scholarly journals Constructing a Teaching Presence Measurement Framework Based on the Community of Inquiry Theory

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Wang ◽  
Li Zhao ◽  
Shusheng Shen ◽  
Wenli Chen
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Community Of Inquiry ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Teaching Presence ◽  
Technological Support ◽  
Measurement Framework ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Given that there is no consensus on a framework for measuring presence in online teaching, this paper focuses on the construction of a reliable measurement framework of teaching presence based on the Community of Inquiry theory. In this study, 408 questionnaires were collected from college students who had online learning experience. Item analysis, exploratory factor analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis were used to analyze the results, which showed that the five-factor framework is in good agreement with the data. The confirmatory factor analysis also demonstrated a good model fit of the correlated five-factor teaching presence framework. Therefore, the teaching presence measurement framework consisting of design and organization, discourse facilitation, direct instruction, assessment, and technological support, can serve as an effective tool to support teaching presence measurement and to provide guidance for instructors’ online teaching.

scholarly journals Developing the scale of writing, speaking, listening, reading self-efficacy for learners of Turkish as a foreign language

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 676-693
Author(s):  
Dilek Unveren
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
The Self ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Sample Group ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

The aim of this study is to develop a scale to measure Turkish reading, listening, speaking and writing self-efficacy of foreign students in Turkey. The sample group of this study consists of 412 foreign students studying in TOMER. At the first phase, four sets of items consisting of 200 items were prepared as a data collecting tool. Eliminating 90 of the items upon expert evaluations, a draft scale consisting of 110 items was applied to mentioned foreign students. The data obtained from the study were analysed by item analysis, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis methods. At the end of the study, the self-efficacy scale of Turkish reading, writing, speaking and listening skills, which consists of 94 items and targets foreigners who learn Turkish as a foreign language, was found to be a reliable and valid scale. Keywords: Self-efficacy scale, learning Turkish as a foreign language.

ASSESSING STATISTICS ANXIETY IN AN ONLINE OR HYBRID SETTING: THE ADAPTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW INSTRUMENT SASOH

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
Lu Liu
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Mathematics Anxiety ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Statistics Anxiety ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Attitudes Toward Statistics

With the purpose of developing an instrument for measuring statistics anxiety in the online or hybrid setting, this study tested the newly developed instrument in two stages. Results on item selection and exploratory factor analysis based on pilot testing (n = 115) are presented. Results on classical item analysis, the confirmatory factor analysis, the measurement invariance test results, and the predictive and discriminant validity of the final model based on formal testing (n = 709) are presented. The resulting Statistics Anxiety Scale in the Online or Hybrid setting instrument (SASOH) has 27 items and four dimensions. The four dimensions are Class and Interpretation Anxiety (CI), Fear of Asking for Help Anxiety (FA), Online System Anxiety (OS), and Pre-Conception Anxiety (PC). The results of the confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the four-factor SASOH model represents an adequate description of statistics anxiety in an online or hybrid setting. Moreover, multiple-groups confirmatory factor analysis affirmed that the resulting model achieved at least partial measurement and structural invariance across gender and program. In addition, attitudes toward statistics significantly predicts the four factors of statistics anxiety, and the discriminant validity from mathematics anxiety was confirmed. Recommendations for future studies are also provided.

scholarly journals Constructing the Assessment Scale of Youth’s Restaurant Entrepreneurship Competency: The Case of Taiwan

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824401990056
Author(s):  
Meng-Lei Monica Hu ◽  
Yu-Hsi Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Delphi Technique ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
High Growth ◽  
Assessment Scale ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Valid Data ◽  
Dramatic Rise

Due to the dramatic rise in the entrepreneurship trend both in education and industry, there is a high growth in the tourism and hospital industry. But the valid tool for assessing talent’s entrepreneurship competence wasn’t available. Thus, the aim of this study is to construct an assessment scale for youth’s Restaurant Entrepreneurship Competency (REC) in Taiwan. Methods with qualitative step consisted of expert in-depth interview and Delphi technique which gained 35 original items and 5 domains. It shows the patterns of REC. The quantitative step involved students of universities as participants in the pre-test and survey. The collected 762 valid data were used for exploratory factor analysis, item analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis. Finally, a total of 29 items passed in the examination and named the “REC Scale.” It could be used to assess youth’s REC, and provide educational resources or designed curriculum for talent cultivation.

scholarly journals Confirmatory Factor Analysis on the Sub-Construct of Teaching Presence’s in the Community of Inquiry

2018 ◽  
Vol 09 (14) ◽  
pp. 2245-2253
Author(s):  
M. Khalid M. Nasir ◽  
Shahlan Surat ◽  
Siti Mistima Maat ◽  
Aidah Abd Karim ◽  
Md. Yusoff Daud
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Community Of Inquiry ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

scholarly journals Validity and reliability of Korean version of the Grit Scale for Korean nursing students

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 322-331
Author(s):  
Hyo-Suk Song ◽  
So-Hee Lim
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Korean Version ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity and reliability of the Korean Version of the Grit (Grit-K) scale for nursing students in Korea.Methods: The participants in the study were 277 nursing students. Their grit was verified by using self-reports and the results of a questionnaire. Grit was translated into Korean and its content validity was verified by five experts. The validity of the instrument was verified through item analysis, exploratory factor analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis. Reliability verification was analyzed by using internal consistency reliability.Results: Two factors were identified through exploratory factor analysis and six items of the original instrument were found to be valid. In the confirmatory factor analysis, the validity of the instrument was verified as the model. The internal consistency reliability was also acceptable and Grit was found to be an applicable instrument.Conclusion: This study shows that the Korean Version of the Grit Questionnaire is a valid and reliable instrument to assess nursing students in Korea.

scholarly journals The Body Shape Questionnaire Is Not Invariant Across Sex: Evidence From Portuguese-Speaking University Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 126 (3) ◽  
pp. 462-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wanderson Roberto da Silva ◽  
Viren Swami ◽  
Angela Nogueira Neves ◽  
João Marôco ◽  
Christopher N. Ochner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
The Body ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Item Functioning ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Differential Item Analysis ◽  
Multigroup Confirmatory Factor Analysis

The Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) is a widely used measure of body shape concerns that was originally designed for use with women but has more recently been used with boys and men. The latter use may be problematic, given that no previous study has demonstrated sex invariance for BSQ scores. To determine the extent to which BSQ scores are sex invariant, we asked Portuguese-speaking women ( n = 1,613) and men ( n = 871) to complete the full BSQ (34 items). Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that a hypothesized 32-item model of BSQ scores and shorter versions had acceptable fit indices in women and men, separately. However, multigroup confirmatory factor analysis showed that these BSQ model scores had configural but not metric, scalar, or strict sex invariance. Differential item analysis indicated significant item-functioning differences on 19 of the 32 retained BSQ items. Thus, BSQ scores are not sex invariant, making problematic the results of previous studies that have compared latent BSQ scores across sex.

Online Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Adolescents: Development and Preliminary Validation

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 955-965 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dengfeng Xie ◽  
Jiamei Lu ◽  
Zhangming Xie
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Negative Emotion ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Emotion Experience ◽  
Preliminary Validation ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Emotion regulation when using the Internet is an increasingly important way to secure effective social functioning for adolescents. To develop a measure of emotion regulation for adolescents with reference to the network community and examine its reliability and validity, we recruited 535 young people as participants and performed item analysis, identification degree analysis, exploratory factor analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis. Our results showed that the online emotion regulation of adolescents comprised the following 4 dimensions: positive emotion seeking, negative emotion experience, interpersonal emotion support, and mood awareness. Cronbach's α coefficient and the test–retest reliability met the benchmark psychometric standards, and the confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the scale had a good fit. Our results indicated that the developed scale was a valid and reliable measure of adolescents' online emotion regulation.

scholarly journals Development and Validation of the Career Adaptability Scale for Undergraduates in Korea

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 11004
Author(s):  
Jihyo Kim
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Rasch Model ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Rasch Model

This study explores factors of career adaptability and develops a measurement scale for undergraduates in Korea. The scale measuring the undergraduates’ career adaptability consists of nine factors across three areas, as follows: knowledge and recognition for the self and work environment (self-understanding to establish identity, search for work environment, positive career beliefs), self-directed coping related to career behavior (coping with career-choice crisis, career preparation behavior, ability to coordinate career goals), environmental interactions for career decision and adaptation (ability to cope with environmental stress, social responsibility, ability to utilize social resources). First, an item analysis using the Rasch model was conducted, and measurement values of the items were compared. Second, an exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis, applying the structural equation model, were performed. Third, Cronbach’s alpha was calculated to establish the reliability of the scale. The Rasch model fit analysis, to measure validity, revealed that 44 items were valid. The aforementioned model, consisting of nine factors across three areas, was shown to be suitable by the confirmatory factor analysis. The results of this study help in the development of career education programs by clarifying factors of career adaptability and providing information about differences based on the factors.

Testing the Psychometric Characteristics of the Revised Mastery of Stress Instrument in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

2021 ◽  
pp. JNM-D-20-00137
Author(s):  
Lynnette Leeseberg Stamler ◽  
Kathleen M. Hanna ◽  
Kevin A. Kupzyk ◽  
Cyrus DeSouza
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Valid Measure ◽  
Psychometric Characteristics ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Background and PurposeA promising, yet lengthy measure to identify mastery of patient-identified stress is Younger’s (1991, 1993) Mastery of Stress Instrument (MSI). With a goal for a parsimonious and valid measure, this study determined the psychometric properties of a reduced item instrument with adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.MethodsFirst, an expert content analysis was completed. Second, item and confirmatory factor analysis were completed with a sample of 200 adults with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes.ResultsEight items were removed through content validity and seven items were removed with Item analysis. Factor analysis supported Younger’s four sub-concepts.ConclusionsFuture research with this revised MSI scale is advocated to identify those who may need strategies to increase their mastery of stress.

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