On the Job Training (OJT) Assessment for Diploma in Construction Technology

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Nurhafizah Abdul Musid ◽  
Haryanti Mohd Affandi ◽  
Nurul Eizzaty Sohimi ◽  
Mohd Firdaus Mustaffa Kamal
Keyword(s):  
Attitude Change ◽  
Job Training ◽  
Change Implementation ◽  
Construction Technology ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Vocational College ◽  
Technology Students ◽  
Assessment Problems ◽  
Assessment Rubric

On Job Training (OJT) is best for skill development and attitude change. Implementation of OJT which focuses on the transition of students to working life, however with little attention given to the process of assessment in OJT. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the OJT assessment problems among Construction Technology students in Malaysian Vocational College. The research design for this study uses a survey that was carried out qualitatively through semi-structured interviews among Construction Technology students, lecturers and experienced construction practitioners. From the data analysis, it has been identified that there is an inadequacy of OJT assessment rubric in assessing the skill and knowledge of the construction technology students. This has been contributed with the used of holistic rubric for the OJT assessment which has been designed to be use by every course in the Vocational College. The result also revealed that allocation of marks in the assessment rubric is not commensurate with some construct assessed and need to be reviewed. This study shows that an assessment rubric should emphasizes on specific knowledge and skills in assessing students’ competency during training program and in this case to produce competent site supervisor. In addition, a good assessment rubric should consider the tasks and marks thoroughly to avoid biasness among students. Therefore, it is suggested to carry out further study in investigating the validity and reliability of current industry’ OJT assessment rubric for the Construction Technology students.Key Words: On Job Training; Construction Technology; An assessment rubric; Competency; Validity and reliability.

scholarly journals The Development of on Job Training Assessment Constructs and Elements for Construction Technology Students in Malaysian Vocational College

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurhafizah Abdul Musid ◽  
◽  
Haryanti Mohd Affandi ◽  
Siti Hamidah Husain ◽  
Mohd Firdaus Mustaffa Kamal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Training ◽  
Construction Technology ◽  
Training Assessment ◽  
Vocational College ◽  
Technology Students

scholarly journals Impact of the Paralympic Games on the Beliefs of Children with Physical Disabilities Engaging in Sports and Physical Activities: A Chinese Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7296
Author(s):  
Jing Qi ◽  
Jin-He Cai ◽  
Xun Meng
Keyword(s):  
Attitude Change ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Chinese Children ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Sports And Physical Activity ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Paralympic Games

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the beliefs of Chinese children with physical disabilities engaging in sports and physical activity (PA), and the impact of the Paralympic Games on these beliefs. Five Chinese children with physical disabilities (female = 2, male = 3) were recruited for participating in the workshops of the Paralympic Games and PA, and received individual semi-structured interviews before and after the workshop implementations. Interview transcripts were analysed and presented as descriptive summaries. Three themes emerged based on the analysis of the participants’ interview data: (1) shocked, knowledgeable, and useful; (2) willingness to try, and (3) hope to obtain support. Results indicated that children with physical disabilities in this study acknowledged the positive outcomes of participating in the workshops of the Paralympic Games on the sports and PA engagement attitude change. However, children with disabilities also expressed that they need more related knowledge and information. The results of the study revealed that impairment and contextual factors (i.e., lack of support from family and physical education teachers, unsafe environments, and negative attitudes of peers without disabilities) were barriers to sports and PA engagement among children with physical disabilities in this study.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A VOCATIONAL LEARNING STYLES INSTRUMENT USING THE RASCH MEASUREMENT MODEL

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-85
Author(s):  
Mazlili Suhaini
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Rasch Measurement ◽  
Technical Training ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
The Past ◽  
Technology Students ◽  
Rasch Measurement Model ◽  
Vocational Learning ◽  
Development And Validation

Malaysia is considered one of the developing countries undergoing rapid economic development over the past five decades. As a developing country with a rapidly growing population, providing the citizens with comprehensive and updated knowledge is crucial for the country, particularly in vocational training. A number of vocational and technical training have been developed. However, the success of vocational education relies on the capability of instructors or teacher’s approach to achieve the goals. It is important to create appropriate method that take into consideration their students’ learning styles to get better outcome. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to develop vocational learning styles instrument. Empirical evidence on the validity and reliability of modified items has been done. A survey of 57 Electrical Technology students were distributed. The Rasch measurement model was used to examine the functional items and detect the item and respondent reliability and index separation, the polarity of item, measuring the fit of item in measuring the construct and standardised residual correlation values.

How Are Professional Skills Acquired?

2012 ◽  
pp. 26-40
Author(s):  
Sari Metso ◽  
Aino Kianto
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Job Training ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Empirical Examination ◽  
Professional Performance ◽  
Vocational College ◽  
Skilled Labour ◽  
Different Levels

As firms lose skilled labour force through mass retirement, turnover and economic fluctuations, a pressing concern is how to ensure that the skills of the present-day masters are conveyed to the future professionals. This chapter examines the process of how the skills leading to professional performance are acquired in the context of on-the-job learning and identifies the key factors in this process. Based on an empirical examination of the on-the-job training periods of 20 Finnish vocational college students a model is built, suggesting that there are three different levels of professional performance on a junior’s path towards professionalism. The results suggest that individual activity, critical observation, conscious doing and creativity are crucial in the learning process. The chapter contributes to the emerging discussion on knowledge sharing across generations in organisations.

scholarly journals Ophthalmic simulated surgical competency assessment rubric (Sim-OSSCAR) for trabeculectomy

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. e000313 ◽  
Author(s):  
William H Dean ◽  
John Buchan ◽  
Fisseha Admassu ◽  
Min J Kim ◽  
Karl C Golnik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Validity ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Interobserver Reliability ◽  
Glaucoma Surgery ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Competency Assessment ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Assessment Rubric

Background/aimsTo develop, test and determine whether a surgical-competency assessment tool for simulated glaucoma surgery is valid.MethodsThe trabeculectomy ophthalmic simulated surgical competency assessment rubric (Sim-OSSCAR) was assessed for face and content validity with a large international group of expert eye surgeons. Cohorts of novice and competent surgeons were invited to perform anonymised simulation trabeculectomy surgery, which was marked using the Sim-OSSCAR in a masked fashion by a panel of four expert surgeons. Construct validity was assessed using a Wilcoxon rank-sum test. Krippendorff’s alpha was calculated for interobserver reliability.ResultsFor the Sim-OSSCAR for trabeculectomy, 58 of 67 surgeons (86.6%) either agreed or strongly agreed that the Sim-OSSCAR is an appropriate way to assess trainees’ surgical skill. Face validity was rated as 4.04 (out of 5.00). Fifty-seven of 71 surgeons (80.3%) either agreed or strongly agreed that the Sim-OSSCAR contents represented the surgical technique of surgical trabeculectomy. Content validity was rated as 4.00. Wilcoxon rank-sum test showed that competent surgeons perform better than novices (p=0.02). Interobserver reliability was rated >0.60 (Krippendorff’s alpha) in 19 of 20 steps of the Sim-OSSCAR.ConclusionThe Sim-OSSCAR for trabeculectomy, a newly developed and validated assessment tool for simulation glaucoma surgery, has validity and reliability. It has the potential to play a useful role in ophthalmic surgical education.

Patient satisfaction with psychotropic drugs: Validation of the PAtient SAtisfaction with Psychotropic (PASAP) scale in patients with bipolar disorder

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Nordon ◽  
B. Falissard ◽  
S. Gerard ◽  
J. Angst ◽  
J.M. Azorin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Internal Validity ◽  
Reduction Process ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Manic Episode ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Structured Interviews

AbstractPurpose:The PAtient SAtisfaction with Psychotropic (PASAP) scale is a self-completed questionnaire measuring satisfaction with psychotropic medication. The aim of the study was to describe its development in French and its psychometric properties.Materials and methods:Scale construction was based on an extensive search of the literature. The item reduction process required semi-structured interviews of psychiatric outpatients (n = 30). The final version of the PASAP is a 9-item, 5-point Likert-type scale, covering the scope of effectiveness and adherence. To assess the psychometric properties of the scale, French patients with an acute manic episode (n = 314) from a large European observational cohort completed the PASAP scale 3 months after psychotropic treatment initiation/change. Internal validity and reliability were assessed using principal component analysis (PCA). Concurrent validity was assessed using comparisons to physician-rated satisfaction with life, illness severity, mood relapse, compliance and side effects.Results:Participation rate was 68.4%. PCA was in favour of uni-dimensionality. Cronbach's α coefficient was 0.85 (95%CI 0.83–0.88). All five concurrent measures were significantly associated with the PASAP score.Conclusion:The PASAP scale showed good psychometric properties in a large bipolar population and thus seems adequate for evaluating treatment satisfaction. Its short length and good acceptability makes it suitable for clinical research.

scholarly journals STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT FOR A SUCCESSFUL CHANGE IMPLEMENTATION AT BARLOWORLD

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
King Costa ◽  
Abner Nyoni
Keyword(s):  
Change Management ◽  
Change Process ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Change Implementation ◽  
Strategy Development ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Communication Flow ◽  
Change Framework ◽  
Successful Change

Businesses exist to generate profits for the shareholders, pay taxes and to pay their employees. Therefore, managers constantly look for better ways to maximise profits. In this quest they must continuously improve operations and use technology where possible and necessary. This endeavour calls for business improvement and automation as much as possible. Invariably this affects employees who might be frightened by changes in the organisation. Employees must be thought of and catered for when a change takes place in their work environment. Most organisations are faced with a never-ending dilemma of having to deal with change cycles that happen at a high frequency rate and high failure rate.The objectives of the study are to determine how change process is embraced at Barloworld; to ascertain if change process is formalised at Barloworld; to examine the need for organisations to develop a change framework; and to establish the elements of a framework for a successful change implementation. For this research a qualitative methodology was used.Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the participants using Zoom for these interviews and for recording the sessions. These interview sessions were conducted for a period of two weeks. The collected data was thoroughly analysed using thematic analysis to get to the findings, conclusions and recommendations.The findings of the study revealed that there is an understanding of the need for change at Barloworld, however there is further inference suggesting that the processes of change management could have been handled better. Participants indicated support and buy-in to an eminent change. Inadequate communication flow emerged as a cause and an impediment to successful change implementation. Review of participants’ statements in vivo indicated that a recent exercise of change management lacked a guiding tool such as a framework from employees’ perspective. A framework for change management at Barloworld needs to be visible, communicated and inclusive.

scholarly journals Questionnaire on Mothers’ Cultural Beliefs About Weaning: Development and Psychometric Evaluation

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-67
Author(s):  
Zahra Jannat-Alipoor ◽  
Nasrin Navabi ◽  
Abbas Ebadi ◽  
Fatemeh Ghaffari
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Item Pool ◽  
False Beliefs ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha

Objectives: This study was designed to investigate the role of cultural beliefs on weaning. Therefore, the obtained results can be used for health policymakers who design strategies to prevent physical and mental damage to mothers and their children. The main objective of this study was to design a questionnaire probing the role of cultural beliefs on weaning. Materials and Methods: The sequential combination exploratory mixed methods design was used to develop the questionnaire format in two sections. The qualitative section was designed to probe the role of cultural beliefs on weaning, which included a literature and related tools review and fieldwork (semi-structured interviews with mothers). Twenty-two studies were examined in the literature review and 14 mothers were selected and interviewed by a purposive sampling technique. The interviews continued up to data saturation as well. In addition, data analyses for both steps were conducted using conventional and textual content analyses. The quantitative section was a methodology study that was accomplished in two parts. Questionnaire items were formed using the data and item pool obtained from the first part. Finally, the psychometric properties of the questionnaire were checked using face, content, and construct validity, followed by probing reliability using Cronbach’s alpha reliability in the second part. Results: Qualitative data analysis results were organized according to the foundational issues regarding the need for weaning, attitude toward weaning, awareness about weaning, society’s culture, health literacy, self-action, others’ experiences, professional help, family members’ support, and the outcomes. The item pool was formed using literature reviews and interviews. A 49-item questionnaire was developed after the completion of the psychometric process. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Index of Sampling Adequacy and Bartlett’s test of sphericity showed good results in this regard. Five components from the exploratory content analysis encompassing contexts, solutions, searching for help, maternal outcomes, and child-related outcomes demonstrated a 62.112% variance. Further, the Cronbach’s alpha was 0.88 and the interclass correlation coefficient was 0.89 based on responses to the items over two administrations of the questionnaire (P < 0.001). Thus, these results showed a high level of tool stability. Conclusions: For this study, a questionnaire was developed for understanding the role of cultural beliefs on weaning. It can be used for educational, research, and treatment purposes as a tool with appropriate validity and reliability, as well as short, easy, and grammatically simple items. Eventually, the questionnaire is useful for examining mothers’ false beliefs about weaning and their educational needs since false beliefs could cause destructive and health-threatening behaviors.

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