Using Inertia Measurement Unit to Develop Assessment Instrument for Self-Measurement of the Mobility of Shoulder Joint and to Analyze Its Reliability and Validity

Several initiatives to improve care at the end of life involve educational programs to influence clinicians’ attitudes about care for patients with terminal illnesses. The objective of this research was to develop and test a short and easily administered instrument for measuring physicians’ and nurses’ attitudes towards care at the end of life. The instrument was tested using a cross-sectional study of 50 clinicians (25 physicians and 25 nurses) from general medicine, cardiology, oncology, and geriatric medicine. Both reliability and validity were assessed, and the instrument was found to have acceptable test-retest reliability and construct validity. Such an assessment instrument may be useful in evaluating the impact of initiatives to modify attitudes towards terminal care and in improving the quality of care at the end of life.

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The Reliability and Validity of World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment Instrument (WHOQOL) in Patients with Breast Cancer: Physical Domain and Depression

Journal of Breast Cancer ◽

10.4048/jbc.2010.13.4.431 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 431

Author(s):

E-Jin Park ◽

Eun Jeong Moon ◽

Hoon Choi ◽

Se Jeong Oh ◽

Yang-Whan Jeon ◽

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Keyword(s):

Reliability And Validity ◽

Assessment Instrument ◽

Life Assessment ◽

World Health ◽

Physical Domain ◽

Quality Of Life Assessment ◽

World Health Organization Quality ◽

Organization Quality ◽

Health Organization

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Team-Based Learning Student Assessment Instrument (TBL-SAI) for measuring the effectiveness of TBL in a Saudi Medical School: Psychometric Analysis and differences by academic years

10.21203/rs.2.10577/v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Mutasim E Ibrahim

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Medical School ◽

Student Assessment ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Principal Component ◽

Factor Loading ◽

Assessment Instrument ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Team Based Learning

Abstract Background Increasing the use of Team Based Learning (TBL) in health profession education reinforce the need to develop a proper instrument for measuring the applicability of this method. This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of TBL-SAI and the mean score of instrument subscales by the different academic year of the students. Methods Across-sectional study was conducted at the University of Bisha, College of Medicine (UBCOM), Saudi Arabia. Medical students from second to fourth were included in the study. Participants were completed the TBL-SAI items to measure three subscales of accountability, preference for a lecture or TBL and satisfaction. Cronbach’s alpha, factor analysis, were checked the reliability and validity of the instrument. A principal component analysis (PCA) with varimax rotation was conducted on each subscale. ANOVA analyzed the TBL effectiveness related to the different years of medical school. Results Cronbach’s alpha was 0.798 and factor loading was greater than 0.40 for all the items, indicating the reliability and validity of the scale. In a PCA, accountability items generated two factors with loading >0.40, except items one and four. All preference and satisfaction items have factors loading > 0.40. Fourth-year students’ obtained significant highest mean scores for accountability (p=0.0.49), preferences (p=0.001) and satisfaction (p<0.001) compared to third and second years students. Conclusions TBL-SAI is a sound tool to measure the favor of TBL among medical students. Longitudinal studies are recommended to bring a clear picture of the effectiveness of TBL in UBCOM.

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Rambu-rambu Penyusunan Skala Sikap Model Likert untuk Mengukur Sikap Siswa

Scholaria Jurnal Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan ◽

10.24246/j.js.2019.v9.i3.p292-304 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 292-304

Author(s):

Mawardi Mawardi

Keyword(s):

Student Behavior ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Attitude Scale ◽

Assessment Instrument ◽

Attitude Measurement ◽

Measurement Instruments ◽

Attitude Assessment ◽

Emotional Life ◽

Attitude Object ◽

Blue Print

The general finding shows that the assessment instrument for attitude domain contained in each of the sub-theme in Buku Guru SD / MI, uses the rubric of student behavior observations, even though theoretically the nature of attitude is not the same as behavior, this shows the problem in the implementation of the Curriculum 2013. Ideally, the attitude domain assessment uses attitude measurement instruments, which include components of cognition, affection, and conation. Cognition is related to beliefs (beliefs, ideas, and concepts). The affection component concerns a person's emotional life, while the conation component is a tendency to behave. The three components of attitude do not stand alone, but interact with one another in a complex way. To overcome this problem, direction needs to be prepared for the correct attitude assessment instrument, especially containing the nature of attitudes and their differences with behavior, how to measure attitudes, and how to arrange the attitude scale of the Likert model. The steps in preparing the Likert model attitude scale include are: 1) compiling the attitude object statement; (2) conducting instrument trials; (3) determiinge the score for each statement (instrument blue-print); (4) analyzing items to determine the reliability and validity of the instrument.

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The applicability of a validated team-based learning student assessment instrument to assess United Kingdom pharmacy students’ attitude toward team-based learning

Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions ◽

10.3352/jeehp.2016.13.30 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 13 ◽

pp. 30 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Leanne Marie Nation ◽

Simon Tweddell ◽

Paul Rutter

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Student Assessment ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Assessment Instrument ◽

Pharmacy Students ◽

Traditional Teaching ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Factor Loadings ◽

Team Based Learning ◽

Validated Instrument

Purpose: It aimed at testing the validity and reliability of a validated team-based learning student assessment instrument (TBL-SAI) to assess United Kingdom pharmacy students’ attitude toward TBL. Methods: TBL-SAI, consisting of 33 items, was administered to undergraduate pharmacy students from two schools of pharmacy each at University of Wolverhampton and University of Bradford were conducted on the data, along with comparison between the two schools. Results: Students’ response rate was 80.0% (138/173) in completion of the instrument. Overall, the instrument demonstrated validity and reliability when used with pharmacy students. Sub-analysis between schools of pharmacy did, however, show that four items from Wolverhampton data, had factor loadings of less than 0.40. No item in the Bradford data had factor loadings less than 0.40. Cronbach’s alpha score was reliable at 0.897 for the total instrument: Wolverhampton, 0.793 and Bradford, 0.902. Students showed preference to TBL, with Bradford’s scores being statistically higher (P<0.005). Conclusion: This validated instrument has demonstrated reliability and validity when used with pharmacy students. Furthermore students at both schools preferred TBL compared to traditional teaching.

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Development of a measurement instrument to assess students' proficiency levels regarding galvanic cells

Chemistry Education Research and Practice ◽

10.1039/c9rp00230h ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 655-667

Author(s):

Huanhuan Lu ◽

Yanxia Jiang ◽

Hualin Bi

Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Assessment Instrument ◽

Galvanic Cell ◽

Multiple Choice Questions ◽

School Students ◽

Good Reliability ◽

Mainland Chinese ◽

Proficiency Levels ◽

Galvanic Cells

The galvanic cell is a basic concept in electrochemistry. To assess mainland Chinese students’ proficiency levels in galvanic cells, the Galvanic Cell Proficiency Level Assessment (GCPA) was developed based on the Rasch model. The GCPA was developed through a pilot test and consists of seven multiple-choice questions and four open questions. The assessment instrument was administered to 621 high school students in the 11th grade, and the test results showed good reliability and validity. The interview results supported the validity of the data generated by the instrument.

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Reliability and validity of transfer assessment instrument version 3.0 in individuals with acute spinal cord injury in early rehabilitation phase

Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal ◽

10.1142/s1013702518500099 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 38 (02) ◽

pp. 115-123

Author(s):

Preeti Baghel ◽

Shefali Walia ◽

Majumi M Noohu

Keyword(s):

Spinal Cord ◽

Spinal Cord Injury ◽

Care Center ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Intraclass Correlation ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Early Rehabilitation ◽

Assessment Instrument ◽

Minimal Detectable Change ◽

Cord Injury

Background: Transfers are very important in functional activities of subjects with spinal cord injury (SCI). The transfer assessment instrument (TAI) was the first tool to standardize the assessment of transfer technique. Objective: The purpose of this study was to establish the reliability and validity of TAI 3.0 in people with SCI in early rehabilitation phase. Methods: Thirty subjects with acute traumatic SCI were recruited from a tertiary care center for SCI management. Four raters assessed the quality of transfer using TAI 3.0 and a fifth rater used global assessment of transfer scale (VAS). TAI 3.0’s intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for intrarater and interrater reliability, standard error of measurement (SEM), minimal detectable change (MDC), limits of agreement and concurrent validity was determined. Results: The intrarater ICC was 0.93 to 0.98 and interrater ICC was 0.99, indicating high levels of reliability. The SEMs among the raters for TAI 3.0 total was from 0.23 to 0.28. The MDC among the raters TAI 3.0 total was from 0.54 to 0.86. Correlation for different raters between the TAI 3.0 and VAS ranged between 0.88 and 0.90. Conclusion: TAI 3.0 is a reliable and valid tool to assess the transfer skill in individuals with SCI in early rehabilitation phase.

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