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

摘要

Research on education has indicated that students have different abilities and needs. In other words, they tend to learn in different ways, these ways were called a learning style. Although the learning style in many developed countries has seen a significant amount of research [1, 2], unfortunately, in Arabic region this work is still in its infancy [3-5]. The literature review revealed that there is no any learning style instrument has been designed to be applied in Arabic region and cultures. This lack encouraged the researcher to design and develop the first Arabic learning style instrument (ALSI). This study was conducted based on data collected from 111 students across 3 faculties and 2 higher institutes (polytechnics) at Misratah city in Libya. This paper also analysis the psychometric properties of the new instrument. This includes internal reliability, test-retest reliability, factor analysis and content validity index.