The development and psychometric characteristics of the Instructional Preferences Inventory, a measure of "classroom" personality, are described. This instrument was designed to measure preference for course structure (PCS) and preference for course difficulty (PCD). Statistical findings supported the instrument's reliability and factorial validity.
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