Factorial validity and internal reliability of Honey and Mumford's Learning Styles Questionnaire

Psychological Reports

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 503-519

  Cockerton, Tracey ^a   Naz, Rukhsana ^b   Sheppard, Sylvia ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0036780929     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2002.91.2.503     Document Type: Article

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