样，倒转追踪测验（ITT）（简单图形的镜像追踪）的快速准确表现也可能是场独立个体的特征。多元回归分析表明，EFT和ITT参数与临床成绩的相关性比牙科入学考试（DAT）预测指标更紧密。结果表明，倾向于场独立而非场依存的个体在牙科学校的临床课程中可能具有优势。
