Can we accurately and predictably measure preferred or dominant learning style?
Few, if any, individual difference tests can measure an individual’s scores with complete accuracy. For this reason the LSI is not recommended as a tool for individual selection purposes. However, the LSI has considerable construct validity, that is, significant and replicated patterns of relationships predicted by experiential learning theory. For example, individuals who score high on Concrete Experience tend to have greater interpersonal skills, have educational backgrounds in the liberal arts and are in people oriented careers such as sales or human resources. Individuals who score high on Abstract Conceptualization, on the other hand, have greater cognitive skills, are educated in the sciences, and are in technical and scientific careers. For this reason we do not refer to the LSI as a test but rather as “an experience in understanding how you learn”.
