Short Inventory of Learning Patterns

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Instrument Overview

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Strengths

Validated with Belgian higher-education students; strong evidence for measuring and comparing students’ learning strategies and patterns over time. Used to examine relationships between learning patterns, motivation, teaching, and academic achievement.

Cautions

Limited validation with K–12 students and U.S. students; most evidence comes from higher education and Belgian or European contexts.

The Short Inventory of Learning Patterns (SILP) is a self-report questionnaire that measures students’ approaches to learning and studying. It assesses different learning patterns, including how students process information, regulate their learning, and work with others.

The SILP can be used in education research to examine differences in students’ learning approaches and how these patterns relate to academic experiences and outcomes. It was developed as a shorter version of the Inventory of Learning Patterns (ILP), making it more practical for use in research and educational settings. The instrument was developed and validated with higher education students.

Organization

Topic
Student Learning
Collection(s): Self-Directed Learning
Collection Category(ies)
Applied Learning
Tags
College readiness

Content

Grades
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade,
Post secondary
Languages
Dutch
Respondent
Student

Administration Information

Length
30 items

Access and Use

Use in Research

Donche, V., & Van Petegem, P. (2009). The development of learning patterns of student teachers: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study. Higher Education, 57, 463–475. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-008-9156-y

Donche, V., Coertjens, L., & Van Petegem, P. (2010). Learning pattern development throughout higher education: A longitudinal study. Learning and Individual Differences, 20(3), 256–259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2010.02.002

Donche, V., Coertjens, L., Vanthournout, G., & Van Petegem, P. (2012). Providing constructive feedback on learning patterns: An individual learner’s perspective. Reflecting Education, 8(1), 114–131.

Donche, V., De Maeyer, S., Coertjens, L., Van Daal, T., & Van Petegem, P. (2013). Differential use of learning strategies in first-year higher education: The impact of personality, academic motivation, and teaching strategies. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 83(2), 238–251. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12016

Psychometrics (additional guidance)

Reliability

Processing strategies: Deep processing (α= .76)  and Surface processing (α= .79)  
Regulation strategies: self-regulation (α= .80), external regulation (α= .76), and lack of regulation (α= .68)

Psychometric References

Donche, V., & Van Petegem, P. (2008). The validity and reliability of the short inventory of learning patterns. In E. Cools, H. Van den Broeck, C. Evans, & T. Redmond (Eds.), Style and cultural differences: How can organisations, regions and countries take advantage of style differences (pp. 49–59). Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School.

Coertjens, L., Donche, V., De Maeyer, S., Vanthournout, G., & Van Petegem, P. (2012). Longitudinal measurement invariance of Likert-type learning strategy scales: Are we using the same ruler at each wave? Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 30(6), 577–587. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734282912438844

Item Type
Likert