A study of the reliability and validity of the first Arabic learning styles instrument (ALSI)

Alzain, Alzain Meftah; Clark, Steve; Ireson, Gren; Jwaid, Ali

doi:10.1109/wcst.2016.7886586

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“…An Arabic version of the VARK questionnaire was administered to 491 firstto fifth-year students Alshuaibi (2017) Explored the learning style patterns among special-needs adult students from different majors and colleges at King Saud University (Saudi Arabia). The study adopted the ILS survey by Felder and Soloman (1996), which was administered to 168 special-needs students Alzain et al (2016) Designed and developed the first Arabic learning style instrument (ALSI). Data were collected from 111 students across three faculties and two polytechnics in Misrata, Libya Kibasan and Singson (2016) Explored the learning styles of Faculty of Languages students at the University of Tripoli (Libya) and the differences in learning styles due to the students' demographics.…”

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“…The literature survey shows that despite Arab culture differing from Western culture, all scholarly research works conducted in Arab countries have adopted learning style instruments developed in Western cultures, save for one study (Alzain et al, 2016) that developed its own learning style instrument. This raises questions about the efficacy of these instruments in Arab societies for measuring the learning style preferences of students and employees.…”

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Learning style instruments in Arab countries: an analysis of existing literature

Yousef

2021

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine learning style instruments used in Arab countries to measure higher education students’ learning styles, identify the most common instruments and determine whether the reliability and validity of these instruments have been verified in Arab contexts. Design/methodology/approach A comprehensive review of the existing literature using several databases and search engines. Descriptive statistics, such as frequencies and percentages were used to present the results. Findings There are only a few published studies related to learning styles in Arab countries, with the majority published between 2012 and 2016 using samples drawn from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq. The most common learning style instrument is the Felder–Silverman/Solomon Index of Learning Styles. The reliability and validity of this instrument require further investigation. Research limitations/implications This study is not without limitations. First, it covers only publications in the English language. Second, the paper focuses on research involving higher education students. Third, only research that was available online was used in this study. Nonetheless, the findings have several implications for researchers, educators and human resource development managers. For researchers, this study highlights research gaps that need to be filled. It also serves as a basis for more analytical and in-depth studies. The data also helps educators become more informed about the learning style instruments commonly used in the Arab context and whether the results from these instruments are dependable. Human resource development managers can draw on these findings to choose instruments that have proven reliable and valid. Originality/value This study is the first attempt to examine learning style instruments used in Arab countries and to explore whether the reliability and validity of these instruments have been verified in Arab contexts. This paper is a useful contribution to research into learning styles and learning style instruments.

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Learning style instruments in Arab countries: an analysis of existing literature

Yousef

2021

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“…Moreover, some students tend to learn more through 'doing', whereas some others prefer to 'think and reflect'. These preferences are called learning styles [1][2][3]. Over the last few decades, a number of learning style models and instruments were developed.…”

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“…In other words, they tend to learn in different ways. These preferences are called learning styles [1][2][3]. It is argued that the matching of teaching styles with student preferred learning styles is useful to improve student learning outcomes [1,[4][5][6][7][8].…”

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Adaptive Education based on Learning Styles: Are Learning Style Instruments Precise Enough?

Alzain

Clark

Ireson

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Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.

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Investigating the efficiency of learning style instruments is significant because it is a widespread technique and it enriches the understanding of the challenges of integrating such instruments into adaptive education systems. The results showed that current learning style instruments depend only on the textual form of infor-mation to present items; this might be leading to a bias in the measurement of learning styles as the textual forms of information are more suitable for verbal students than for others. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the precision of learning style instruments and the challenges of integrating them into adaptive education systems. This research followed a quantitative research approach. First, a new learning style instrument was developed using different forms of infor-mation (Figures, Charts, and Equations). Then, the preferred learning style of fif-ty students was measured twice, initially, by using the newly developed instru-ment and subsequently by using a VARK instrument, the results of both were compared.

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“…The Arabic Learning Style Instrument (ALSI), was developed based on the Alzain learning style model [17] to assess student preferences on (visual, verbal, passive and active) learning styles. See figure 1. o Multimedia and animated demonstrations.…”

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Learning Personalization Based on Learning Style instruments

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Ireson³

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Adaptive education systems (AES) are considered one of the most interesting research topics in technology-based learning strategies. Since students have different abilities, needs and learning styles, we should fit the curriculum and teaching activities to these different learning styles. This study investigates the impact of using LAES (Libyan Adaptive Education System) on the performance of students. An ALSI (Arabic Learning Style Instrument) was integrated into the LAES system to investigate learning preferences of students. The student models are constructed according to the results obtained using this instrument (ALSI). Three experimental studies were then conducted to investigate the impact of the LAES system on the performance of students.The results reveal the students who have learnt using the LAES system were more successful than others who learnt without, in terms of the knowledge gained.

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A study of the reliability and validity of the first Arabic learning styles instrument (ALSI)

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Learning style instruments in Arab countries: an analysis of existing literature

Learning style instruments in Arab countries: an analysis of existing literature

Adaptive Education based on Learning Styles: Are Learning Style Instruments Precise Enough?

Learning Personalization Based on Learning Style instruments

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