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Cheryl A Coker1, Scott J Pedersen
1Department of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces 88003, USA. ccoker@nmsu.edu
Abstract:
Two groups of students enrolled in a university physical activity course volunteered to complete Kolb's Learning Style Inventory at the beginning of and the end of a semester to estimate test-retest reliability. A control group (n = 129) completed the inventory in its original form while the experimental group (n = 124) completed the same test but with modified instructions providing a more specific focus. Test-retest reliability, assessed using a Pearson product-moment correlation, improved for the group given instructions which specified a contextual focus.
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