Do styles of thinking matter among Hong Kong secondary school students?

This article answers the question "Do styles of thinking matter among Hong Kong secondary school students?" The theoretical foundation for this work i s Sternberg's theory of mental self-government. Three-hundred and ninety-ni ne Hong Kong secondary school boys responded to the Thinking Styles Invento ry and provided a range of demographic information. Students' academic achi evement scores also were utilized. It was found that thinking styles statis tically predicted academic achievement beyond self-rated abilities. Also, p articular thinking styles are related to age, leadership experience, travel experience, and the number of hobbies one reported. (C) 2001 Elsevier Scie nce Ltd. All rights reserved.