Development and Validation of Teacher’s Laboratory Competence Evaluation Instrument (TLCEI)

10.17158/184 ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Orcheliza L. Paramo
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Laboratory Instruction ◽  
Evaluation Instrument ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Final Version ◽  
Competence Evaluation ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

<p>The study aimed to develop and validate a teacher’s laboratory competence evaluation instrument (TLCEI) as an assessment tool for rating the competencies of laboratory teachers. This research was particularly conducted to identify the domains of competencies of teacher in handling laboratory classes and to determine the instrument’s validity and reliability. Cross- sectional design was employed using descriptive and analytic approaches to data analyses. A 54–item try-out version of the instrument was created based on the indicators identified by the selected laboratory instructors during interviews. One thousand college students with laboratory subjects participated in the pilot test. Item analysis of the try-out instrument reduced the 54 items to 35 for the final version. Pilot–testing for the reliability of the final version involved 100 students. The principal component exploratory factor analysis (EFA) indicated that the instrument measures three constructs such as “Laboratory Instruction,” “The Laboratory Environment,” and “Planning and Preparation.” The three–factor solution explained a total of 68.78% variance in the scale responses. The reliability coefficients supported that the TLCEI is highly consistent in measuring the constructs defined by the scale.</p>

Validation of the Iranian Version of the Hospital Ethical Climate Survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. E66-E75
Author(s):  
Mozhgan Rivaz ◽  
Mahnaz Rakhshan ◽  
Fatemeh Vizeshfar ◽  
Elahe Setoodegan
Keyword(s):  
Principal Component Analysis ◽  
Ethical Climate ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Methodological Study ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Alpha Coefficient ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Iranian Version ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

Background and PurposeThe aim of this study was to determine validation of the Iranian version of the Hospital Ethical Climate Survey (HECS).MethodsThis is a methodological study with a cross-sectional design that was conducted in 2016. A forward–backward translation method was used to translate the questionnaire from English to Persian and face, content, and construct validity as well as reliability were assessed.ResultsThe factor structure of the HECS through explorative Principal Component Analysis (PCA) confirmed five factors that explained 64.7% of total variance. The overall Cronbach's alpha coefficient was .86 and the Cronbach's alphas for five of the subscales were between .63 and .92.ConclusionsThe Iranian version of HECS has adequate validity and reliability for measuring the hospital ethical climate in the Iraniansociety.

scholarly journals THE STRESSORS AMONG AMBULANCE NURSES DURING EMERGENCY RESPONSESAT OIL & GAS INDUSTRIAL CITIESIN QATAR

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (01) ◽  
pp. 566-572
Author(s):  
Syafirin Abdullah ◽  
◽  
Kohar Sulistiyadi ◽  
Aman Mufit ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Services ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Job Stressors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Industrial Cities ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Student Version ◽  
Emergency Responses ◽  
Oil Gas

The previous literatures and studies told us workers in Emergency Services such as Paramedics and Ambulance Nurses face high risk of stress. One of the reason is the stressors they encounter during Emergency Responses. The aim of this study is to investigate various stressors face by Ambulance Nurses during Emergency Responses in Industrial Cities of Oil and Gascompanies in Qatar. This study is Descriptive Explorative and Verificative with design of Cross Sectional. There are 125 Ambulance Nurses Employees in this Industrial Cities included in this project. The research were conducted between June-September 2019. An total 100 Ambulance Nurses responded to the study and were analyzed using Principal Component Analysis with Software SPSS Trial Version. The Result of PCA reanalyzed with Confirmatory Factor with Software of Amos 24.The result of PCA revealed there are 23 stressors encountered by Ambulance Nurses during Emergency Responses which contains of 3 dimensions such as Internal, External and Environment. The aforementioned result of PCA reanalyzed with Confirmatory Factor Analysis using Software Amos student version yielded CMIN/DF=1,521, GFI=0,821, RSMEA=0,073. Conclusion: The finding suggest that Ambulance Nurses faced Multiple Job Stressors while responding Emergency Calls.The Instrument of The Sources Ambulance Nurses Stress during Emergency Responses to have adequate Validity and Reliability.

scholarly journals Use of Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) Survey to Evaluate Effectiveness of Teaching in a Leadership Course among Dental Students over Three Years

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Nazir ◽  
Asim Al-Ansari ◽  
Khalifa AlKhalifa ◽  
Balgis Gaffar ◽  
Jehan AlHumaid
Keyword(s):  
Student Evaluation ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Student Evaluation Of Teaching ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Valid Instrument ◽  
Evaluation Of Teaching

Leadership courses are being increasingly integrated into dental curricula. The study aimed to assess the validity and reliability of student evaluation of teaching (SET) instrument among dental students and to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching in a new leadership course over a period of three years. This cross-sectional study was conducted on fourth-year undergraduate dental students (N = 260) who took a practice management course over three consecutive years from 2014 to 2016. A 29-item SET questionnaire was administered among students who were willing to participate in the study. Out of 260 students, 185 returned completed surveys and the response rate was 71.15%. Factor analysis (principal component analysis) showed the validity of four dimensions of the SET instrument. Total variance explained by four dimensions was 62.80%. Cronbach’s alpha for the instrument was 0.95 and each dimension had fairly high internal consistency (>0.80). Treating students with respect (94%), accepting different viewpoints of students (94.1%), being flexible/open-minded (92.5%), and preparedness in the course (91.9%) were the most common effective teaching traits. Over the period of three years, 16 items showed improvement in teaching and there was a significant improvement in four items (P<0.05). In conclusion, it was found that SET is a valid instrument to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching in nonclinical courses in dentistry. This instrument should be used longitudinally to compare the effectiveness of teaching.

scholarly journals Psychometric assessment of the Instructional Materials Motivation Survey (IMMS) instrument in a remote learning environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aloísio Cardoso-Júnior ◽  
Rosa Malena Delbone de Faria
Keyword(s):  
Student Performance ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
Human Anatomy ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Belo Horizonte

Abstract: Introduction: Motivation contributes greatly to learning, being a predictor of student performance. Thus, instruments that assess motivation after exposure to different teaching strategies and materials can contribute to the analysis and decision on its effectiveness. In this sense, the Instructional Materials Motivation Survey (IMMS) instrument measures students’ motivation after instructional activities. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the evidence of validity of the IMMS, previously translated and cross-culturally adapted to Brazilian Portuguese. Method: Cross-sectional study used to evaluate the psychometric properties of the IMMS questionnaire, applied to 211 students from the first, third and fourth semesters of the medical course at José do Rosário Vellano University (Unifenas - Campus Belo Horizonte). The principal component analysis (PCA) with Varimax rotation and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient were used to assess the validity and reliability of the instrument. Results: The PCA reduced the instrument’s items from 36 to 25 items, distributed in four dimensions. The saturation of the items in the dimensions ranged from 0.529 to 0.790 and the total explained variance was 63.12%. The reliability of the modified IMMS (IMMS-BRV), measured by Cronbach’s alpha, ranged from 0.76 (Attention dimension) to 0.93 (Interest dimension). Conclusion: The IMMS application in the remote education scenario, through asynchronous video lectures of human anatomy, resulted in an alternative instrument (IMMS-BRV), with fewer items (more parsimonious) and good internal consistency, demonstrating preliminary evidence of its validity and reliability adequacy.

scholarly journals Feasibility of the Schizophrenia Hope Scale-9: A psychometric study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwisoon Choe ◽  
Eunjung Ryu ◽  
Sunghee Kim
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Extraction Methods ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mental Health Centers ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Persons With Schizophrenia

Hope is important in the rehabilitation of persons with schizophrenia, through scales to measure hope are not appropriate for this population. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to identify the psychometric properties of the Schizophrenia Hope Scale-9 (SHS-9) using data from 83 people with schizophrenia in four mental health centers and 762 healthy persons from two universities in South Korea. The mean (standard deviation) SHS-9 score of the participants with schizophrenia and healthy participants was 11.24 (4.90) and 14.83 (3.10), respectively. Lower scores indicate a lower level of hope. The internal consistency alpha coefficient was 0.92 with a 4-week test-retest reliability of 0.89. Criterion-related construct validity was established by examining the correlation between the SHS-9 and the State-Trait Hope Inventory scores. Divergent validity was identified through a negative relationship of SHS-9 with the Beck Hopelessness Scale. The construct validity of the SHS-9 was confirmed through principal component analysis with extraction methods, which resulted in a one-factor solution, accounting for 49–60% of the total item variance.. This study provided evidence for the validity and reliability of the SHS-9; therefore, it could be used to measure hope in people with schizophrenia.

scholarly journals Factors Related To Delivery Place Selection Among Pregnant Women In Jambi In 2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 572-579
Author(s):  
Nia Ike Lestari ◽  
Shinta Novelia ◽  
Anni Suciawati
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Statistical Test ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Delivery Place ◽  
Selection Of

This study aims to determine the factors related to the choice of delivery place. This research is an analytic survey research with cross sectional design. The sampling technique in this study was conducted with a total sampling method of 108 pregnant women. Data was collected using a questionnaire that had been tested for validity and reliability and was processed with the Chi-Square statistical test. The results showed that 61.1% of pregnant women chosed non-health facilities (home) in the selection of labor, then the statistical test found a significant relationship between economic status / income (ρ value = 0.008) and husband / family support (ρ value = 0.005 ) with the delivery place selection, other factors not related delivery place selection are education (ρ value = 0.231), knowledge (ρ value = 0.826) and distance (ρ value = 0.099). 

scholarly journals Health literacy and optimizing education materials in a surgical population

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Eline Mariose Dijkman ◽  
Jobbe Pierre Lucien Leenen ◽  
Remco Matthijs Koorn ◽  
Diana Wilmink
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Patient Education ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Charlson Comorbidity Index Score ◽  
Dutch Version ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Comorbidity Index ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Clear Information

Objective: The aim is to examine and compare the level of health literacy (HL) amongst surgical vascular and abdominal patients and measuring the understandability and actionability of current and optimized education materials.Methods: A cross-sectional design was utilized. Patients undergoing abdominal or vascular surgery, were included for measuring HL with the Newest Vital Sign Dutch (NVS-d) tool. The Dutch version of the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) was used to measure the understandability and actionability of current and optimized patient education materials.Results: A total of 101 patients were included, of those 54 (53.5%) have limited HL. Patients with limited HL were significantly older (p < .001), lower educated (p < .001), and had a higher ASA status (p = .005) and Charlson Comorbidity Index score (p < .001). The occurrence of limited HL differed significantly (p = .046) between abdominal versus vascular patients. The understandability varied between 24%-59% and the actionability between 40%-67% of the current education materials. The optimized education materials had a understandability score of 86% and a actionability score of 100%.Conclusions: The high prevalence of inadequate HL emphasizes the importance of nursing and medical staff providing clear information to enable shared decision-making. Besides, it is necessary to evaluate current education materials and optimize these materials according to the level of health literacy to provide health information that is understandable.

scholarly journals Self-Harm Inventory (SHI) Versi Indonesia Sebagai Instrumen Deteksi Dini Perilaku Self-Harm

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Andrian Fajar Kusumadewi ◽  
Bambang Hastha Yoga ◽  
Sumarni Sumarni ◽  
Silas Henry Ismanto
Keyword(s):  
Screening Tool ◽  
Normal Population ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Internal Validation ◽  
Item Number ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Screening And Prevention

Background: Self-harming behavior (SHB) is an iceberg phenomenon commonly occurred in both normal population and patients with mental illness. This behavior showed an increase in trend and may develop into suicidal behavior if not treated properly. Therefore an effort in screening and prevention of self-harm is necessary to prevent early deaths caused by suicide. Currently Indonesian version of self-harm screening instrument has not been developed yet.Purpose: Conducting validity and reliability test of Indonesian version of self-harm questionnaire.Method: This research was a descriptive analytic study with cross-sectional design. We recruited 110 psychiatric outpatients from Bantul Hospital Yogyakarta (n=110). SHB was measured using Indonesian version of Self Harm Inventory (SHI). Internal validation was tested using Aiken's Validity Index (AVI) and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). Reliability was tested using Cronbach Alpha (CA). Statistical significance was defined as p<0,05.Result: The respondents consisted of 57 men (51.8%) and 53 women (48.2%). Twenty four respondents had done more than 5 items of SHB. AVI value ranged from 0.83 to 0.97 which considered good. PPMC obtained 21 valid items with correlation coefficient >0.25 (p <0.05). Item number 22 was excluded because coefficient value was <0.25. Rresult of Keizer Meyers Oklin was 0,686 and Barlett Test of Spherecity 0,000 (p <0,05). CA was 0.831 which means very good.Conclusion: Indonesian version of Self-Harm Inventory is a valid and reliable screening tool against self-harm behavior in clinical setting.

scholarly journals ITEM ANALYSIS AND INTERNAL CONSISTENCY OF CHILDREN’S SLEEP HABIT QUESTIONNAIRE (CSHQ) IN INDONESIAN VERSION

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 645-655
Author(s):  
Sri Hartini ◽  
Sunartini ◽  
Elsisabeth Siti Herini ◽  
Satoshi Takada
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Sleep Onset ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sleep Behavior ◽  
Sleep Habit ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Children’S Sleep

Background: The Children’s Sleep Habit Questionnaire (CSHQ) has been utilized for assessing sleep behavior problems in children aged 4-10 years in many countries. However, a proper tool to detect of sleep behavior problems in Indonesian children has not been proven. Aims: The aim of our study was to test the item analysis and internal consistency of the Children’s Sleep Habit Questionnaire (CSHQ) in Indonesian version.Methods: We used a cross-sectional design and 305 mothers of pre- and primary school children in Yogyakarta Indonesia participated in this study. The Indonesian version of the Children’s Sleep Habit Questionnaire was used for assessing the sleep behavior problems in children. Internal consistency was evaluated by using the Cronbach α method. The internal consistency was tested with Cronbach alpha coefficients. Pearson’s Product Moment was completed to estimate the correlation between all items of CSHQ with Subscales and total scores of CSHQ.Results: Internal consistency of all items of the Children’s Sleep Habit Questionnaire was 0.80. Internal consistency of subscales ranged from 0.42 (parasomnias) to 0.66 (night wakening). 31 of 33 items had significant positive correlation with total score of Children’s Sleep Habit Questionnaire. Inter-subscales with the highest correlation were sleep onset delay with parasomnias, parasomnias with sleeps disordered breathing, and sleep disorder breathing with night waking.Conclusions: The Indonesian version of the Children’s Sleep Habit Questionnaire is suitable for screening sleep behavior problems in Indonesian children aged 4-10 years. 

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