scholarly journals PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE GIFTED STUDENTS’ PERSONAL VALUES QUESTIONNAIRE

2020 ◽  
pp. 105-121
Author(s):  
D. K. Korolov
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Questionnaire Development ◽  
Social Recognition ◽  
Response Scale ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Uncertainty Orientation ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Preliminary Version

The purpose of presented research is the finalization of the gifted students’ personal values questionnaire development. This work carried out in four stages: 1) approbation of the preliminary version of the questionnaire, 2) the response scale elaboration with acceptable discrimination, 3) development of internal consistent, factor and content valid scales, designing test norms, 4) assessing the instrument retest reliability and the criterion validity. Three hundred eighty-six university students answered the questionnaire at all stages of the study. Based on factor and content analysis six measuring scales were constructed: productive creative activity values, orientation on intensive emotional experience, orientation on social recognition, value uncertainty, orientation on profession, value of comfortable living. The data confirm the questionnaire final version compliance with other standard psychometric requirements: no answer to the items was chosen more often than 55%, the distribution of raw scale scores is normal, Cronbach's Alpha closes to 0.70, corrected item-total correlation is above 0.20, retest reliability coefficient is not below 0.70. The instrument is recommended for individual assessment and research purpose in students' population. Further research prospects are related to questionnaire validity determination in relation to other external criteria of giftedness and to the accumulation and reflection of experience in using the tool.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT OF THE GIFTED STUDENTS’ PERSONAL VALUES QUESTIONNAIRE

2019 ◽  
pp. 98-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. K. Korolov
Keyword(s):  
Item Difficulty ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Social Recognition ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Item Development ◽  
Values Assessment ◽  
Questionnaire Version

The purpose of the presented research is the development of a questionnaire for gifted individuals’ values assessment. This instrument is needed because the general personal values questionnaire has a very broad focus and cannot assess specific personal preferences of gifted individuals. Probably, those preferences are internally connected with the nature of giftedness. The instrument is based on previously conducted in-depth structured interviews with students and successful professionals on their personal lifestyle and values. The highlighted personal values types, their features create a basis for the questionnaire item development. The first questionnaire version was tested on a sample of 137 students. The instrument’s construct validity is confirmed by results of factor analysis, which provided a meaningful and bright structure of seven orthogonal factors. They describe the following specific value patterns: intensive emotional experience; productive creative activity; social recognition; comfortable living conditions; career achievements; value uncertainty; subjective comfort. These results created the basis for relevant scales development. Those scales show enough internal consistency, the alpha coefficient is in the range from 0.69 to 0.80. Also scales item discriminativeness is upper 0.20 that corresponds to the psychometric requirements. The future researches will focus on item difficulty analysis, detailed studies of retest reliability and validity, test norm development.

scholarly journals Methodological Principles for the Development of a Questionnaire “Quality of Life” in Patients with Computer Visual Syndrome

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 926-931
Author(s):  
I. G. Ovechkin ◽  
V. E. Yudin ◽  
E. I. Kovrigina ◽  
A. A. Budko ◽  
V. V. Matvienko
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Questionnaire Development ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Expert Assessment ◽  
Response Scale ◽  
Preliminary Version ◽  
Methodological Principles ◽  
High Level ◽  
Framework Development

Purpose: scientific substantiation and development of methodological principles of the “quality of life” (QOL) assessment questionnaire in patients with symptoms of computer visual syndrome (CVS).Material and мethods. As part of the first stage of the study, an individual interview was carried out (according to the standard developed methodology) with 100 patients with visually strenuous labor, according to the results of which the entire spectrum of complaints arising during prolonged work with a computer was determined (44 complaints in total). As part of the second stage, a special questionnaire was developed, in which the identified complaints were transformed into questions. The study involved 96 ophthalmologists aged 32 to 62 years with an average of 17.3 ± 1.4 years. The task of an expert ophthalmologist was to assess the relevance each of the questions in terms of the influence degree on the patient’s QOL, as well as the “severity” of the complaint in terms the of occurrence frequency.Results. The development of the questionnaire was based on the sequential implementation of five stages (development of a conceptual framework; development of a preliminary version and confirmation of validity content; additional modification; scaling procedure development; psychometric properties determination). The results obtained made it possible to form the questionnaire (22 questions) the final version, which (according to the analysis) meets the requirements of meaningful and constructive validity (specificity, reflection of questions and scales of significance for the patient, the results of an expert assessment by ophthalmologists of the psychometric response scale) with the weight coefficients development, the required values correlation coefficients (according to Pearson) between the relevance assessment of the question from the points according to the symptom severity, as well as the high level of consistency according to the “Cronbach-α” indicator.Conclusion. The main direction of the assessment QOL improving of a patient with GLC is active participation in the ophthalmologist’s questionnaire development. Our results determine that the expert assessment provides a mathematically confirmed choice of the most significant (in terms on QoL impact) subjective manifestations, which (in conjunction with the development of each patient’s possible responses expert assessments, in points) provides the required level of the questionnaire meaningful and constructive validity. The developed questionnaire can be recommended for further clinical testing.

scholarly journals Reliability of the Discounting Inventory: An extension into substance-use population

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Malesza ◽  
Maria Maczuga
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Reliability Measures ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Social Discounting ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Abstract Recent research introduced the Discounting Inventory that allows the measurement of individual differences in the delay, probabilistic, effort, and social discounting rates. The goal of this investigation was to determine several aspects of the reliability of the Discounting Inventory using the responses of 385 participants (200 non-smokers and 185 current-smokers). Two types of reliability are of interest. Internal consistency and test-retest stability. A secondary aim was to extend such reliability measures beyond the non-clinical participant. The current study aimed to measure the reliability of the DI in a nicotine-dependent individuals and non-nicotine-dependent individuals. It is concluded that the internal consistency of the DI is excellent, and that the test-retest reliability results suggest that items intended to measure three types of discounting were likely testing trait, rather than state, factors, regardless of whether “non-smokers” were included in, or excluded from, the analyses (probabilistic discounting scale scores being the exception). With these cautions in mind, however, the psychometric properties of the DI appear to be very good.

Correlation of Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale Scores with Various other Measures Used to Screen and Identify Intellectually Gifted Students

1987 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 461-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
James E. Whorton ◽  
Frances A. Karnes
Keyword(s):  
Short Form ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Achievement Test ◽  
Intelligence Scale ◽  
Ability Test ◽  
Wide Range Achievement Test ◽  
Academic Aptitude ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Intellectually Gifted ◽  
Scale Scores

Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale IQs were compared with California Achievement Test scaled scores, Otis-Lennon Mental Ability Test IQs, Short-Form Test of Academic Aptitude percentiles, Raven Standard Progressive Matrices percentiles, and the Wide Range Achievement Test scaled scores for 439 intellectually gifted students. Some statistically significant relationships were observed.

Long-Term Retest Reliability of Interpersonal Dependency Inventory Scores in College Students

Assessment ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 359-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert F. Bornstein
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Interpersonal Dependency ◽  
Present Sample ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Reliability Coefficients

Eighty undergraduate students (40 women and 40 men) completed the Interpersonal Dependency Inventory (IDI) twice, with the two testing sessions separated by an 84-week interval. Retest reliability coefficients for IDI whole-scale scores, r = .71, and subscale scores ( rs ranged from .60 to .72) were similar to those obtained in IDI retest reliability studies that used shorter intertest intervals. Gender differences in IDI scores in the present sample paralleled those obtained in previous investigations involving clinical and nonclinical participants. Implications of these results for the construct validity of the IDI as a measure of interpersonal dependency are discussed.

Test–Retest Reliability of the Listening Self-Efficacy Questionnaire

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Allison Oliva ◽  
Kristal M. Riska ◽  
Sherri L. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Minimum Detectable Change ◽  
Intraclass Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Paper Format

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the test–retest reliability and the minimum detectable change (MDC) scores of the Listening Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (LSEQ). Method: A total of 77 older adults who were experienced hearing aid users were administered the LSEQ in pen–paper format on two separate occasions. They were provided the first copy of the LSEQ in the clinic to take home to complete. Those participants who completed and returned the first copy of the questionnaire were then mailed a second copy of the LSEQ to complete and return approximately 2 weeks later. The mean subscale and total scale scores from the two administrations were compared using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) to determine test–retest reliability of the measure. The MDC scores, or the minimum difference between scores to demonstrate a real change in self-efficacy levels, were also calculated for each subscale and the total scale. Results: The ICCs ranged from 0.786 to 0.920 for the subscale and total scale scores. The MDC scores for the subscale and total scale ranged from 14.3% to 19.1%. Conclusions: The results of this study indicate that the LSEQ has moderate to excellent test–retest reliability. The MDC scores demonstrate that the LSEQ has the potential to detect true changes in listening self-efficacy in older patients with hearing loss who use hearing aids. The LSEQ may aid clinicians in understanding listening self-efficacy in their patients and how their self-efficacy levels change with amplification.

scholarly journals Development and validation of a simple tool for the assessment of home noninvasive ventilation: the S3-NIV questionnaire

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 1801182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elise Dupuis-Lozeron ◽  
Grégoire Gex ◽  
Patrick Pasquina ◽  
Pierre-Olivier Bridevaux ◽  
Jean-Christian Borel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Noninvasive Ventilation ◽  
Clinical Assessment ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Respiratory Symptoms ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Questionnaire Development ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Retest Reliability

Patient-centred outcomes are significantly modified by long-term home noninvasive ventilation (NIV), but a short, self-administered, specific tool for routine clinical assessment is lacking. The aim of this study was to develop and validate the S3-NIV questionnaire, a short questionnaire to measure respiratorysymptoms,sleep quality and NIV-relatedside effects.Patients with stable disease who were under long-term home NIV were recruited from three outpatient NIV services. Questionnaire development consisted of a selection of core items for analysis, followed by item reduction, validation and test–retest reliability.338 patients completed a 22-item questionnaire. 11 items were removed because of non-scalability (n=2), redundancy (n=8) and lack of fit (n=1). The final version of the S3-NIV questionnaire consisted of 11 items covering two dimensions: “respiratory symptoms” (Cronbach's α=0.84) and “sleep & NIV-related side effects” (Cronbach's α=0.77). Convergent validity was high between the “respiratory symptoms” subscale of the S3-NIV questionnaire and the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (rho= −0.76, p<0.001), and between the “sleep & NIV-related side effects” subscale and the Quebec Sleep Questionnaire (rho=0.51, p<0.001). The S3-NIV questionnaire had good test­–retest reliability after 4 weeks (intraclass correlation coefficient=0.72).The S3-NIV questionnaire is a short, valid and repeatable self-completed tool for the routine clinical assessment of patients undergoing home NIV.

A Preliminary Validation of the Telic and Paratelic Dominance Scales with Japanese Respondents

2000 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 23-32
Author(s):  
John H. Kerr ◽  
Mary M. Gerkovich ◽  
Mary R. Cook
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Structure Reliability ◽  
Preliminary Validation ◽  
International Comparative Research ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
International Comparative ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Future Work ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThe purpose of the present study was to extend international comparative research on the Telic and Paratelic Dominance Scales (TDS & PDS) to include data from 560 Japanese individuals. Statistical analyses to check the factor structure, reliability and relationship between Japanese scores on the two scales were carried out. In addition, test-retest reliability was also examined. The results indicated stronger support for the factor structure of the PDS than the TDS. Coefficient alpha statistics produced weaker alpha values for the TDS than the PDS and the relationship between Japanese scale scores were significant and in the expected direction. Test-retest reliability was found to be strong for both scales. Based on the present results, future work on the development of an international scale of telic-paratelic dominance should focus on the PDS, rather than the TDS.

scholarly journals Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity of the revised Korean version of Ruminative Response Scale

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S531-S531
Author(s):  
W. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Reflection Factor ◽  
Response Scale ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Korean Version ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

ObjectiveRumination is a negative coping strategy defined as repetitive and passive focusing on negative feelings such as depression. The Ruminative Response Scale (RRS) is a widely used instrument to measure rumination, but there is continuing argument about the construct validity of the RRS, because of probable overlap between the measurement of depression and that of rumination. The RRS-Revised, which removed 12 items of the RRS, is suggested as a more valid instrument for measuring rumination. Therefore, we translated RRS-R into Korean and explored the reliability, validity and factor structure in patients with major depressive disorders.MethodsSeventy-nine patients with major depressive disorder took the Korean version of RRS, RRS-R, State Trait Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory and Penn State Worry Questionnaire. We performed exploratory factor analysis of RRS-R, and tested construct validity, internal reliability and test-retest reliability.ResultsThe internal and test-retest reliability of RRS-R was high. Factor analysis revealed that RRS-R is composed of two factors. “Brooding” factor explained 56.6% and “Reflection” factor explained 12.5%. RRS-R, especially “Brooding” factor, was highly correlated with other clinical symptoms such as depression, anxiety and worry.ConclusionsIn this study, we find out the RRS-R is more reliable and valid than the original RRS in Korean patients with depression because the RRS-R is free from the debate about the overlap of item with BDI. We also revealed that “Brooding” is highly correlated with depressive symptoms. RRS-R may be a useful instrument to explore the implication of “Brooding” in depression.Disclosure of interestThe author has not supplied his/her declaration of competing interest.

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