The dimensionality of a Learning Style Questionnaire was examined using undergraduate students majoring in science-related areas (chemistry, physics, geology, and biology) at a major state university. The number of dimensions found for the science students did not agree with the number found in earlier research and the composition of the individual dimensions differed substantially from what was found earlier. Additional work on the questionnaire is called for.
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