This study examined the cognitive style of 121 female and 84 male undergraduate students enrolled in 5 art courses (art education, fibers, sculpture, introductory and advanced art history) at an urban university. The Group Embedded Figures Test was administered to these students to measure field-independence or cognitive style. Students showed diversity of cognitive styles. Both female and male students scored in the mid-quartiles. Males over-all were slightly more field independent.
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