Bilateral coordination and motor sequencing in Brazilian children: preliminary construct validity and reliability analysis

Recientemente se ha desarrollado un instrumento que permite evaluar de forma indirecta la condición física, el International Fitness Scale. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar las propiedades psicométricas de validez y fiabilidad de la escala de condición física International Fitness Scale en una muestra de adolescentes chilenos. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 1000 jóvenes desde los 12 hasta los 18 años (48.8% mujeres) para el análisis de validez del instrumento. Una sub-muestra de 89 participantes (37.8% mujeres) se utilizó para los análisis de fiabilidad. La consistencia del instrumento se analizó mediante el coeficiente α de Cronbach, la validez de constructo a través del análisis factorial, la validez convergente mediante el método de grupos conocidos y la fiabilidad mediante el coeficiente Kappa ponderado. Los resultados mostraron la robustez de la escala utilizada, su validez y una moderada fiabilidad en esta población. El cuestionario International Fitness Scale es válido y fiable para su uso en población adolescente chilena, economizando los gastos en tiempo, material y personal para la medición de la condición física en jóvenes chilenos.Abstract. In recent years, an instrument, known as the International Fitness Scale, was developed in order to indirectly assess physical fitness. The aim of the present study was to analyze the psychometric properties of validity and reliability of the International Fitness Scale in a sample of Chilean adolescents. The sample selected for assessing the instrument’s validity was composed by 1,000 adolescents aged 12 to 18 (48.8% girls). With regard to reliability analysis, a sub-sample of 89 participants (37.8% girls) was employed. Internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach´s alpha. Exploratory factor analysis was carried out in order to measure the construct validity, while convergent validity was assessed applying the known groups method. Results showed that the scale is consistent and valid, presenting moderate reliability. The International Fitness Scale has been proved to be a valid and reliable tool for fitness assessment in Chilean adolescents. This instrument could help economizing equipment, time and personnel in the assessment of Physical Fitness in Chilean youth.

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The Scale of Evaluating Instruction in Pandemic Process: Development, Validation, and Reliability

Pedagogika ◽

10.15823/p.2021.141.2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 141 (1) ◽

pp. 26-52

Author(s):

Özgür Tutal ◽

Bünyami Kayalı ◽

Mehmet Yavuz ◽

Mehmet Hasançebi ◽

Funda Yeşildağ-Hasançebi

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Construct Validity ◽

Reliability Analysis ◽

Process Development ◽

Item Analysis ◽

Study Data ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Hybrid Instruction ◽

Student Views ◽

Distance Instruction

The study aims to develop a scale for determining student views on distance instruction, hybrid instruction, and back-to-school process after the pandemic. The study data were obtained from 442 students. EFA and CFA were performed to determine the scale‘s construct validity. Moreover, to decide the data collection tool‘s reliability, item analysis was conducted and internal consistency coefficients were estimated. Based on the results obtained from the validity and reliability analysis of the scale, it can be said that the Scale of Evaluating Instruction in Pandemic Process (SEIPP) is valid and reliable.

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VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF SHORTENED GENERAL COMFORT QUESTIONNAIRE IN INDONESIAN VERSION

Belitung Nursing Journal ◽

10.33546/bnj.437 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 366-372

Author(s):

Eria Riski Artanti ◽

Intansari Nurjannah ◽

Subroto Subroto

Keyword(s):

Construct Validity ◽

Reliability Analysis ◽

Nursing Care ◽

Content Validity ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Comfort Level ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Result Show ◽

Care Activity

Background: Comfort is one of nurses’ concerns in each of nursing care activity. There are several different instruments to measure patient’s comfort. Tools regarding comfort however, have not been developed and tested in Indonesian.Objectives: This study aimed to assess the validity and reliability of the Shortened General Comfort Questionnaire (SGCQ) in Indonesian version.Methods: SGCQ was translated and back translated to Indonesian before it was used for this study. Three experts (two lecturers and one clinician) were recruited to measure the content validity of SGCQ in Indonesian version. S-CVI and I-CVI analyses were used to measure the content validity of this instrument, and Pearson correlation was used for the construct validity. Content validity of instruments consists of relevance, accuracy, clarity, credibility and equivalency. Reliability analysis of this instrument was performed using Cronbach’s alpha in 71 patients undergoing hemodialysis.Results: Result show that an I-CVI score was 1, which implies that each item of relevance, accuracy, clarity, credibility, and equivalency was acceptable. In addition, the S-CVI score was also 1, which implies that the validity of this instrument was acceptable.Cronbach’s alpha score was also showed 0.769 means that the SGCQ instrument in the Indonesian language is reliable because the score was in the range of 0.7–0.95.Conclusion: SGCQ in Indonesian version has acceptable validity and reliability and it can be used to measure patient’s comfort level in Indonesian.

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Propiedades psicométricas de un instrumento para medir la disposición hacia el estudio

CPU-e Revista de Investigación Educativa ◽

10.25009/cpue.v0i12.49 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 73-87

Author(s):

Dr. Pedro Antonio Sánchez Escobedo ◽

Mtro Angel Alberto Valdés Cuervo ◽

Mtra. Mónica Gantús Sansores ◽

Dr. Javier Vales García

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Construct Validity ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Reliability Analysis ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

School Students ◽

Southern Mexico ◽

Validity Criteria ◽

Probabilistic Sample

El presente trabajo reportó el análisis de validez de un instrumento para medir la disposición hacia el estudio en estudiantes de secundaria. Se seleccionó una muestra probabilística de 306 estudiantes de una escuela secundaria pública del sur de México. Los análisis de validez de constructo arrojaron la presencia de cuatro factores que explican el 58.3% de la varianza total del constructo (motivación intrínseca hacia el estudio, compromiso con la tarea, autorregulación y adaptación). Se concluye que el instrumento cuenta con los criterios de validez para justificar la necesidad de otros estudios que fortalezcan sus propiedades psicométricas y para ser usado con precauciones en la medición de la disposición hacia el estudio.AbstractThis paper describes a validity and reliability analysis of an instrument designed to measure disposition of study in secondary school students. A probabilistic sample of 306 students was selected from a secondary public school in southern Mexico. The construct validity analysis showed the presence of four factors explaining 58.3% of total variance. It was concluded that the instrument complies with validity criteria to justify further studies to strengthen its psychometric properties and to be used with care in research regarding study disposition as well.Recibido: 6 de enero de 2010Aceptado: 6 de septiembre de 2010

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Validity and Reliability of the Caregiving Difficulty Scale in Mothers of Children with Cerebral Palsy

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18115689 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (11) ◽

pp. 5689

Author(s):

Eun-Young Park

Keyword(s):

Cerebral Palsy ◽

Construct Validity ◽

Reliability Analysis ◽

Factor Model ◽

Economic Strain ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Item Fit ◽

Resultant Data ◽

Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽

Difficulty Scale

This study was conducted to determine the construct validity and reliability of the Caregiving Difficulty Scale, a tool developed to measure difficulties experienced by parents of children with cerebral palsy. To this end, a survey was conducted with 215 mothers of children with cerebral palsy, and the resultant data were analyzed. A confirmatory factor analysis was performed to verify the construct validity of this scale, and the intra-item fit value was calculated for reliability analysis. Validity analysis confirmed that a bi-factor model comprising four sub-factors, Concern for the Child, Impact on Self, Support for Caregiving, and Social and Economic Strain, was suitable for the Caregiving Difficulty Scale. In addition, the reliability analysis results showed that the reliability coefficients of three of these areas, excluding Social and Economic Strain, and the reliability of the entire scale were acceptable. Therefore, the Caregiving Difficulty Scale is an appropriate tool to measure the burden of caregiving for children with cerebral palsy, and the findings emphasize the need to improve its reliability by comparing sub-factors’ reliability.

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Validity and reliability of a questionnaire on knowledge, attitude, practice and perception (KAP2) towards food poisoning and its prevention during dining out among consumers in Terengganu

Food Research ◽

10.26656/fr.2017.5(4).603 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 1-13

Author(s):

Nur Afifah M.Z. ◽

A. Asma' ◽

N.I. Raihana ◽

O. Malina ◽

H.Y. Chee ◽

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Keyword(s):

Construct Validity ◽

Reliability Analysis ◽

Food Poisoning ◽

Discrimination Index ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Evaluation Tool ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Good Reliability ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Total Correlation

Having adequate knowledge, attitude, practice, and realistic perception (KAP2) of food poisoning prevention will minimize the risk of food poisoning while dining out. However, there is no validated KAP2 questionnaire on the prevention of food poisoning during dining out, notably among consumers. Throughout the current research, a validated KAP2 questionnaire on food poisoning and prevention during dining was developed. A crosssectional pilot survey was conducted among 30 selected consumers in Kuala Nerus, Terengganu. Convenience sampling was applied to the recruitment of consumers based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. The KAP2 questionnaire comprised the knowledge section (42 questions), attitude (15 questions), practice (13 questions) and the perception (15 questions). Knowledge questions were analysed using difficulty and discrimination index, while attitude, practice, and perception were analysed by construct validity and reliability analysis. The difficulty index with less than 0.3 is considered as difficult, between 0.30-0.70 as an acceptable value, and more than 0.70 as easy. The discrimination index below than 0.2 is considered poor, between 0.2-0.24 as good, more than 0.35 as excellent items. The construct validity was conducted by referring to the value of Cronbach's alpha, inter-item correlation (˃ 0.30), item-total correlation (˃ 0.30), and Cronbach's alpha if item deleted. The results were found from 42 knowledge items, 29 easy items, ten acceptable items and three difficult questions. The discrimination index revealed that 25 items were poor, 11 items were excellent, three items had a good discrimination index and three items needed to be revised. Based on construct validity, five attitude’s items, three practice’s items and ten perception’s items were removed due to inter-item correlation and item-total correlation value < 0.30. The reliability analysis of the attitude portion was 0.848 which is a good reliability, 0.780 practice, and 0.611 perceptions to be found an acceptable value of reliability. Overall, the developed KAP2 questionnaire is a valid and reliable questionnaire that can serve as an evaluation tool for measuring knowledge, attitudes, practice and perception in the prevention of food poisoning during dining out among consumers.

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A factor analysis of an instrument for measuring physical abuse experience of students at school

Research and Evaluation in Education ◽

10.21831/reid.v4i1.18831 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 22-34

Author(s):

Safrudin Amin ◽

Badrun Kartowagiran ◽

Pracha Inang

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Mass Media ◽

Construct Validity ◽

Reliability Analysis ◽

Physical Abuse ◽

Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽

Content Validity ◽

Psychometric Property ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Alpha Coefficient

Violence in schools is increasingly reported by the mass media. It indicates that its prevalence is escalating. An instrument which has a proper psychometric property is needed to investigate the phenomenon. The study aims to develop an instrument for measuring physical abuse experienced by students in schools and explore the construct of the instrument. To pursue those objectives, the content validitity, construct validity, and reliability analysis on the developed instrument were measured. Its content validity was confirmed through expert judgment, construct validity was proven through exploratory factor analysis, and reliability was estimated through Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Experts considered that the content of all items were relevant, though they also suggested some improvement in wordings for greater clarity. The exploratory factor analysis on 31 items indicates that seven items need to be dropped and 24 items are divided into three factors called (1) victimized by friends with the loading factor ranging from 0.44 to 0.69, (2) victimizing friends with the loading factor ranging from 0.45 to 0.66, and (3) being victimized by teachers with the loading factor ranging from 0.57 to 0.68. The reliability of the test was 0.874. Based on this result, the developed instruments consist of three factors with good validity and reliability.

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Construct Validity and Reliability SCALE

Case Medical Research ◽

10.31525/ct1-nct03951441 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

Construct Validity ◽

Validity And Reliability

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Construct Validity and Reliability of the Adherence to Malaysian Cupping Practice Guideline Questionnaire for Cupping Practitioners

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research ◽

10.31838/ijpr/2020.12.04.153 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (04) ◽

Keyword(s):

Construct Validity ◽

Practice Guideline ◽

Validity And Reliability

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Development of the Adult Pandemic Attitude Scale (A-PAS)

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18126311 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (12) ◽

pp. 6311

Author(s):

Mihyeon Seong ◽

Juyoung Park ◽

Soojin Chung ◽

Sohyune Sok

Keyword(s):

Construct Validity ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Item Analysis ◽

Preliminary Investigation ◽

Attitude Scale ◽

Face Validity ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Five Dimensions ◽

Development Step

This study aimed to develop an instrument for measuring the attitudes that reflect the characteristics of the pandemic (Adult Pandemic Attitude Scale (A-PAS)) and verifying its validity and reliability. This study used a methodological research design and was conducted with a development step and an evaluation step. The development step included development of preliminary items, content validity, face validity, and preliminary investigation. The evaluation step included item analysis, construct validity, convergent validity, discriminant validity, criterion validity, factor naming, reliability, and completion of the final instrument. The A-PAS developed in this study consisted of a total of 20 items in five dimensions. The internal consistency of 20 items of the A-PAS, Cronbach’s α was 0.92 for 20 items, Cronbach’s α for each factor, a subscale of instrument, was 0.61~0.87 and Raykov’s p coefficient of each factor, which is a subscale of the tool, was found to be 0.60 to 0.88. Analysis of construct validity showed the results as follows: χ2 (p) = 134.05 (p < 0.001), RMSEA = 0.02, RMR = 0.02, GFI = 0.94, CFI = 0.99. The study findings suggest that the developed instrument can be utilized to measure the attitudes of adults toward pandemics, and reflect the reality of the pandemic situation. The outcomes can be used as valuable data for intervention, prevention activities, and policy preparation. The instrument will be applied in the event of a pandemic, such as COVID-19, and will be helpful in promoting the health of the people.

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