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AN EVALUATION OF THE ‘YOUR STYLE OF LEARNING AND THINKING’ INVENTORY
Author(s) -
FITZGERALD D.,
HATTIE J. A.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
british journal of educational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.557
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 2044-8279
pISSN - 0007-0998
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1983.tb02566.x
Subject(s) - psychology , creativity , style (visual arts) , dominance (genetics) , cognitive style , test (biology) , cognition , cognitive psychology , value (mathematics) , social psychology , developmental psychology , paleontology , biochemistry , chemistry , archaeology , neuroscience , machine learning , biology , gene , computer science , history
S ummary . This paper assesses an effort by Torrance and co‐workers to introduce a new test which they claim is based on a model of cognitive style, “Your Style of Learning and Thinking”. Specifically investigated are its theoretical bases and psychometric properties. This study found evidence that conflicted with Torrance et al. 's findings. The theoretical bases are weak, there are anomolous and faulty items, misleading scoring, low reliabilities, and a lack of concurrent validity. It is suggested that a model relating left and right brain dominance to creativity has little value.