How to find the information you need for academic activities.

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Learning and Individual Differences
Volume 23, Issue 1, February 2013, Pages 44-52
Assessing experiential learning styles: A methodological
reconstruction and validation of the Kolb Learning Style Inventory
Manolis, C.a , Burns, D.J.a , Assudani, R.b , Chinta, R.b
a Dept. of Marketing, Xavier University, 3718 Ledgewood Ave., Cincinnati,
OH 45207-1214, United States
b Dept. of Management, Xavier University, 3718 Ledgewood Ave.,
Cincinnati, OH 45207-1215, United States
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Abstract
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. © 2012
Elsevier Inc.
Author keywords
Experiential learning; Kolb; Learning style inventory; Learning styles
ISSN: 10416080CODEN: LIDIESource Type: JournalOriginal language:
English
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2012.10.009Document Type: Article

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