1974/07/01 by Sheryl Wetter Riechmann, Anthony F. Grasha · 358 citations
Psychology · #Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences #Emotional Intelligence and Performance #Construct validity #Psychology #Construct (python library) #Style (visual arts) #Test validity #Mathematics education #Psychometrics #Cognitive psychology #Applied psychology #Developmental psychology #Computer science
paper · doi:10.1080/00223980.1974.9915693
published in The Journal of Psychology 87(2), 213-223 (Taylor & Francis)
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Summary An instrument, the Grasha-Riechmann Student Learning Style Scales (GRSLSS), was developed to assess six student learning styles. These styles are Independent, Dependent, Avoidant, Participant, Collaborative, and Competitive. A “rational approach” was used to develop the GRSLSS and evaluate its construct validity. The process included professional and student inputs in special procedures for selecting scale items and designing criterion items. The utility of this approach is considered and problems critiqued. The rational approach yielded relatively high temporal reliability coefficients (range across scales r = .76 to r = .83; N = 269) and numerous meaningful correlations between criterion items and scale scores.