ERIC Number: EJ1007790
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Feb
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1041-6080
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Assessing Experiential Learning Styles: A Methodological Reconstruction and Validation of the Kolb Learning Style Inventory
Manolis, Chris; Burns, David J.; Assudani, Rashmi; Chinta, Ravi
Learning and Individual Differences, v23 p44-52 Feb 2013
To understand experiential learning, many have reiterated the need to be able to identify students' learning styles. Kolb's Learning Style Model is the most widely accepted learning style model and has received a substantial amount of empirical support. Kolb's Learning Style Inventory (LSI), although one of the most widely utilized instruments to measure individual learning styles, possesses serious weaknesses. This study transforms the LSI from a type (categorical measure) to a degree (continuous measure) style of learning style measure that is not only more parsimonious but is also easier to use than the existing LSI. Two separate studies using samples of engineering and computer science graduate students (Study 1) and undergraduate and graduate students pursuing quantitative degrees (Study 2) culminating in a corroborative multi-sample validation were employed, producing a methodologically sound option to the existing LSI. Implications for future research and guidance for learning and teaching methods are discussed. (Contains 4 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Teaching Methods, Cognitive Style, Computer Science, Graduate Students, Measures (Individuals), Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students, Statistical Analysis, Validity
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Learning Style Inventory
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