This paper overviews temperament research and its relationship to context. It provides an introduction to the Student Styles Questionnaire as a temperament measure and its educational value. It presents Australian SSQ data, based on a sample of 308 students, aged 9, 11, 13 and 15, from a regional city. Both quantitative and qualitative findings are included as a means of illustrating the value of this instrument. Comparisons are made with the United States SSQ normative sample.
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