The Reliability and Validation of the Aquatic Movement Protocol as an Instrument for Assessing Aquatic Motor Competence in Primary Aged Children

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Nicole A. Pratt ◽  
Michael J. Duncan ◽  
Martyn G. Morris ◽  
Samuel W. Oxford
Keyword(s):  
Motor Development ◽  
General Motor ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Motor Competence ◽  
Assessment Protocol ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses ◽  
Long Jump ◽  
Single Construct ◽  
Product Measures

There is a dearth of research in aquatic motor competency, a key requirement for primary physical education in order to become physically literate. This study proposes a new assessment protocol for aquatic motor competence and sets out to examine the validity of the Aquatic Movement Protocol (AMP) in children between 7 and 9 years of age. Testing of Gross Motor Development—second edition was implemented to assess general motor competence, including a composite of 10-m running sprint time and standing long jump distance. Aquatic motor competence was assessed by the AMP. Univariate analyses of covariance were used to examine whether assessment of general motor competence differed as opposed to aquatic motor competence. Process and product measures of dryland motor competence were analyzed using male and female subjects measuring three aquatic motor competences (low, medium, and high). Cronbach’s alpha and exploratory factor analyses were implemented to show both construct and concurrent validity of the AMP. Children classified as high for aquatic motor competence had significantly higher general motor competence (p = .001). Those who achieved a higher composite score for faster sprint speeds and longer jump distances had significantly higher aquatic motor competence (p = .001). Cronbach’s alpha of .908, showed internal consistency of the AMP. Results extracted one factor from analysis with an eigenvalue = 6.2; %variance = 62.1, with loadings higher than 0.5. This data suggests that the items on the AMP measure a single construct that we would call “Aquatic Motor Competence.” This study demonstrates that the AMP is a valid measure of aquatic motor competence in primary aged children.

scholarly journals Determination and Validation of the Project for Educational Research That Scales (PERTS) Survey Factor Structure

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
Janet Hanson
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Rural School District ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses ◽  
The Individual

This study used exploratory factor analysis to test the factor structure of the Project for Educational Research That Scales (PERTS) instrument. Research that reports the reliability, construct validity, and factor structure of the PERTS scale is useful for interpreting the results from the use of the widely distributed survey and for suggesting interventions to develop an academic mindset in the classroom. Correlations and exploratory factor analyses were performed using pre-existing data from a medium-sized, rural school district, in a large southwestern state of the U.S. as self-reports from a sample of 2,908 students, in grades 3 through 8, at three elementary and two middle schools. Results of the exploratory factor analysis confirmed the proposed four-factor structure. The PERTS survey demonstrated internal reliability on three of the four scales above the pre-determined indices of Cronbach’s alpha > .80, with the exception of the individual mindset scale with a Cronbach’s alpha of .772.

Examining the Feasibility of Supine-to-Stand as a Measure of Functional Motor Competence

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 267-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle Nesbitt ◽  
Sergio Molina ◽  
Ryan Sacko ◽  
Leah E. Robinson ◽  
Ali Brian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adulthood ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Standing Position ◽  
Motor Competence ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Standing Long Jump ◽  
Long Jump ◽  
Screen Approach ◽  
Product Measures

A person’s ability to rise from the floor to a standing position is seen as a precursor for establishing and maintaining bipedal independence. It also is an important primer for the development of other fundamental movement skills and is associated with functional capacity in later life. Thus, the potential importance of developing this movement capability early in life and understanding how it may relate to global function (i.e., motor competence [MC]) across the lifespan may be underestimated. Therefore, this study examined the validity of supine-to-stand test (STS) as a developmental measure of functional MC across childhood into young adulthood using a pre-longitudinal screen approach and examining associations between movement components. STS time also provided a secondary measure of developmental validity in addition to an examination of the concurrent validity of STS against developmentally valid measures of MC (i.e., throwing, kicking, hopping, and standing long jump) in these age groups. Overall, results indicated that cross-sectional data “curves” for the STS components generally fit Roberton’s hypothetical model curves. STS time demonstrated weak to moderate (r = −.28 to −.64) correlations to MC product measures across all age groups indicating that STS time can be considered a valid and reliable measure of MC across childhood into young adulthood.

scholarly journals Development and Assessment of the Personal Emotional Capital Questionnaire for Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1856
Author(s):  
Morteza Khazaei ◽  
Mark D. Holder ◽  
Fuschia M. Sirois ◽  
Lindsay G. Oades ◽  
Benedicte Gendron
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Cluster Method ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses ◽  
Emotional Capital ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

(1) Background: The present study developed and evaluated a personal emotional capital questionnaire (PECQ) for adults that assessed 10 domains of personal emotional capital. (2) Method: Initially, 100 items were created and then administered to students attending Semnan University and Semnan University of Medical Sciences in Iran. Of the 700 questionnaires distributed, 527 were completed in full. Students were sampledusing the multi-stage random cluster method. Exploratory factor analyses, Cronbach’s alpha, and test–retest reliability were used to evaluate the scale. (3) Results: The ten components ofthe PECQ were confirmed. Test–retest correlations after 30 days were high, as was Cronbach’s alpha (0.94). Thecomponents highly correlatedwith overall emotional capital. The PECQ displayed convergent validity as it positively correlated with the Keyes’s Mental Health Continuum—Short Form and students’GPAs. The PECQ displayed divergent validity as it negatively correlated with measures of depression, anxiety and stress (Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS21)). Differences in overall PECQ scores and its components were examined for several variables including gender, age, marital and employment status, academic program, and field of study. PECQ scores were not sensitive to the order of administering questionnaires. (4) Conclusion: The results suggest that the PECQ is a valid and reliable measure of personal emotional capital and supports its use in adults.

scholarly journals Development and Evaluation of a Screening Scale for Indirect Trauma Caused by Media Exposure to Social Disasters

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 698
Author(s):  
Eun Young Choi ◽  
Seung-Hye Choi ◽  
Haeyoung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Media Exposure ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Indirect Trauma ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses ◽  
Screening Scale

As a result of mass media development, disaster-related information, such as the severity of damage, can be easily shared; thus, the issue of consequent indirect trauma has become as important as that of direct trauma. This study developed a scale to measure the degree of indirect trauma caused by media exposure to social disasters and then verified this scale’s reliability and validity. Initial items were developed through a literature review; 39 items were selected by examining their content validity and conducting a pretest. To verify the scale’s validity and reliability, exploratory factor analyses were conducted, and Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were calculated. The explanatory power of the screening scale developed through this study was 62.2%. The scale was ultimately composed of three factors comprising 24 items. Through exploratory factor analyses, factors were identified as “psychological, physical, and behavioral responses to social disasters” (factor 1), “moral resentment due to social disasters” (factor 2), and “a sense of threat to life due to social disasters” (factor 3). Regarding internal reliability, Cronbach’s alpha values ranged between 0.85 and 0.96. Future studies with expanded participant populations are suggested, which could further verify the scale’s validity and reliability and complement its shortcomings.

scholarly journals Evidence of validity of the instrument interRAI emergency screener for psychiatry for the brazilian contexto

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (13) ◽  
pp. e525101321185
Author(s):  
Luis Afonso Bataglin Cabral ◽  
Wagner de Lara Machado ◽  
Elton Luiz Ferlin ◽  
John P. Hirdes ◽  
Luiz Carlos Porcello Marrone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Brazilian Version ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: The aim of this study was to carry out the translation and present the evidence of validity of the Brazilian version of the interRAI Emergency Screener for Psychiatry (ESP). Method: this is a cross-sectional study conducted in a municipal hospital in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. A total of 161 patients were evaluated in the first 24 hours of emergency arrival using ESP. Exploratory factor analyses of the sections of the instrument and reliability analyses were conducted using Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's Omega. Results: the analyzes suggested a factorial structure adequate to the purpose of the instrument, with two sections (Mental State Indicators and Harm to Self and Others) having a two-factor solution, contrary to the expected one-factorial expectation. However, the two-factor sections have theoretical interpretability and consistency. The factor loadings of the items were adequate, all with values equal to or greater than 0.30. The interpreted factors showed internal consistency, assessed by Cronbach's Alpha and McDonald's Ommega indices, with values ranging between 0.60 and 0.94. Conclusion: the Brazilian version of the interRAI Emergency Screener for Psychiatry (ESP) demonstrates adequate psychometric properties through the internal structure of the instrument. Future studies should investigate the relationship of the scores produced by the instrument with clinical diagnosis and with covariates relevant to mental health outcomes.

scholarly journals Analysis of Perceived Physical and Motor Competence in 10- to 13-year-old Spanish Children

Motricidade ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 3-13
Author(s):  
Pedro Gil-Madrona ◽  
Antonio Pita-Lozano ◽  
Arturo Díaz-Suárez ◽  
Guillermo Felipe López Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Spanish Language ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Motor Competence ◽  
Old Spanish ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Forward Analysis ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Confirmatory Analysis

It was our objective to analyze the perceived physical and motor competence in 10- to 13-year-old Spanish children, and to validate to the Spanish language and context the questionnaire of Scrabis-Fletcher and Silverman (2010). The perception of competence was analysed in 27 schools of Albacete (Spain), with a total of 389 boys and 391 girls, whose age ranged from 10 to 13 (average=11.08 and SD=0.43). Different analyses were performed, starting with a forward analysis of the items, using graphics and statistics. After this, an internal consistence study was performed, through Cronbach's alpha, using a multilevel package, version 2.3. Finally, the constructs structure was analyzed through a factorial confirmatory analysis (FCA), which used a Lavaan package, version 0.5-11. The consistence was high as a whole (Cronbach's alpha: 0.74). There was a high correlation between all items, even those from different factors. Regarding the analysis of students´ perceived physical and motor competence, the best values were obtained in the perceptions they had about their teachers and classmates, although they had worse values about their own personal experiences. Two questionnaires of 2 and 3 factors, using 7 and 14 items, respectively were established. Therefore, the instrument Perception of Competence in Middle School Physical Education was validated within the Spanish social context. The main practical application is the possibility of using this questionnaire in the PE lessons in Spain to know and increase the perceived physical and motor competence of the children.

Perception of Mothers among Cerebral Palsy Children with Disabilities in Tamil Nadu, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 3349-3354
Author(s):  
Elanchezhian Chinnavan ◽  
Swarna kumari P
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Parental Stress ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha

The purpose of the study is to check the perception of mothers of cerebral palsy children with disabilities in Tamil Nadu. Data, from India, on perceptions about Cerebral palsy disability are scant. This study explored mother’s knowledge, social well-being and awareness of treatment rendered. During the development of the questionnaire, review of the literature has been primarily made; during developing the questionnaire personal and social values were considered. The questionnaire was emerged with 9 themes, Knowledge of disability condition, Parental stress, Community support, Child ability, Mothers Confidence, Improvement, Health status, Benefits & Belief. Data were collected from mothers of both male and female children with cerebral palsy aged between 1 to 18 years. 220 mothers, averaged 33.44 + 6.14years, of children with CP were randomly selected for this study. Data was collected from mothers attending rehabilitation centers from different institution and special schools in Tamil Nadu. Mothers can hold both a fatalistic view of disability and a belief in the course of disability.The raw data was tabulated and analyzed by using SPSS 17 version software. Cronbach’s Alpha was calculated, the results showed that its Cronbach’s Alpha was extremely good (r=0.96). Our results suggest that there is significance difference with in the mother’s perception towards types of disability in Parental stress, child’s ability, mother’s confidence, improvement, health status, benefits and belief.Mothers should be motivated to maximize rehabilitation services in order to improve their children’s functional capacity. The appreciation of this phenomenon could move towards a model for the delivery of rehabilitation that integrates and harmonizes such beliefs.

Using Adanco Software To Examine The Intention To Use Coffee. Evidence From Vietnam

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (10) ◽  
pp. 216-223
Author(s):  
Nguyen Thi Ngan ◽  
Bui Huy Khoi
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Average Variance ◽  
Composite Reliability

The purpose of the paper was to investigate the factors that influenced the intention to use coffee by using Adanco software. Survey data was collected from 284 consumers living in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The research model was proposed from the studies of the behavioral intention. The reliability and validity of the scale were tested by Cronbach's Alpha, Average Variance Extracted (Pvc) and Composite Reliability (Pc). PLS-SEM showed that intention to use coffee was affected by some components of the intention to use coffee.

Vietnamese consumers attitude on television advertisement of skin care

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ha Nam Khanh Giao
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Skin Care ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Television Advertisement ◽  
Tv Commercial

The research investigates how the factors affect Vietnamese consumers attitude on television advertisement of skin care, by intervewing 280 consumers. The method of Cronbach’s Alpha analysis, EFA analysis and multiple regression analysis were used with the SPSS program.The result shows that the affects of the factors on Vietnamese buyer’s behavior about TV commercial of skin care increasingly: Entertaiment, Informativeness, Celebrity, In-irritation, Credibility. The research also suggests some solutions to the television advertisers to enhance capability of serving consumers.attitude on television advertisement, Vietnamese consumers, skin care

Aviation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ha Nam Khanh Giao
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Multiple Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Domestic Service ◽  
Flight Crew ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Proportional Effect

The paper examines relation between Vietnam Airline Domestic service quality and customer satisfaction by gathering opinions from 402 passengers employing Skytrax scale with some modification along with Cronbach’s alpha, EFA and multiple regression analysis. Results show that Vietnam Airline Domestic service quality can be measured by the following six determinants in order of decreasing importance: (1) boarding/deplaning/baggage; (2) check in; (3) in-flight services; (4) reservation; (5) aircraft; and (6) flight crew. All of them are directly proportional effect to customer satisfaction. The paper also offers some suggestions to improve the service quality thereby enhancing the customer satisfaction.

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