scholarly journals A Comparative Assessment of Graphic and 0–10 Rating Scales Used to Measure Entrepreneurial Competences

Axioms ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Vall-Llosera ◽  
Salvador Linares-Mustarós ◽  
Andrea Bikfalvi ◽  
Germà Coenders
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Comparative Assessment ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Measurement Instruments ◽  
Production Scale ◽  
Line Production

This article presents an empirical comparative assessment of the measurement quality of two instruments commonly used to measure fuzzy characteristics in computer-assisted questionnaires: a graphic scale (a line production scale using a slider bar) and an endecanary scale (a 0–10 rating scale using radio buttons). Data are analyzed by means of multitrait–multimethod models estimated as structural equation models with a mean and covariance structure. For the first time in such research, the results include bias, valid variance, method variance, and random error variance. The data are taken from a program that assesses entrepreneurial competences in undergraduate Economics and Business students by means of questionnaires administered on desktop computers. Neither of the measurement instruments was found to be biased with respect to the other, meaning that their scores are comparable. While both instruments achieve valid and reliable measurements, the reliability and validity are higher for the endecanary scale. This study contributes to the still scarce literature on fuzzy measurement instruments and on the comparability and relative merits of graphic and discrete rating scales on computer-assisted questionnaires.

Intermediate states of literariness

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
David I. Hanauer
Keyword(s):  
Perspective Taking ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Dual Model ◽  
Prose Fiction ◽  
Poetic Form ◽  
Cognitive Poetics ◽  
Cognitive Perspective ◽  
Textual Features

Abstract This study utilizes texts which sit between the literary and non-literary to explore the outcomes and mechanisms of literariness. Literariness can be activated by (a) linguistic foregrounding and (b) paratextual specification. In a 2 × 2 design, manipulated versions of two soldier narratives were produced (poetry/fiction; poetry/fact; prose/fiction; prose/poetry). 215 participants were randomly assigned to read one of the textual versions and respond to rating scales dealing with perception of textual features, empathy, sympathy, and cognitive perspective-taking. The results show that poetic form elicits significantly higher ratings for empathy and sympathy and that paratextual information specifying that a text is factual elicits significantly higher ratings for empathy and cognitive perspective-taking. Two structural equation models were defined: (a) a literariness model and (b) a factual accuracy model. The results suggest an additive dual model of processing in which both poetic form and factual definition contribute to outcomes characteristic of literariness. These results offer some support for the hypotheses of the Neuro-Cognitive Poetics Model proposed by (Jacobs, 2011).

The Protective Role of Childcare Quality for Behavioral Adjustment in 3- to 5-Year-Old Children

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corina Wustmann Seiler ◽  
Eva Müller ◽  
Heidi Simoni
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Risk Index ◽  
Cumulative Risk ◽  
Process Quality ◽  
Family Risk Factors ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Family Risks

Abstract. This study examined the role of childcare process quality regarding the relation between family risks and preschoolers’ social–emotional problems. The study included 24 childcare centers with 42 groups in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. The 162 children in the sample were aged 3 – 5 years. Parents and teachers completed the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ-Deu). Eight family risk factors were subsumed into a cumulative risk index. Childcare process quality was assessed by various observation instruments, for example, the Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale-Revised (ITERS-R) and the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised (ECERS–R). The calculated structural equation models show that high-quality teaching and interaction, and provisions for learning, can mitigate the negative effects of family risks on children’s internalizing problems. High process quality can provide the chance of considerable attention, encouragement, and new learning opportunities for children at risk; these high-quality centers thereby contribute to protective processes.

A Review of Research Methods in Online and Blended Business Education

2011 ◽  
pp. 37-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. B. Arbaugh ◽  
Alvin Hwang ◽  
Birgit Leisen Pollack
Keyword(s):  
Business Education ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Control Variables ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Methodological Rigor ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Criterion Variables

This review of the online teaching and learning literature in business education found growing sophistication in analytical approaches over the last 10 years. The authors of this chapter believe researchers are uncovering important findings from the large number of predictors, control variables, and criterion variables examined. Scholars are employing appropriate and increasingly sophisticated techniques such as structural equation models in recent studies (16) within a field setting. To increase methodological rigor, researchers need to consciously incorporate control variables that are known to influence criterion variables of interest so as to clearly partial out the influence of their predictor variables of interest. This will help address shortcomings arising from the inability to convince sample respondents such as instructors, institutional administrators, and graduate business students on the benefits versus the cost of a fully randomized design approach.

scholarly journals The Harmonization of Four Delirium Instruments

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 520-520
Author(s):  
Benjamin Helfand ◽  
Elke Detroyer ◽  
Koen Milisen ◽  
Dimitrios Adamis ◽  
Richard Jones
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Confusion Assessment Method ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Clinical Syndrome ◽  
Kappa Statistics ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
Sum Scores ◽  
Meta Analyses

Abstract Delirium is a clinical syndrome characterized by acute cognitive dysfunction, which is pervasive in older persons. Delirium affects over 2.6 million Americans over age 65 annually. One major problem in detection of delirium is that over 40 different instruments have been created to identify delirium in different clinical settings. There is no single agreed upon reference standard instrument. In previous work, we performed a systematic review to identify the four most commonly cited and well-validated instruments for delirium identification. The aim of this study is to harmonize these four commonly used instruments: Confusion Assessment Method (CAM), Delirium Observation Screening Scale (DOSS), Delirium Rating Scale-Revised-98 (DRS-R-98), and Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale (MDAS). We used data from three separate sources (N = 1623). Participants were rated by multiple and overlapping instruments across studies, allowing us to apply item response theory linking procedures. We fit generalized structural equation models, and found unidimensional factor models fit well. We found the instruments were highly correlated (all r > 0.9) and kappa statistics for delirium case identification were high (range: 0.89 to 0.95). We generated crosswalks to map sum scores on one instrument to another. Our results suggest the same underlying construct, propensity to delirium, is measured across the four instruments. The crosswalks facilitate comparison and combination for immediate clinical use or for future meta-analyses. In future steps, we will use our results to find the optimal cut-points for use across all instruments to identify delirium.

scholarly journals Depression Measurement Instruments: An Overview of the Top Depression Rating Scales

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
John H. Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scales ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Sufficient Information ◽  
Depression Severity ◽  
Measurement Instruments ◽  
The Public ◽  
Major Development ◽  
Depression Measurement ◽  
Severity Of Depression ◽  
Behavioral Score

The range of rating instruments in depression measurement and the depth of their analytical relevance constitutes a major development in this psychiatric and psychotherapeutic field of mental health. Though the competition is acute amongst these various instruments, the results for the public have been outstandingly positive. A depression rating scale is essentially a psychiatric measuring instrument utilized in the identification and ranking of depression severity within the patient. The scale provides the practitioner, psychiatrist or psychotherapist, with sufficient information to assess the severity of the depression plotted on the scale. Not used as a “diagnostic tool” itself, nevertheless, the depression rating scale does function as an effective device for designating and assigning a behavioral score which may, then, be used in establishing the severity of depression of value in the designation of a diagnosis and treatment formula. In this paper, we will take a close look at the leading depression rating scales and briefly summarize their scope of assessment value in rating depression.

Networking competence and its impact on the employability of knowledge workers

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 349-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marzena Fryczyńska ◽  
Christina Ciecierski
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Knowledge Workers ◽  
Knowledge Work ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Network Organizations ◽  
Contemporary Management ◽  
The Impact

PurposeStudies show that employability is fast becoming a significant subject when managing contemporary careers. Indeed, employee networking is a prerequisite for career success, but the literature lacks findings regarding the impact of networking on employability. Meanwhile, network organizations in the knowledge economy are gaining popularity and bringing rise to the number of knowledge workers in the labor force. The purpose of this paper is to show the impact of employee networking competence on the employability of knowledge workers, particularly in the wider context of network organizations.Design/methodology/approachIn order to verify our theoretical model, data was collected among a controlled sample of 1189 knowledge workers using a Computer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI) surveying technique. Our model was verified through a series of structural equation models (SEM).FindingsResults show positive effects of network organizations and knowledge work on the networking competence of knowledge workers. The employability of knowledge workers does not just increase as these workers perform high-quality knowledge work. In order for employability to rise, knowledge workers must also exhibit networking competence. However, our study findings show that networking competence plays only a mediating role in the employability of knowledge workers.Originality/valueThis study focuses on the employability of knowledge workers in network organizations, which is an increasingly important concept for contemporary management. The paper contributes to the literature through its furthering of network and career management theories.

Delusion and hallucinations - an empirical correlation analysis

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1218-1218 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.C. Zanghellini Rückl ◽  
A. Senft ◽  
N.C. Senger ◽  
L. Bücher ◽  
M. Backenstraß ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Complex Structure ◽  
Cognitive Model ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
Schizophrenia Spectrum ◽  
Scale Levels ◽  
The Relationship

IntroductionDelusion and hallucinations occur in a variety of psychiatric disorders. In the last years they have been considered multidimensional phenomena, since emotional, cognitive and action-oriented aspects were recognized. According to the cognitive model of the development of positive symptoms, emotional processes play an important role for the relationship between delusion and hallucinations. Although delusion and hallucinations often coexist, there are few empirical studies, which explore this relationship.ObjectivesAim of the study is to elucidate the relationship between delusion and hallucinations taking into consideration their multidimensionality.MethodsEighty-two patients with delusion and hallucinations with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder were examined. Several instruments to the exploration of delusion and hallucinations were used as the Psychotic Symptoms Rating Scales (PSYRATS), MacArthur-Maudsley Delusions Asessment Scchedule (MMDAS), Dimensions of Delusional Experience (DDE), Positive and Negative Syndrom Scale (PANSS), Brown Assessment of Beliefs Scale (BABS), Clinical Delusion Rating Scale (CDRS) and the Heidelberger Delusion Profile (HDP). The correlations between formal hallucination and delusion criteria, as well as formal hallucination criteria and delusion content were calculated. The causal relationship between delusion and hallucinations was tested through a structural equation modelling.ResultsCorrelations between delusion and hallucinations dimensions could be found, at item, subscale and scale levels. Emotional and cognitive delusion dimensions correlated significantly with hallucinations magnitude. The delusion content showed a significant influence on the occurrence and emotional dimension of hallucinations. Delusion secondary to hallucinations could only be partially confirmed.ConclusionsThe results confirm the complex structure of the relationship between delusion and hallucinations.

AAC Collaboration Using the Self-Anchored Rating Scales (SARS): An Aphasia Case Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 136-143
Author(s):  
Lynn E. Fox
Keyword(s):  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Therapeutic Process ◽  
Family Counseling ◽  
The Self ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Her Family ◽  
Solution Focused

Abstract The self-anchored rating scale (SARS) is a technique that augments collaboration between Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) interventionists, their clients, and their clients' support networks. SARS is a technique used in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, a branch of systemic family counseling. It has been applied to treating speech and language disorders across the life span, and recent case studies show it has promise for promoting adoption and long-term use of high and low tech AAC. I will describe 2 key principles of solution-focused therapy and present 7 steps in the SARS process that illustrate how clinicians can use the SARS to involve a person with aphasia and his or her family in all aspects of the therapeutic process. I will use a case study to illustrate the SARS process and present outcomes for one individual living with aphasia.

Measuring the Big Five in Self-Report and Other Ratings

2000 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudio Barbaranelli ◽  
Gian Vittorio Caprara
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Error Variance ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Third Person ◽  
Fit Indexes ◽  
Response Modes

Summary: The aim of the study is to assess the construct validity of two different measures of the Big Five, matching two “response modes” (phrase-questionnaire and list of adjectives) and two sources of information or raters (self-report and other ratings). Two-hundred subjects, equally divided in males and females, were administered the self-report versions of the Big Five Questionnaire (BFQ) and the Big Five Observer (BFO), a list of bipolar pairs of adjectives ( Caprara, Barbaranelli, & Borgogni, 1993 , 1994 ). Every subject was rated by six acquaintances, then aggregated by means of the same instruments used for the self-report, but worded in a third-person format. The multitrait-multimethod matrix derived from these measures was then analyzed via Structural Equation Models according to the criteria proposed by Widaman (1985) , Marsh (1989) , and Bagozzi (1994) . In particular, four different models were compared. While the global fit indexes of the models were only moderate, convergent and discriminant validities were clearly supported, and method and error variance were moderate or low.

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