Purpose

The purpose of this study is to examine learning style instruments used in Arab countries to measure higher education students’ learning styles, identify the most common instruments and determine whether the reliability and validity of these instruments have been verified in Arab contexts.

Design/methodology/approach

A comprehensive review of the existing literature using several databases and search engines. Descriptive statistics, such as frequencies and percentages were used to present the results.

Findings

There are only a few published studies related to learning styles in Arab countries, with the majority published between 2012 and 2016 using samples drawn from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq. The most common learning style instrument is the Felder–Silverman/Solomon Index of Learning Styles. The reliability and validity of this instrument require further investigation.

Research limitations/implications

This study is not without limitations. First, it covers only publications in the English language. Second, the paper focuses on research involving higher education students. Third, only research that was available online was used in this study. Nonetheless, the findings have several implications for researchers, educators and human resource development managers. For researchers, this study highlights research gaps that need to be filled. It also serves as a basis for more analytical and in-depth studies. The data also helps educators become more informed about the learning style instruments commonly used in the Arab context and whether the results from these instruments are dependable. Human resource development managers can draw on these findings to choose instruments that have proven reliable and valid.

Originality/value

This study is the first attempt to examine learning style instruments used in Arab countries and to explore whether the reliability and validity of these instruments have been verified in Arab contexts. This paper is a useful contribution to research into learning styles and learning style instruments.

中文翻译：

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阿拉伯国家的学习方式工具：现有文献分析

目的

本研究的目的是检查阿拉伯国家用来衡量高等教育学生学习风格的学习风格工具，确定最常用的工具，并确定这些工具的可靠性和有效性是否已在阿拉伯环境中得到验证。

设计/方法/方法

使用多个数据库和搜索引擎对现有文献进行全面审查。描述性统计数据，例如频率和百分比用于呈现结果。

发现

与阿拉伯国家学习风格相关的已发表研究很少，大多数发表于 2012 年至 2016 年之间，使用的样本来自沙特阿拉伯、阿拉伯联合酋长国和伊拉克。最常见的学习风格工具是 Felder-Silverman/Solomon 学习风格指数。该工具的信度和效度需要进一步研究。

研究限制/影响

这项研究并非没有局限性。首先，它仅涵盖英文出版物。其次，本文侧重于涉及高等教育学生的研究。第三，本研究仅使用了在线可用的研究。尽管如此，这些发现对研究人员、教育工作者和人力资源开发经理有几个影响。对于研究人员来说，这项研究突出了需要填补的研究空白。它还可以作为进行更多分析和深入研究的基础。这些数据还有助于教育工作者更加了解阿拉伯语境中常用的学习方式工具，以及这些工具的结果是否可靠。人力资源开发经理可以利用这些发现来选择已被证明可靠和有效的工具。

原创性/价值

本研究首次尝试检验阿拉伯国家使用的学习方式工具，并探讨这些工具的可靠性和有效性是否已在阿拉伯语境中得到验证。本文对研究学习风格和学习风格工具做出了有益的贡献。