scholarly journals Validity study using factor analyses on the Defining Issues Test-2 in undergraduate populations

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. e0238110
Author(s):  
Youn-Jeng Choi ◽  
Hyemin Han ◽  
Meghan Bankhead ◽  
Stephen J. Thoma
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (26) ◽  
pp. 66-81
Author(s):  
Lotte Dyhrberg O'Neill ◽  
Eva Lykkegaard ◽  
Kulamakan Kulasageram

Admission interviews in higher education may be developed with the intention to select applicants with specific personal competences not captured by traditional grade-based admission. In this study, we examined whether the data structure of multiple-mini admission interview scores supported the presence of communication, empathy, collaboration, and resilience as independent test dimensions. In addition, the associations between the interview scores and unintended test constructs (station format, pre-university grades, age, gender) were examined. Confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses and regression analyses were used to examine interview data from a cohort of Danish medical school applicants. The proposed multi-dimensionality was not supported by the data structure. The influence of the unintended constructs examined was limited or non-existing. These results are in line with the scarce existing literature. This situation makes a priori claims that the multiple-mini interview can measure multi-dimensional personal competences inadvisable, and care should be taken about what is communicated to stakeholders.


Author(s):  
Maria Clara Figueiredo Dalla Costa Ames ◽  
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Ana Ester da Costa ◽  
Maurício Custódio Serafim ◽  
Daniel Moraes Pinheiro ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Leandro Da Costa Santos ◽  
Josedilton Alves Diniz

Este estudo objetivou verificar a relação entre a religiosidade e o raciocínio moral dos alunos de Ciências Contábeis, para isto, primeiramente descreveu-se a religiosidade e o raciocínio moral dos indivíduos, correlacionando-os em seguida. Para mensuração da religiosidade usou-se da Escala de Maturidade da Fé, desenvolvida por Benson, Donahue, Erickson (1993). Para mensuração do raciocínio moral usou-se o Defining Issues Test -2 elaborado por Rest e Narvaez (1998). A amostra resultou de 67 alunos concluintes do curso de Ciências Contábeis de duas universidades da Paraíba, e a confiabilidade interna dos instrumentos de pesquisa foi feita través do modelo definido por Cronbach (1951). Para averiguar a relação entre a religiosidade e o raciocínio moral utilizou-se o coeficiente de correlação não-paramétrico de Spearman (rs). Os resultados evidenciaram que a maioria dos respondentes tem sua fé classificada como integrada. Quanto ao raciocínio moral, a maioria dos respondentes foi classificada no nível de manutenção das normas, o que indica que para a maioria dos indivíduos o cumprimento das leis e normas é o mais importante. Ainda sobre o raciocínio moral, quando se analisou por tipo constatou-se que a maioria dos indivíduos se enquadrara no tipo 2 (Interesse Pessoal, mas em transição), os indivíduos deste tipo quando envolvido em dilemas morais, tendem a privilegiar seus próprios interesses. No que tange a relação entre religiosidade e raciocínio moral, constatou-se que não existem evidências relevantes que a confirme, uma vez que a relação entre ambas as variáveis não se mostrou significativa.


2020 ◽  
Vol 127 (3) ◽  
pp. 587-608
Author(s):  
José Roberto Andrade do Nascimento Junior ◽  
Renan Codonhato ◽  
Gabriel Lucas Morais Freire ◽  
Leonardo de Sousa Fortes ◽  
Ricardo T. Quinaud ◽  
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This research adapted the Group Conflict Questionnaire (GCQ) into Portuguese and provided evidence for its construct validity. Study 1 included four translators and five academics who developed a Portuguese version of the GCQ (P-GCQ). In this phase, we provided evidence for content and construct validity for the scale and for each item using an expert panel in a pilot study with 20 youth athletes. Study 2 included two participant samples (Sample 1, n =  254; Sample 2, n =  351) of Brazilian youth and adult athletes who completed the adapted P-GCQ, providing evidence for the structural aspect of its construct validity via factor analyses. Study 3 included 162 Brazilian athletes who completed the P-GCQ and a measure of team cohesion, from which we provided further evidence of the P-GCQ’s internal and external construct validity, showing that both task and social cohesion were negatively associated with the athletes’ perceptions of group conflict. Overall, we found that the P-GCQ produces valid and reliable scores for Portuguese-speaking athletes; it may now be used confidently by researchers and practitioners interested in assessing group conflict within this population.


Author(s):  
F. Al-Kufaishi

Two localities (Al-Marij and Laik) were selected to investigate the type of Quartz Grains from crustal material formed by evaporation of waters discharged by springs in Hit area, western Iraq, Previous studies on the crustal material (1,2) showed that the water discharged by these springs are associated with Abu-Jir fault system which run parallel to the Euphrates river,Factor analyses of the crustal and soil materials (50 samples analysed for 16 variables)(2) showed five factors; the first factor includes SiO2, Al2O3 and TiO2 with positive factor loading, and CaO, L.O.I. with negative loading and hence lead to the conclusion that the distribution of these variables is a reflection of transported clay material.This study concentrates on the use of SEM to investigate the contribution of Quartz grains found in the crustal material on two selected sites.


1975 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 225-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abraham A. Panackal ◽  
Alan L. Sockloff

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