Psychometric Properties of the Inventory of Learning Processes: Evidence from United Arab Emirates College Students

Abstract

The reliability and validity of the Inventory of Learning Processes was investigated for 166 United Arab Emirates college students. Analysis provided satisfactory estimates of internal consistency and stability over a 4-wk. period. In addition, moderate intercorrelations among scales were comparable to the 1977 values of Schmeck, et al. Finally, correlations were significant between Deep and Elaborative Processing scales and students' GPAs, indicating that the two scales were moderately predictive of academic performance. These findings lend support to the reliability and validity of the Inventory of Learning Processes as a measure of learning style. In sum, the present investigation provides some evidence suggesting that this instrument can be used with reasonable confidence with subjects other than American college students.