Evidence for a Common Multi-Modal Learning Style in Young Adults? A Psychometric Investigation of Two Modality-Specific Learning Style Inventories
A well-known hypothesis amongst educators and the general public is that matching instructional method with an individual’s modality-specific learning style improves learning. Several critical reports in the past decade, however, have shown that the psychometric properties of the inventories applied...
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| author | Karoline Aslaksen Monika Haga Hermundur Sigmundsson Hermundur Sigmundsson Håvard Lorås |
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| description | A well-known hypothesis amongst educators and the general public is that matching instructional method with an individual’s modality-specific learning style improves learning. Several critical reports in the past decade, however, have shown that the psychometric properties of the inventories applied to establish modality-specific learning styles have been poorly validated. Furthermore, theoretical development has challenged the theoretical basis for the modality-specific learning style model. Thus, the aim of the current study was to examine the psychometric properties and relationship between, two modality-specific learning style inventories: the Barsch Learning Style Inventory (BLSI) and the Learning Style Survey (LSS). University students (n = 242) completed the two inventories, and their responses were subjected to confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis, as well as analysis of inter-item agreement (internal consistency). The results failed to support the expected three-factor measurement model and thus indicated questionable reliability and factorial validity of the two inventories. Analysis of inter-correlations between factors from the two inventories resulted in a one-factor solution explaining up to 40% of the variance, which is discussed as emerging through an overall multimodal learning style. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9a7241ceb0a04f55b466a0c235bbdabc2022-12-21T18:49:05ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Education2504-284X2020-04-01510.3389/feduc.2020.00040503302Evidence for a Common Multi-Modal Learning Style in Young Adults? A Psychometric Investigation of Two Modality-Specific Learning Style InventoriesKaroline Aslaksen0Monika Haga1Hermundur Sigmundsson2Hermundur Sigmundsson3Håvard Lorås4Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences, NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NorwayDepartment of Teacher Education, Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences, NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NorwayDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences, NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NorwayDepartment of Sport Science and Physical Education, Reykjavík University, Reykjavik, IcelandDepartment of Teacher Education, Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences, NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NorwayA well-known hypothesis amongst educators and the general public is that matching instructional method with an individual’s modality-specific learning style improves learning. Several critical reports in the past decade, however, have shown that the psychometric properties of the inventories applied to establish modality-specific learning styles have been poorly validated. Furthermore, theoretical development has challenged the theoretical basis for the modality-specific learning style model. Thus, the aim of the current study was to examine the psychometric properties and relationship between, two modality-specific learning style inventories: the Barsch Learning Style Inventory (BLSI) and the Learning Style Survey (LSS). University students (n = 242) completed the two inventories, and their responses were subjected to confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis, as well as analysis of inter-item agreement (internal consistency). The results failed to support the expected three-factor measurement model and thus indicated questionable reliability and factorial validity of the two inventories. Analysis of inter-correlations between factors from the two inventories resulted in a one-factor solution explaining up to 40% of the variance, which is discussed as emerging through an overall multimodal learning style.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feduc.2020.00040/fulllearning stylemodalitypsychometricreliabilityvalidity |
| spellingShingle | Karoline Aslaksen Monika Haga Hermundur Sigmundsson Hermundur Sigmundsson Håvard Lorås Evidence for a Common Multi-Modal Learning Style in Young Adults? A Psychometric Investigation of Two Modality-Specific Learning Style Inventories Frontiers in Education learning style modality psychometric reliability validity |
| title | Evidence for a Common Multi-Modal Learning Style in Young Adults? A Psychometric Investigation of Two Modality-Specific Learning Style Inventories |
| title_full | Evidence for a Common Multi-Modal Learning Style in Young Adults? A Psychometric Investigation of Two Modality-Specific Learning Style Inventories |
| title_fullStr | Evidence for a Common Multi-Modal Learning Style in Young Adults? A Psychometric Investigation of Two Modality-Specific Learning Style Inventories |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evidence for a Common Multi-Modal Learning Style in Young Adults? A Psychometric Investigation of Two Modality-Specific Learning Style Inventories |
| title_short | Evidence for a Common Multi-Modal Learning Style in Young Adults? A Psychometric Investigation of Two Modality-Specific Learning Style Inventories |
| title_sort | evidence for a common multi modal learning style in young adults a psychometric investigation of two modality specific learning style inventories |
| topic | learning style modality psychometric reliability validity |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feduc.2020.00040/full |
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