Adaptation of the vermunt (1994) learning styles inventory to Turkish

The aim of this research is to adapt Inventory of Learning Styles, developed by Jan. D. Vermunt (1994), to Turkish in order to identify the learning styles of higher education student.In accordance with the targets and theoretical basis of the research, the inventory adapting model, described by Bristlin et al. (1973), is based. According to the content of this research, literature related learning theories and especially about the general title ?learning styles? were scanned. Within the frame of method used in the research Inventory of Learning Styles developed by Vermunt (1994) was translated to Turkish. With the inventory that Turkish adaptation study was completed, the research was made on 840 student who study on Gazi University, Faculty of Education, Engineering and Architecture, Technical Education, Medicine, Law, Dentistry, Pharmacy on the academic year of 2008-2009. Data?s which was handed end of the study was tested with the model of inventory of learning styles, stated by Vermunt, by doing confirmatory item analysis with Lisrel program.Analysis results of Turkish form of the Learning Styles Inventory showed as expected that four-dimensional. The reliability coefficients obtained from the inventory study results except on the third dimension, the inventory 'learning orientations', are in acceptable levels. The internal consistency between sub-dimensions on the inventory, processing strategies dimension .69 - .84, regulation strategies dimension .60- .83, learning orientations dimension .44 - .70, mental models of learning dimension .73 - .87 ranges vary. The overall compliance coefficients belong 4 dimension of inventory is= 1477.72; = 15.08; GFI = .82, AGFI = .75, CFI = .91 ve RMSEA = .13. It should be considered to use Inventory with this state determining average score differences between groups.