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ERIC Number: EJ879083
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1644
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Attempted Validation of the Scores of the VARK: Learning Styles Inventory with Multitrait-Multimethod Confirmatory Factor Analysis Models
Leite, Walter L.; Svinicki, Marilla; Shi, Yuying
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v70 n2 p323-339 2010
The authors examined the dimensionality of the VARK learning styles inventory. The VARK measures four perceptual preferences: visual (V), aural (A), read/write (R), and kinesthetic (K). VARK questions can be viewed as testlets because respondents can select multiple items within a question. The correlations between items within testlets are a type of method effect. Four multitrait-multimethod confirmatory factor analysis models were compared to evaluate the dimensionality of the VARK. The correlated trait-correlated method model had the best fit to the VARK scores. The estimated reliability coefficients were adequate. The study found preliminary support for the validity of the VARK scores. Potential problems related to item wording and the scale's scoring algorithm were identified, and cautions with respect to using the VARK with research were raised. (Contains 1 table and 3 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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