The authors request that you contact them prior to using the CoSI and that you share any data with them to further cross-validate the measure. Please contact Eva Cools <Eva.Cools(at)vlerick.be> for more information.
Purpose
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The CoSI was designed to assess preferences for information processing. It distinguishes between 3 cognitive styles.
- A knowing style emphasizes logic, objectivity, and precision.
- A planning style emphasizes structure, control, and routines.
- A creating style emphasizes subjectivity, impulsivity, and openness to possibilities.
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Questions
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18 items using 5-point ratings (1 = totally disagree to 5 = totally agree)
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Sub-scales
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3 sub-scales:
- Knowing: 4 items
- Planning: 7 items
- Creating: 7 items
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Domain
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Psychometrics
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Sample items
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- I want to have a full understanding of all problems. (Knowing)
- Developing a clear plan is very important to me. (Planning)
- I like to contribute to innovative solutions. (Creating)
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- Cools, E. (2008). Cognitive styles and management behaviour: Theory, measurement, and application. Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller.
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- Cools, E. (2008). The hunt for the Heffalump continues: Who is the Flemish entrepreneur? In H. Landström, D. Smallbone, H. Crijns & E. Laveren (Eds.), RENT 2006 Anthology. Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Growth and Performance: Frontiers in European Entrepreneurship Research (pp. 29-53). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
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- Cools, E., De Pauw, A., & Vanderheyden, K. (2009). Cognitive styles in an international perspective: Cross-validation of the Cognitive Style Indicator. In Z. Charlesworth, M., C. Evans & E. Cools (Eds.), Learning in higher education: How style matters. Proceedings of the 14th European Learning Styles Information Network (ELSIN) conference (pp. 150-162). Bulle-en-Gruyère: Les Roches Gruyère, University of Applied Sciences.
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- Cools, E., & Van den Broeck, H. (2008). Cognitive styles and managerial behaviour: A qualitative study. Education and Training, 50(2), 103-114. doi: 10.1108/00400910810862092
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- Cools, E., & Van den Broeck, H. (2008). The hunt for the Heffalump continues: Can trait and cognitive characteristics predict entrepreneurial orientation? Journal of Small Business Strategy, 18(2), 23-41.
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- Cools, E., Van den Broeck, H., & Bouckenooghe, D. (2009). Cognitive styles and person-environment fit: Investigating the consequences of cognitive (mis)fit. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 18(2), 167-198. doi: 10.1080/13594320802295540
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- Cools, E., Vanderheyden, K., & Horlait, M. (2009). An inquiry on students’ career preferences: do cognitive styles matter? In Z. M. Charlesworth, C. Evans & E. Cools (Eds.), Learning in higher education – how style matters. Proceedings of the 14th European Learning Styles Information Network (ELSIN) conference (pp. 137-149). Bulle-en-Gruyère: Les Roches Gruyère, University of Applied Sciences.
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- De Stobbeleir, K., Cools, E., & Buyens, D. (2008). Seeking with style: A test of the influence of cognitive styles on employees’ feedback-seeking patterns. In E. Cools, H. Van den Broeck, C. Evans & T. Redmond (Eds.), Style and cultural differences: How can organisations, regions and countries take advantage of style differences? Proceedings of the 13th Annual Conference of the European Learning Styles Information Network (pp. 241-257). Gent: Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School.
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