Review of 23 ILS studies since 2004 finds more dimensionality in learning patterns than previously considered¶

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q2 i? Vermunt and Donche's review of 23 studies using the Inventory of Learning Styles concludes there is even more dimensionality in learning patterns than previously considered in the ILS literature. → Patricia A. Alexander 2017

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Patricia A. Alexander 2017¶

Patricia A. Alexander. (2017). Issues of Constructs, Contexts, and Continuity: Commentary on Learning in Higher Education. Educational Psychology Review, 29, 345–351. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-017-9409-3

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The commentary reports that Vermunt and Donche (2017) focused on 23 studies conducted since 2004 using the Inventory of Learning Styles, and judged that "there is even more dimensionality than had been previously considered in the ILS literature." Second-hand report.

"They overview these studies and come to the judgment that there is even more dimensionality than had been previously considered in the ILS literature."

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