scholarly journals SCHOOL CLIMATE EVALUATION: DESIGNING AND VALIDATING MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (172) ◽  
pp. 312-334
Author(s):  
Adriano Moro ◽  
Telma Pileggi Vinha ◽  
Alessandra de Morais
Keyword(s):  
School Climate ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
International Literature ◽  
Measurement Instruments ◽  
Validation Process ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Reliability Indices ◽  
Reference Framework ◽  
The Subject

Abstract This study aims to present the process of designing, testing and validating measurement instruments to measure the school climate from the perspective of students from the 7th grade of primary education onwards, as well as their teachers and managers. We reviewed the national and international literature on the subject, built the concept, the reference framework formed by eight interrelated dimensions and the measurement instruments. Based on a sample of 11,516 respondents, we carried out the statistical and qualitative analyzes concerning the validation process: evidence content and construct validity. The dimensions and their respective items indicated good componential load and good reliability indices, which validates the measurement instruments.

Values and occupational choose

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Furfari ◽  
Sílvio Brito ◽  
Valeria Caggiano
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Value Theory ◽  
Human Values ◽  
International Literature ◽  
Professional Background ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Abstract Method

Several studies demonstrate that Schwartz’s (2006) theory of human values is valid in cultures previously beyond its range. We measured the 10 value constructs in the theory with the Portrait Values Questionnaire (PVQ), a new and less abstract method. This study explores the influence of values in a professional choose, focusing on the associations between social and professional background. The findings support the construct validity of the test. The results suggest, there is a matching between values and occupational choose, there are evident differences between gender and age. These results confirm the international literature about different gender and value system’s. Its theoretical meaning in the context of Schwartz’s culture-level value theory is discussed.

scholarly journals Challenges of health services related to the population displaced by violence in Mexico

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 77 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Beatriz Duarte-Gómez ◽  
Silvia Magali Cuadra-Hernández ◽  
Myriam Ruiz-Rodríguez ◽  
Armando Arredondo ◽  
Jesús David Cortés-GilI
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Internal Displacement ◽  
Integral Approach ◽  
International Literature ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Political Will ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
The Subject

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the impacts of the care to the population displaced by violence on the health system and the challenges that this entails. METHODS: This is a narrative review of the national and international literature in PubMed, SciELO, WHO/PAHO, and Bireme. Inclusion criteria were date of publication ( from 2000), relation with the subject, and language (Spanish or English). We found 292 documents, of which 91 met the inclusion criteria. RESULTS: The main challenges are the intersectoral, participatory, and integral approach (with emphasis on mental health and sexual and reproductive health), ensured accessibility to health services, the need for a reliable registration and information system of the population displaced by violence and its characteristics, and the addressing of the biopsychosocial problems of the different groups, especially women, persons with disabilities or infectious diseases, adolescents, children, ethnic minorities, older adults and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, and intersexual population. CONCLUSIONS: The lack of political will to accept and see the internal displacement by violence and its importance as a humanitarian and public health problem is an obstacle to the adequate and timely care of the population displaced by violence in Mexico.

scholarly journals Development of a scale to evaluate mobility in dogs

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (12) ◽  
pp. 2210-2215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luísa Carneiro Vasconcelos Basto Gonçalves ◽  
Ana Daniela Gomes Araújo Simões ◽  
Darryl Lynn Millis ◽  
Augusto José Ferreira de Matos
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Median Score ◽  
Psychometric Characteristics ◽  
Validation Process ◽  
Total Score Range ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Healthy Dogs ◽  
Score Range

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to develop and to assess the psychometric characteristics of a mobility scale for dogs. The original ten questions were reduced using validation process. One hundred and twenty three dog owners were invited to answer the questionnaire. Internal consistency, factor analysis, floor and ceiling effect and construct validity were studied. Good internal consistency (Cronbach's Alpha=0.854) was determined with two items eliminated. The instrument comprises 8 final questions, each of which has five possible answers (never, rarely, sometimes, often and always) scored between 0 and 4 or between 4 and 0 (for the items with inverse score). Three hypotheses proposed for the construct validity were verified: 1) gender does not influence dog mobility (P=0.584); 2) mobility decreases with age (P<0.001); 3) dogs with orthopaedic or neurological diagnosed pathologies have less mobility (median score (P25; P75) 46.9% (31.3; 68.8)) than healthy dogs (median score (P25; P75) 81.3% (71.9; 93.8)) (P<0.001). Total score range was 0 to 32 points, with higher values indicating greater mobility of dogs. The Dog Mobility Scale was capable of assessing mobility in dogs, with good psychometric characteristics, and is simple and inexpensive to apply in clinical practice.

scholarly journals Measuring Driving Fear

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolin Fischer ◽  
Annette Schröder ◽  
Joanne E. Taylor ◽  
Jens Heider
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Clinical Diagnosis ◽  
Sensitivity And Specificity ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Specific Phobia ◽  
German Language ◽  
Good Sensitivity ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Dsm 5

Abstract. Presently, there is no instrument to support the diagnosis of driving fear and its severity. To enable a reliable and valid diagnosis, the 5-item German-language Instrument for Fear of Driving (IFD) was developed. The items, by DSM-5 criteria for a specific phobia, measure the emotional, cognitive, and physiological components of driving fear as well as the degree of avoidance and impairment. The present paper comprises two studies that describe the development of the IFD and its psychometric properties. In Study 1, the IFD was administered to 810 non-clinical participants in an online survey and demonstrated good reliability and construct validity. In Study 2, fifty-four people with a clinical diagnosis, including clinically relevant driving fear, completed the IFD and a clinical interview. The IFD demonstrated good sensitivity and specificity, and a cut-off score resulted in 95% sensitivity and 97% specificity. While the findings are preliminary and further studies with larger samples are needed, the IFD is a promising screening instrument for driving fear and its severity.

Ugandan Context and Description of Sample and Data

2021 ◽  
pp. 35-51
Author(s):  
Sarah Kabay
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Methods Of Analysis ◽  
Sample Data ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Empirical Analysis ◽  
Country Specific

In any country-specific case study, how a country is perceived will influence how the subject of the case is perceived, as well as its broader relevance. In addition, primary education in many ways reflects the society in which it takes place. For these reasons, it is useful to consider the Ugandan context in order to consider its experience with primary education and its position as a case study. This chapter offers some details and background to help frame the Ugandan context, intending to serve as a brief sketch of the issues that define the population of children served by Uganda’s primary education and the factors that influence and define that education. The chapter also includes a basic description of the sample, data, and methods of analysis used in the empirical analysis throughout the book.

scholarly journals La formación de los futuros docentes a través de la gamificación, tic y evaluación continua

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-63
Author(s):  
C. Castañeda-Vázquez ◽  
T. Espejo-Garcés ◽  
F. Zurita-Ortega ◽  
AB. Fernández-Revelles
Keyword(s):  
Primary Education ◽  
Positive Feedback ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Continuous Assessment ◽  
Final Exam ◽  
High Participation ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Education Degree ◽  
Educación Primaria

El presente proyecto se ha llevado a cabo en el Grado de Educación Primaria, con el objetivo primordial de aumentar la motivación e implicación del alumnado a través del uso de estrategias de gamificación, TIC y evaluación continua en el aula. Para ello se desarrolló un proyecto de gamificación en el aula, a través de las TIC y la evaluación continua, el cual se desarrolla en este documento. Los resultados mostraron una alta participación del alumnado (más del 85% de los estudiantes participaron en el proyecto de gamificación). Casi el 95% de los estudiantes se presentaron a la evaluación en primera convocatoria, y el  87,9% del alumnado superó la asignatura en primera convocatoria. También se registraron altos niveles de motivación, tanto intrínseca como extrínseca, lo que supone una retroalimentación positiva para considerar esta innovación como una buena práctica educativa y seguir trabajando en cursos venideros con este tipo de metodologías. This project was carried out Primary Education Degree. The main aim was to increase the students´ levels of motivation and involvement in the subject using gamification strategies, ICT and continuous assessment in the classroom. To this end, a gamification project was developed in the classroom, through ICT and continuous assessment, which is developed in this document. The results showed a high participation of the students (more than 85% of the students participated in the gamification project). Almost 95% of the students attended at the first final exam and 87.9% of the students passed the subject in first call. It was also observed high levels of students´ participation and involvement in the subject, as well as high levels of motivation, both intrinsic and extrinsic, which supposes a positive feedback to consider this innovation as a good educational practice and to continue working in future courses with this type of methodologies.

A Proposed Template for the Evaluation of Web Design Strategies

2009 ◽  
pp. 293-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitrios Xanthidis ◽  
David Nicholas ◽  
Paris Argyrides
Keyword(s):  
Web Sites ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Web Design ◽  
International Literature ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Work Done ◽  
The Web

This chapter is the result of a two years effort to design a template aiming at standardizing, as much as such a task is feasible, the evaluation of Web sites. It is the product of a few publications in international conferences and journals. A thorough review of the international literature on the subject led the authors to conclude there is a very large number of opinions, thoughts and criteria from different professionals involved, directly or indirectly, with the process of designing a good Web site. To make matters even more complicated there are a number of different terms used by various scholars, scientists and professionals around the world that often refer to similar, if not the same, attributes of a Web site. However, it seems that all these differences could boil down to a systematic approach, here called evaluation template, of 53 points that the design strategies of the Web sites should be checked against. This template was tested on a significant number (232) of Web sites of Greek companies and proved it can be used to evaluate the quality of Web sites not only by technology experts but by non-experts alike. The evaluation template, suggested here, is by no means the solution to the problem of standardizing the process of evaluating a Web site but looking at other work done on the subject worldwide it is a step ahead.

scholarly journals ‘Perhaps a Bit Different to What We Did Twenty Years Ago’: Senior Teachers' Perceptions of Outdoor Adventure within Primary Education in England.

Sports ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 92
Author(s):  
Webber ◽  
Hardwell
Keyword(s):  
Primary Education ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Leadership Teams ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Outdoor Adventure ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Approach To Learning ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Northern City

Outdoor and adventurous activities (OAA) are now a compulsory component of the primary education curriculum in England, with senior leadership teams exerting significant influence on its delivery in schools. This study considers senior teachers’ perceptions and value of the OAA strand of the Physical Education (PE) National Curriculum (NC) in primary education. Six senior teachers from across a large northern city took part in semi-structured interviews. Data was analysed using an interpretivist paradigm incorporating a multistage thematic coding process. Findings centred on the lack of guidance given by the NC within OAA and ensuing issues for experienced and less confident teachers of the subject. Different interpretations of OAA were prevalent from traditional skills-based activities to personal and social development through basic activities delivered outside the classroom. Finally, all senior staff highly regarded OAA and offered a strong rationale for its inclusion within curriculum time. The full potential of OAA as a cross-curricular approach to learning in primary education is not being realised and can be partially mitigated by more purposeful integration within teacher education programmes.

scholarly journals Psychometric Validation of the Short Form of the Smoking Consequences Questionnaire (S-SCQ) for Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (11) ◽  
pp. 3947-3955
Author(s):  
Marília Silva de Souza ◽  
Jaciana Marlova Gonçalves Araújo ◽  
Luciano Dias de Mattos Souza
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Smoking Behavior ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Psychometric Validation ◽  
Years Of Life Lost ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Reliability Indices ◽  
Brazilian Version ◽  
Semantic Adaptation

Abstract Smoking accounts for 24% of deaths in the general population and is also the factor that explains the biggest amount of years of life lost. It is important to understand the expectations regarding smoking behavior. The present study aimed to validate the Short Form of the Smoking Consequences Questionnaire (S-SCQ) for a Brazilian version. The Researchers did the process of semantic adaptation to language and national context. The S-SCQ was applied in a sample of 129 people. The next step was to perform psychometric analyses for the set of 21 items. Exploratory Factor Analysis, with pairwise treatment for missing cases, was used to achieve construct validity. To carry out Factor Analysis, the method of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was used initially. Afterwards, Principal Axis Factoring (PAF) using Varimax rotation with Kaiser normalization was applied. The reliability of the total scale (21 items) showed a Cronbach alpha index of 0.851 and a 0.870 Lambda2 of Gutmann. Quite satisfactory rates were also observed in the subscales. Similarly, the item-overall correlation values also confirmed the scale’s good reliability indices.

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