scholarly journals Academic resilience for preservice teachers among field of sciences: A measurement scale in education

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1262
Author(s):  
Muhammad Bukhori Dalimunthe ◽  
Ery Tri Djatmika ◽  
Heri Pratikto ◽  
Puji Handayati ◽  
Rosmala Dewi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Academic Resilience ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Measurement Instruments ◽  
Interclass Correlation ◽  
Two Stages

The scale of measuring academic resilience in a decade has experienced rapid development. Numerous instruments have been formulated by previous researchers, but it has not explicitly measured the academic resilience for preservice teachers. The purpose is to construct a new measure of academic resilience for preservice teachers, which consists of two stages: the validity and reliability of the instrument; and continued with differences in academic resilience for preservice teachers among the fields of social, science, and language. Measurement instruments were given to lectures (eight experts) and students (n=236) from various universities in Medan, Indonesia. The content validity used V-Aiken, and construct validity used confirmatory factor analysis; reliability using the interclass correlation coefficient and internal consistency reliability. The results show that the constructs of composure, commitment, control, coordination, empathy, perseverance, and adaptive have excellent and accurate validity and reliability to measure academic resilience. The findings are specific that there are significant differences in the academic resilience for preservice teachers among field of sciences. Researchers imply that they can use these instruments appropriate and responsive to academic resilience for preservice teachers highlighting among the sciences' domain so that future research can be carried out to explore these differences.

PENGEMBANGAN SKALA LOCUS OF CONTROL

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 417-424
Author(s):  
Hendryadi Hendryadi
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Employee Selection ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Two Stages

This article aims to develop a short form of the locus of control scale. The study was conducted in two stages: a study of 66 respondents as pilot testing which aims to test content validity, structure validity, and internal consistency. Study 2 was conducted on 328 respondents used to test the validity and reliability of the scale evaluated by the PLS-SEM method (such as internal consistency, convergent validity, and discriminant validity). The analysis concludes that the 8-item locus of control scales tested have adequate validity and reliability. A short form locus of control scale was developed and validated in this study, so it can be used in future research and evaluation for HR management practitioners in employee selection Keywords: locus of control, EFA, CFA, scale construction

Prodigality in Islamic lifestyle: a new scale development

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
hossein emari
Keyword(s):  
Content Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Islamic Schools ◽  
Structure Reliability ◽  
Item Scale

Purpose – This study aims to propose a new construct – prodigality and develop a measurement scale to support the construct. Design/methodology/approach – Combining the paradigms of Churchill, Malhotra and Birks, the item generation and content validity yielded the development of a modified scale. Three main steps in assessment of the scale: dimensional structure, reliability and validity led to the development of a prodigality scale. A total of 32 items were generated, through assessing Qur’anic verses that are related to Muslim consumption patterns linked to in Islam. Findings – In total, 23 items remained after content validity. A pre-test using exploratory factor analysis on the 23-item scale created a two-factor scale. According to extracted validity and reliability scores, prodigality scale was statistically supported. A pool of nine items is proposed for the eventual measurement of the prodigality. Research limitations/implications – The proposed measurement scale warrants further exploratory study. Future research should assess the validity across different Muslim geographies and Islamic schools of thought and practice. Originality/value – Prodigality is proposed as a new construct that focuses primarily on the Qur’an and seeks to achieve relevance and acceptance by both Sunni and Shia denominations. The measurement scale is believed to extend the existing body of literature and contribute new knowledge on Muslim consumption.

scholarly journals Mental imagery and creativity

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
dorota jankowska ◽  
Maciej Karwowski
Keyword(s):  
Mental Imagery ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Art Students ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Total N ◽  
Creative Abilities ◽  
Creative Self

Although mental imagery is crucial for creativity in many domains, its links with creative abilities are ambiguous. This paper, based on five studies (total N > 3,600), reports the development of the Polish version of the VVIQ-2 (VVIQ-PL), examines its validity and reliability, as well as tests the relationships between mental imagery and creativity. Based on the results of the confirmatory factor analyses, we demonstrated the single-dimensional structure of VIVIQ-PL and measurement invariance concerning participants’ gender. The VVIQ-PL showed excellent test-retest reliability, high internal consistency reliability, and adequate construct validity. As expected, art students were characterized by a higher level of mental imagery than ‘non-artist’ groups. Finally, however, although the vividness of visual imagery turned out to be positively correlated with creativity (creative abilities, creative imagery, and creative self-concept), the strength of these correlations was weak-to-moderate. We discuss these findings alongside future research directions.

Sales training: comparing multinational and domestic companies

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashraf M. Attia ◽  
M. Asri Jantan ◽  
Nermine Atteya ◽  
Rana Fakhr
Keyword(s):  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sales Managers ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Measurement Instruments ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sales Training ◽  
Current State ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Training Research

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine similarities and differences of current state of initial sales training practices of both domestic and multinational corporations (MNCs) in Egypt. This paper begins by reviewing the cross-cultural sales training research and developing hypotheses. Design/methodology/approach – A methodology section follows, including measurement instruments, sample and data collection, and validity and reliability measures. The data were collected from sales managers, marketing managers, and sales supervisors. Findings – Results reveal that MNCs differ significantly from their domestic counterparts in the following sales training phases: needs determination, objective setting, program methods, program contents, and training evaluation. Research limitations/implications – In-depth discussion, managerial implications, and suggestions for future research are provided. Originality/value – There has been very limited research published on sales training practices in the Middle East (Yaseen and Khanfar, 2009) and Egypt in particular (e.g. Attia and Honeycutt, 2012; Honeycutt et al., 2001). This research sheds further highlights on sales training practices in Egypt and adds in filling in the gap in sales training literature by addressing sales training in Egypt.

scholarly journals Pengujian Skala Pengukuran Kelelahan (Spk) pada Responden di Indonesia

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1012
Author(s):  
Rida Zuraida ◽  
Ho Hwi Chie
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Testing ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Measurement Instruments ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
Fatigue Measurement ◽  
High Level

Subjective fatigue measurement instruments, based questionnaire, is a measure that is widely used for reasons of practicality and measurement results can be obtained quickly. For the purposes of measuring fatigue, there are a number of questionnaires commonly used abroad, but not a lot of literature with a case study in Indonesia that utilize this instrument. Of course, the reason for the use of the instrument is based on the expectation that the instrument has high validity and reliability, and if possible to have a high level of practicality as well. Asssment Fatigue Scale (FAS) is one of the suggested use as a measurement of worker fatigue. The instrument consists of a 10 item questionnaire with good reliability level. The discussion in this paper covers Measurement Scale Fatigue testing results via questionnaires measuring fatigue, adapted from the FAS in English and translated into Indonesian. DSS consists of 10 questions using 5 Likert scale, for the answer options are: never (1), sometimes (2), perceived a regular basis (3), is common (4), is always experienced (5). Relaibilitas test results using Cronbach alpha values obtained value of 0812, and can be improved if the item is question number 3 is removed. By implication, this questionnaire is good enough to use as a measuring instrument fatigue, but the level of proficiency in Indonesian language, in this CMS, needs to be repaired, especially for question number 5 and 3 if the level of validity and reliability to be improved, although the increase may not be too significant.

scholarly journals Desarrollo de un Test de Homofobia / Development of a Homophobia Test

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Javier Oltra ◽  
Elena Huluta ◽  
Alejandro Rodríguez-Fernández ◽  
Eduardo García-Cueto
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Low Correlation

RESUMENAntecedentes: la homofobia se puede considerar como el prejuicio hacia el colectivo homosexual, caracterizado por la presencia tanto de actitud negativa como incomodidad, entendidas respectivamente como rechazo y temor. El objetivo del presente estudio ha sido crear una escala de medición de la homofobia que refleje el nivel de homofobia en la población, determinar si los Big Five de personalidad están relacionados con la homofobia y si existen diferencias por sexo, por edad y/o clase social en este constructo. Método: Se elaboró una escala de homofobia tipo likert que cuenta con 33 ítems. 521 personas contestaron a dicha escala además de a otra de medida de la clase social y al NEO-FFI (que evalúa los Big Five de la personalidad). Resultados: se han obtenido una fiabilidad y validez adecuadas de la escala creada. Al estudiar las relaciones entre la homofobia y las variables de personalidad y sociales se ha encontrado que existen correlaciones estadísticamente significativas entre la homofobia y los Big Five (correlaciones negativas con apertura y amabilidad, negativas y bajas con extraversión y responsabilidad, y positiva y baja con neuroticismo); se comprueba que hay diferencias en homofobia en función del sexo (siendo los hombres los que obtienen puntuaciones más altas) y de la clase social (siendo las clases Baja y Medio-Alta las que más alto puntúan), y se encuentran tendencias en edad. Conclusiones: las evidencias de validez y la fiabilidad halladas muestran que la escala creada es adecuada y que los datos obtenidos concuerdan con los de otras investigaciones. Además la escala aporta datos de la relación entre los Big Five y la clase social con la homofobia, pudiéndose tener en cuenta en futuras investigaciones.   ABSTRACTAntecedents: homophobia can be considered as the prejudice towards homosexuals, characterized by the presence of both negative attitude and discomfort, understood respectively as rejection and fear. The purpose of the present study was to create a measurement scale that indicates the homophobia level in any  sample, to determine if Big Five personality factors are related to homophobia and if there exists differences in homophobia given age, social status and sex. Method: a Likert Homophobia Scale with 33 items was constructed. 521 people answered the Homophobia scale, in addition with a social status measurement scale, and the NEO FFI (which evaluates five personality factors). Results: the reliability and validity of the Homophobia Scale obtained are considered appropriate. When studying the correlations between homophobia, personality and social variables, statistically significant correlations between Homophobia and the personality factors were found (negative correlation with Openness and Kindness, negative and low correlation with Extraversion and Responsibility, positive and low correlation with Neuroticism); differences in Homophobia given social status (Low and Medium-High social class get higher punctuations) and trends given age were found as well. Discussion: evidence of validity and reliability found prove that the scale is appropriate and that the data are consistent with other research. In addition, the scale provides data on the relation between Big Five and homophobia and the relation between social status and homophobia that could be used for future research.

Development and psychometric testing of the self-care scale for patients with chronic atrial fibrillation (AF-SCS-10)

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 619-628
Author(s):  
Youn-Jung Son ◽  
Kyoung Hwa Baek ◽  
Mi Hwa Won ◽  
Hye Chong Hong
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Parallel Analysis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Results

Background Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) require continuous self-care due to possible complications and side effects from treatment. However, existing tools do not capture all of the critical factors of AF self-care and have limited evidence of reliability and validity. Aims The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a new Atrial Fibrillation Self-Care Scale-10 (AF-SCS-10) that assesses disease-specific, multidimensional, person-centered self-care for AF patients in South Korea. Methods For this cross-sectional research design, 290 individuals over 20 years of age with a diagnosis of AF for at least three months were recruited. A literature review and in-depth interviews were utilized to identify the scale items. An expert panel evaluated the validity and reliability of a preliminary scale. Exploratory factor analysis and parallel analysis was performed to extract factors; confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed to evaluate fit on the factor structures. Criterion validity was supported by the correlation between AF-SCS-10 and AF quality of life. Results The internal consistency reliability coefficient was 0.87. Three factors, “self-care knowledge,” “self-care behavior,” and “self-care resources” were extracted from the exploratory factory analysis, explaining 79.30% of the total variance in the data. The three-factor model was also confirmed by parallel analysis; CFA met the fitness criteria. Conclusion There is preliminary evidence for internal consistency reliability, as well as content and construct validity, for the AF-SCS-10. Future research is needed to confirm the study results using a larger, more culturally diverse sample.

Development and Validation of a Social Network Site Use Motives Scale for College Students in South Korea

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (8) ◽  
pp. 808-815 ◽  
Author(s):  
Na Young Shin ◽  
Young-Jin Lim
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Social Network Site ◽  
Student Sample ◽  
Network Site ◽  
Site Use

Although it has been suggested that social network site (SNS) use motives are one of important determinants of SNS addiction, there has not been yet a scale to assess them. The aim of this study was to examine psychological properties of a newly developed Social Network Site Use Motives Scale (SUMS) in a college student sample. The SUMS was administered to 481 nonclinical participants. Exploratory factor analysis, internal consistency analysis, and correlation analysis were undertaken to examine its validity and reliability. Results of factor analysis indicated that the SUMS consisted of four factors. Indices of internal consistency reliability, test-retest reliability, and criterion validity of SUMS were acceptable. Our study suggested that SUMS could be used as an effective tool to assess SNS use motives. The usage of SUMS should be encouraged in future studies of SNS use motives. Future research using this measure could provide a more comprehensive model of the relationship between SNS use motives and SNS addiction.

scholarly journals The Institute for Medical Technology Assessment Productivity Cost Questionnaire (iPCQ) and the Medical Consumption Questionnaire (iMCQ): Translation and Cognitive Debriefing of the Arabic Version

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7232
Author(s):  
Sinaa A. Al-Aqeel ◽  
Shiekha S. AlAujan ◽  
Saja H. Almazrou
Keyword(s):  
Technology Assessment ◽  
Medical Technology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cognitive Debriefing ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Productivity Cost ◽  
Arabic Translation ◽  
Telephone Interviews ◽  
Medical Technology Assessment ◽  
Two Stages

The aim of this study was to translate the Institute for Medical Technology Assessment Productivity Cost Questionnaire (iPCQ) and the Medical Consumption Questionnaire (iMCQ) from English into Arabic and perform cognitive debriefing in a Saudi Arabian setting. We conducted the translation according to guidelines, including two independent forward translations and a backward translation. Cognitive debriefing was carried out in two stages. First, the pre-final translated versions of the two questionnaires were tested on a group of respondents (n = 5) using face-to-face or telephone interviews. The participants completed a copy of the questionnaires, identified items or questions that were confusing or misunderstood, and then answered a series of open-ended questions about their understanding of each instruction, question and response option. Second, another group of participants (n = 17) completed the questionnaire and circled any word that was confusing or difficult to understand and provided comments on the questionnaires. The Arabic translation and linguistic validation were realized without any major difficulties. The few changes made after cognitive debriefing generally related to changing one word to a more appropriate Arabic word. The final Arabic translation needs to be validated for psychometric properties such as validity and reliability before being recommended for use in future research.

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