Leutner, Detlev; Plass, Jan L.:
Measuring learning styles with questionnaires versus direct observation of preferential choice behavior in authentic learning situations: The Visualizer/Verbalizer Behavior Observation Scale
In: Computers in Human Behavior, Vol. 14 (1998), No. 4, pp. 543 - 557
1998article/chapter in journal
PsychologyFaculty of Educational Sciences
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Title:
Measuring learning styles with questionnaires versus direct observation of preferential choice behavior in authentic learning situations: The Visualizer/Verbalizer Behavior Observation Scale
Author:
Leutner, DetlevUDE
GND
122012275
LSF ID
10558
ORCID
0000-0001-5308-9094ORCID iD
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connected with university
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Plass, Jan L.
Year of publication:
1998

Abstract:

Studied the reliability and validity of the Visualizer/Verbalizer Behavior Observation Scale (VV-BOS), a computer-based instrument for direct observation of students' preferences for visual or verbal learning material, in an authentic training situation. 103 Californian college students (mean age: 21.9 years) enrolled in second-year German language courses completed the Edmonds Learning Style Identification Exercise (ELSIE) and the Visualizer Verbalizer Questionnaire (VVQ). They then performed the VV-BOS, which is embedded within the multimedia learning program CyberBuch. Finally, they performed a comprehension test and a vocabulary test. Results showed that the VV-BOS had an exceptionally high internal consistency of .92 and a high parallel test correlation of .75. Validities assessed through correlations with ELSIE and VVQ were somewhat inconsistent. When all 3 instruments were used to predict learning outcomes, only the VV-BOS predicted aptitude-by-treatment interactions successfully. It is concluded that the VV-BOS offers a promising alternative to traditional questionnaires.