scholarly journals Validation of the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory With a Sample of Students in Nursing

1991 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Beermann Chacko ◽  
Mary E. Huba
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Study Strategies ◽  
Learning Center ◽  
Academic Advisors ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Learning And Study Strategies

The authors examine the construct validity of the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) using first semester nursing students. Although 10 subscales have been identified by the authors of the instrument, factor analysis of the LASSI data obtained from the current subjects resulted in 4 reliable sub-scales. Results suggest that academic advisors, counselors, and learning center specialists should be cautious in the use of the LASSI with undergraduate students.

Reliability and Validity of a Turkish Version of the Passionate Love Scale

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 673-684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filiz Yildirim ◽  
Sengul Hablemitoglu ◽  
Rosemary V. Barnett
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Turkish Population ◽  
Turkish Version ◽  
Reliable Measure ◽  
Passionate Love ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Our purpose in this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of a Turkish version of the Passionate Love Scale (PLS). Participants in the study were 150 undergraduate students. We assessed the construct validity of the PLS using confirmatory factor analysis. To assess the reliability of the PLS we calculated the internal consistency coefficient and found that the Cronbach's alpha was .89. Our results indicated that the PLS was a valid and reliable measure of passionate love with a Turkish population.

scholarly journals Validation of Collett-Lester's Fear of Death Scale in a sample of nursing students

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 1171-1180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maritza Espinoza Venegas ◽  
Olivia Sanhueza Alvarado ◽  
Omar Barriga
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Fear Of Death ◽  
Varimax Rotation ◽  
Expert Review ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Attitude Toward Death

This study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of Collett-Lester's Fear of Death Scale. A sample of 349 nursing students answered Fear of Death and Attitude toward death scales. Content validity was checked by expert review; reliability was proven using Cronbach's alpha; statistical analysis of the items, correlation between items and construct validity were checked by the correlation of the Scale with the Attitude toward death Scale. The multidimensionality of the scale was reviewed through factor analysis with varimax rotation. The Fear of Death Scale possesses good internal consistency and construct validity, confirmed by the significant correlation with the Attitude toward death Scale. Factor analysis partially supports content validity of the subscale items, but presented a modified multidimensional structure that points towards the reconceptualization of the subscales in this sample.

scholarly journals Examining Construct Validity of the Student Online Learning Readiness (SOLR) Instrument Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Taeho Yu
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Learning Readiness ◽  
Social Competencies ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Factor Modeling ◽  
Online Learning Readiness

This study examines the construct validity of the Student Online Learning Readiness (SOLR) instrument. The SOLR instrument consists of 20 items to evaluate social competencies, communication competencies, and technical competencies in online learning. A large Midwestern university was selected to test the construct validity of the SOLR instrument. A total of 347 undergraduate students participated in this study. Confirmatory factor modeling approach was used to assess the construct validity of the SOLR instrument for this study. As a result of Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), the hypothesized model of 20-item structure of the SOLR instrument was verified as a good fit for the data (χ2 (164, N=347)=1959.94, p<.001, IFI=.81, CFI=.81, GFI=.55, RMSEA=.016).

Construct Validity of Kolb's Learning Style Inventory, Using Factor Analysis and Guttman's Smallest Space Analysis

1986 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 1323-1326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noomi Katz
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Underlying Structure ◽  
Learning Style Inventory ◽  
David Kolb ◽  
Circular Structure ◽  
Hebrew Version

The Learning Style Inventory developed by David Kolb assesses learners' preferences for specific phases of a model of an experiential learning cycle. A Hebrew version of Kolb's inventory was administered to 739 undergraduate students from nine major study areas, after investigating the instrument's cross-cultural equivalence. In accordance with hypothesized underlying structure, two-factor solutions corresponding to the experiential model's two dimensions, clearly emerged in the factor analysis. While the over-all circular structure of the model is presented strongly using Guttman's SSA procedure, both findings provide construct validity for the inventory and support the generalizability to a different culture of the learning process proposed by Kolb.

The Psychometric Properties of the Perceived Stress Scale When Used to Measure Stress Levels of Finnish Nursing Undergraduate Students

2021 ◽  
pp. JNM-D-20-00012
Author(s):  
Hanish Dev Bhurtun ◽  
Terhi Saaranen ◽  
Matti Estola
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Perceived Stress Scale ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Excellent Internal Consistency

Background and PurposeStress is an important issue in clinical nursing education because it may obstruct learning in clinical environments. This study aimed to translate, adapt, and investigate the psychometric properties of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), an instrument for measuring stress.MethodsNursing students (N = 189) from five different universities of applied sciences participated in this study in 2018. The modified English version of the 29-item six-factor PSS was cross-culturally adapted into Finnish. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted to assess the scale's factor structure. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed to validate the “best fit” model.ResultsThe proposed 16-item four-factor model showed excellent internal consistency, with a Cronbach's alpha value of 0.90.ConclusionsThe results support the use of the 16-item four-factor stress scale to investigate stress among Finnish nursing students.

scholarly journals The correlation of learning and study strategies with academic achievement of nursing students

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 8-13
Author(s):  
Iman Mohammadi ◽  
Hamid Thaghinejad ◽  
Zainab Suhrabi ◽  
Hamed Tavan ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Study Strategies ◽  
Learning And Study Strategies

scholarly journals Conceptions of nursing students on health promotion related to psychoactive substances

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (spe) ◽  
pp. 627-633 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Delia Rojo ◽  
Sonia Maria Villela Bueno ◽  
Edilaine Cristina da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Medical Model ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Psychoactive Substances ◽  
Future Health ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
The Face

This qualitative study aimed to investigate the perception of undergraduate nursing students on health promotion in view of the use of psychoactive substances. Nine undergraduate students, attending the last disciplines of the first semester, participated in the study and were divided in two focal groups. The theoretical-methodological referential was based on Paulo Freire's theory of conscientization. Data were processed through content analysis, demonstrating that students find difficulties in planning intervention strategies in health promotion in view of the drug phenomenon, because the knowledge provided by the university has a biologist tendency, typical of the medical model, recognizing a gap between theory and practice. Nevertheless, they manage to reconstruct their knowledge and become aware of their role as future health promoters in the face of drug use and abuse.

The Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Resiliency Scale in Chinese Undergraduates

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 162-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lixia Cui ◽  
Xiujie Teng ◽  
Xupei Li ◽  
Tian P.S. Oei
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Criterion Variable ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
High Level ◽  
Chinese Undergraduates

The current study examined the factor structure and the psychometric properties of Sandra Prince-Embury’s Resiliency Scale for Adolescents (RESA) in Chinese undergraduates. A total of 726 undergraduate students were randomly divided into two subsamples: Sample A was used for the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and Sample B was used for the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The EFA revealed that 56 items and a model of 10 factors with 3 higher order factors (as described by Sandra) were to be retained; CFA with Sample B confirmed this result. The overall scale and the subscales of the Chinese-RESA demonstrated a high level of internal consistency. Furthermore, concurrent validity was demonstrated by the correlation of the scale with other instruments such as the PANAS and the CSS, and the predictive validity was confirmed via three multiple regression analyses using the PANAS as a criterion variable: one for the 10 subscales of the C-RESA, one for the 3 higher order scales, and one for the total C-RESA. We concluded that the C-RESA may be used for research into Chinese undergraduates’ adaptive behaviors.

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