Self-Administered Version of the Stevens Placement Readiness Scale

1986 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 329-330
Author(s):  
Walter D. Tropf ◽  
Cheryl E. Green

A self-administered version of the Stevens Placement Readiness Scale is presented. Reliability and validity of the self-administered scale were assessed and the new instrument was a satisfactory approximation of the original scale.

Author(s):  
Hongwei Yang ◽  
Jian Su ◽  
Kelly D. Bradley

With the rapid growth of online learning and the increased attention paid to student attrition in online programs, much research has been aimed at studying the effectiveness of online education to improve students’ online learning experience and student retention. Utilizing the online learning literature as a multi-faceted theoretical framework, the study developed and employed a new survey instrument. The Self-Directed Online Learning Scale (SDOLS) was used to examine graduate student perceptions of effectiveness of online learning environments as demonstrated by their ability to take charge of their own learning, and to identify key factors in instructional design for effective improvements. The study applied the Rasch rating scale model to evaluate and validate SDOLS through a psychometric lens to establish the reliability and validity of SDOLS. Results from Rasch analysis addressed two research questions. First, evidence was found to generally support the new instrument as being psychometrically sound but three problematic items were also identified as grounds for future improvement of SDOLS. Second, the study assessed the importance of various factors as measured by the SDOLS items in contributing to students’ ability to self-manage their own online learning. Finally, the new instrument is expected to contribute to the work of various stakeholders in online education and can serve to improve students’ online learning experience and effectiveness, increase online retention rates, and reduce online dropouts.


2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052098548
Author(s):  
Emily F. Rothman ◽  
Carlos A. Cuevas ◽  
Elizabeth A. Mumford ◽  
Eva Bahrami ◽  
Bruce G. Taylor

This article describes a new instrument that assesses adolescent dating abuse (ADA) victimization and perpetration. The Measure of Adolescent Relationship Harassment and Abuse (MARSHA) is a comprehensive instrument that includes items on physical, sexual, and psychological ADA, as well as cyber dating abuse, social control, and invasion of privacy. Data for this study came from a population-based, nationally representative sample of adolescents ages 11 to 21 years old ( N = 1,257). Exploratory factor analysis was conducted for the victimization and perpetration versions of the MARSHA, and convergent and divergent validity were assessed using the Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationships Inventory (CADRI) and the juvenile victimization questionnaire (JVQ), respectively. Results suggest that the MARSHA has good reliability and validity, and that each subscale had good internal consistency. The authors propose that the MARSHA may be a strong alternative to the CADRI or the conflict tactics scale (CTS) because it reflects contemporary forms of abuse, such as online harassment and pressure to send nude selfies, and the nonconsensual dissemination of sexually explicit images.


2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-157
Author(s):  
Pau García-Grau ◽  
Daniel Ayora Pérez ◽  
Ferran Calabuig Moreno ◽  
Vicente Javier Prado-Gascó

The purpose of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of a brief version of the AF5 questionnaire (García & Musitu, 2001) using exploratory and confirmatory techniques on a preadolescent population in the Valencian community (Spain). The sample was made up of 541 participants between 10 and 12 years old, 55.1% (298) boys and 44.9% (243) girls. After observing the results of different reliability and validity analyses (exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA)), it was found that the reduced scale consisting of 20 items showed a similar reliability and validity to the original scale. The factorial structure also fits that of the original model established a priori. According to the results of the study, the use of this diagnostic tool with Spanish children seems justified.


2005 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 609-618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Müge Ersoy-Kart

The aim of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Workaholism Battery (Spence & Robbins, 1992). The original scale was translated into Turkish and then administered to 175 working graduates. Confirmatory factor analysis yielded a 2-factor solution with 9 items established in the first factor (WE) and 11 in the second (D). The reliability coefficient of the new shortened scale was .83 and the split-half reliability coefficient was .69. This scale has adequate criterion-related validity, with a positive correlation between the Jenkins Activity Survey - Type A Behavior subscale (Jenkins, Zyzanski, & Rosenman, 1979) and both WE and D. Congruence between the findings and the literature is discussed.


2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 449-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
T ROSS ◽  
E HANOUSKOVA ◽  
K GIARLA ◽  
E CALHOUN ◽  
M TUCKER

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Takahiro Kawada ◽  
Hitomi Takeuchi ◽  
Miyo Nakade ◽  
Fujiko Tsuji ◽  
Akira Tamai ◽  
...  

This study aims, first, to make the second edition of the self-evaluation of soccer performance scores which was edited based on the first version of the soccer performance scores (Kawada et al., 2016), and second, to examine the reliability and validity of the second version. Each of 16 questions was evaluated by one professional soccer coach who had an university assistant professor with A-class license for soccer supervisor which was officially given by Union for European Football Association (UEFA), a university soccer team coach and a university soccer team general manager. This second edition which was newly evaluated was administered to 111 university soccer club players who included starting members in the first class (A) team in December 2015. One hundred and eight answers (97.8%) of 111 ones were used for the statistical analysis. After the validation analysis, this second edition can be estimated to be valuable for evaluating a valuable soccer performance scores.


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