The construct validity of scores on a Japanese version of the perceptual component of the Style Analysis Survey

System

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 134-147

  Isemonger, Ian ^a   Watanabe, Kaoru ^a  

^a KOCHI WOMEN S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Learning styles; Perceptual learning styles; Psychometrics; SAS; Second language acquisition; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248648778     PISSN: 0346251X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.system.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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