Assessing the Validity and Reliability of the Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Children (SEQ–C) Among Malaysian Adolescents: Rasch Model Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 179-192
Author(s):  
Shiu Kuan Tan ◽  
Kalaivani Chellappan
Keyword(s):  
Rasch Model ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Model Analysis ◽  
The Self ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Malaysian Adolescents

Using the Rating Scale Model to Examine the Psychometric Properties of the Self-Efficacy Scale for Driver Competence

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 164-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Sundström
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Measurement Precision ◽  
The Self ◽  
Test Theory ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Two Samples

This study evaluated the psychometric properties of a self-report scale for assessing perceived driver competence, labeled the Self-Efficacy Scale for Driver Competence (SSDC), using item response theory analyses. Two samples of Swedish driving-license examinees (n = 795; n = 714) completed two versions of the SSDC that were parallel in content. Prior work, using classical test theory analyses, has provided support for the validity and reliability of scores from the SSDC. This study investigated the measurement precision, item hierarchy, and differential functioning for males and females of the items in the SSDC as well as how the rating scale functions. The results confirmed the previous findings; that the SSDC demonstrates sound psychometric properties. In addition, the findings showed that measurement precision could be increased by adding items that tap higher self-efficacy levels. Moreover, the rating scale can be improved by reducing the number of categories or by providing each category with a label.

scholarly journals A Validity and Reliability Study of the Basic Electronics Skills Self-Efficacy Scale (BESS)

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Özgen Korkmaz ◽  
Makbule Kübra Korkmaz
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
The Self ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Reliability Study ◽  
Sample Group ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
High Level

The aim of this study is to improve a measurement tool to evaluate the self-efficacy of Electrical-Electronics Engineering students through their basic electronics skills. The sample group is composed of 124 Electrical-Electronics engineering students. The validity of the scale is analyzed with two different methods through factor analysis and distinctiveness. To evaluate the how much each item that exists in the scale can measure the factor they belong to, item total factor correlations and corrected correlations are calculated on the data. According to the acquired values, each item and each factor in the scale are found to serve to the run-of the scale and the aim of scaling the desired facility, in a meaningful level. Moreover, analyzing the t value related to the differences between the groups of top 27% and bottom 27%, the item distinctiveness’s are researched and it is detected that the distinctiveness of both of the run-of the scale and each one of the items is high level; in other words, it is detected that each item is distinctive in the desired level. The internal consistency coefficients of the scale is calculated using two congruent halves correlations, Cronbach Alpha, Sperman-Brown formula and Guttmann split-half reliability formula. Consequently, it is concluded that the scale is a reliable and valid scale and this scale can be used to determine the basic electronics skills of the Electrical-Electronics Engineering students through their self-perceptions.

scholarly journals Development and Validation of a Self-Efficacy Scale for Nursing Educators’ Role in Sri Lanka

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (15) ◽  
pp. 7773
Author(s):  
Weerasekara S. Shyamamala ◽  
Jina Oh ◽  
Haeryun Cho ◽  
Mihae Im
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Guideline Development ◽  
The Self ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Nursing Educators ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

This study develops a scale that assesses the self-efficacy of Sri Lankan nursing educators in assuming the roles of nursing educators and validates its psychometric properties. This methodological research followed the DeVellis Scale Development Model, which involves six steps of instrument development and evaluation. Preliminary items were determined through a literature review and focus group interviews with nine Sri Lankan nursing experts. The experts, comprising five South Korean and two Sri Lankan nursing professors, tested the scale’s content validity. Moreover, 15 nursing educators participated in a pilot study, and 126 educators took part in the main survey. To evaluate the scale’s validity and reliability, the data from a preliminary questionnaire were analyzed using SPSS/IBM and AMOS 24.0. Further, construct validity was tested using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, and reliability was tested by calculating Cronbach’s alpha and performing split-half testing. Finally, 39 items under four themes, “clinical mentorship” (18 items), “research” (10), “teaching” (6), and “advising” (5), explained 63.5% of the total variance. Confirmatory factor analysis results revealed an acceptable model fit for the final scale. The developed scale achieved a Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.97. Thus, the psychometrical properties of the scale measuring Sri Lankan nursing educators’ self-efficacy were comprehensively evaluated and found acceptable. The developed scale will be useful in guideline development or studies regarding the self-efficacy of nursing educators’ roles in developing countries with similar context to Sri Lanka.

scholarly journals The impact of professional pressure on self-efficacy among high school teachers in Karak governorate: أثر الضغوط المهنية على الكفاءة الذاتية لدى معلمي المدارس الثانوية في محافظة الكرك

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (37) ◽  
pp. 161-144
Author(s):  
Khalidah Jamil Abdallah Algaraleh Khalidah Jamil Abdallah Algaraleh
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
High School Teachers ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
The Self ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
The Impact

This study aimed to identify the impact of occupational pressures on the self-efficacy of secondary school teachers in the Karak governorate. The study sample consisted of (284) male and female teachers from secondary schools in the districts of Karak governorate. In order to collect data, the study tool (the questionnaire) was developed, which Its validity and reliability were confirmed, and the study relied on the descriptive analytical method. The results showed that the level of the study sample members’ perceptions of professional pressures among secondary school teachers was medium, and that the level of the study sample members’ perceptions of the self-efficacy clauses was medium. Job burden) on the self-efficacy of secondary school teachers. The study recommended easing the professional burdens on teachers, such as taking care of shifts and raising classes for teachers of high grades, sensing the psychological needs of secondary school teachers, taking into account the humanitarian aspects of dealing with them, and notifying them of support in the citizens that need that support.

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