The Latent Structure of Honey and Mumford Learning Style Questionnaire: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Abstract

This study aimed at determining the factor-structure of Honey and Mumford Learning Style Questionnaire (LSQ) in relation to the theorized four-stage learning cycle embodying two orthogonal, bi-polar dimensions. One hundred and fifty nine (159) undergraduate students from the Hashemite University in Jordan responded to the Arabic version of LSQ, which was translated into Arabic by the researchers. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was utilized to determine the structure of Learning Style Questionnaire by testing the fit of five competing models to the model that perfectly fits the data. The competing models-a two-uncorrelated, a three-correlated, a four-correlated, and a four-uncorrelated and circumplex factor model- were compared for fit. This study supported the three correlated factor model, but it did not reflect the two orthogonal, bi-polar dimensions relied upon for a theoretical foundation. This result, in addition to results from related literature, cast doubt on the psychometric robustness of the questionnaire.