scholarly journals Development and Validation of Psychometric Properties of the 10 IB Learner Profile Instrument (10IBLP-I): A Combination of the Rasch and Classical Measurement Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6455
Author(s):  
Miftahuljanah Kamaruddin ◽  
Mohd Effendi Ewan Mohd Matore
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Rasch Measurement ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Item Fit ◽  
Rasch Measurement Model ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Learner Profile

Background: The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IBMYP) aims to produce a holistic transformation with creative and critically minded students. However, very little attention has been paid to the development of an instrument to measure the IB learner profile with good psychometric properties. Purpose: This study aims to develop an instrument with good psychometric properties, based on the Rasch measurement model and confirmatory factor analysis. Methods: The study consists of two phases of pilot and field studies involving 597 year four students from IBWS MOE. Results: The findings from the Rasch measurement model analysis have shown that 54 items meet the criteria of the item fit, unidimensionality, and reliability index. Meanwhile, confirmatory factor analysis found that 44 items have shown a valid item fit index. Conclusions: The combination of both analyses has shown the strength of 10IBLP-I psychometric properties that cover the aspects of validity and reliability. The findings also provide an implication to the theory, with empirical evidence that the IB learner profile consists of 10 constructs. Besides, the evidenced 10IBLP-I comprises good psychometric properties, which can be used to measure the level of IB learner profile among IBWS MOE students to assess the effectiveness of the implementation of IBMYP in Malaysia.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of the Grit-S in Chinese Nurses

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Changjiu He ◽  
Dongmei Wu ◽  
Lu Yang ◽  
Lei Yang ◽  
Yuchuan Yue
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitals ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Grit, as a positive psychological trait, could affect the stability of nursing workforce and nurses’ physical and mental health continuously. The Short Grit Scale (Grit-S) with fewer items than the original Grit Scale was widely used to measure individual trait-level grit. However, the psychological properties of Grit-S among Chinese nurses have not been verified. A self-designed sociodemographic questionnaire was used to investigate 709 Chinese nurses in the study, and Grit-S, Big Five Inventory-44, Brief Self-Control Scale, 10-item Connor-Davidson resilience scale, and Task Performance Scale were adopted to collect information of grit, personality, self-control, resilience, and work performance. The confirmatory factor analysis, Pearson correlation analysis, hierarchical regression analysis, and multi-group confirmatory factor analysis were conducted to verify the psychometric properties of the Grit-S. The results demonstrated that the Grit-S had sound validity and reliability among Chinese nurse samples and had good measurement invariance across nurses in general hospitals and psychiatric hospitals. The results of this study provide confidence in using the grit measurement among Chinese nurse in the future.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of the scale: perception of the information and communication technologies for Knowledge Management

Paakat ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Román Alberto Quijano García ◽  
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Deneb Elí Magaña Medina
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Information And Communication

The objective of this research is to discuss the psychometric elements of reliability and validity on a measurement model that determines the perception on information and communication technologies for knowledge management in organizations. The scale is based on 6 questions and 2 structured factors in a Likert-type scale, with 5 answer options. It was applied to 337 small and medium companies with diverse specialties within the building field in the state of Campeche. The results of the exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis show an adequate fit and the reliability values are also satisfactory (χ2 = 24.97, p = .002, SRMR = .01, AGFI = .93, TLI = .97, CFI =. 98, RMSEA .07 IC90 [.04-.11]; α = .88), thus confirming the empirical strength of the model. It is concluded that the scale is valid and reliable for use in the context studied.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of the Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale in Mexican elderly women

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
María Cristina Enríquez-Reyna ◽  
Rosa María Cruz-Castruita ◽  
Oswaldo Ceballos-Gurrola ◽  
Cirilo Humberto García-Cadena ◽  
Perla Lizeth Hernández-Cortés ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Exercise Barriers ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

ABSTRACT Objective: analyze and assess the psychometric properties of the subscales in the Spanish version of the Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale in an elderly population in the Northeast of Mexico. Method: methodological study. The sample consisted of 329 elderly associated with one of the five public centers for senior citizens in the metropolitan area of Northeast Mexico. The psychometric properties included the assessment of the Cronbach's alpha coefficient, the Kaiser Meyer Olkin coefficient, the inter-item correlation, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Results: in the principal components analysis, two components were identified based on the 43 items in the scale. The item-total correlation coefficient of the exercise benefits subscale was good. Nevertheless, the coefficient for the exercise barriers subscale revealed inconsistencies. The reliability and validity were acceptable. The confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the elimination of items improved the goodness of fit of the baseline scale, without affecting its validity or reliability. Conclusion: the Exercise Benefits/Barriers subscale presented satisfactory psychometric properties for the Mexican context. A 15-item short version is presented with factorial structure, validity and reliability similar to the complete scale.

scholarly journals Assessment Model for Construct Occupational Accident Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 90 ◽  
pp. 03004
Author(s):  
Jusoh Nizar ◽  
Mohamad Wijayanuddin Ali ◽  
Tuan Abdullah Tuan Amran ◽  
Husain Alias ◽  
Zamri Chik
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Occupational Accident ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Technical Factors

The objective of this paper is to assess the occupational accident model construct using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The data for the study were obtained from the questionnaire survey using Likert scale rated 1 to 10 on 450 workers at the oil and gas terminal in Terengganu. CFA was used to verify the fitness of measurement model construct of occupational accident. A total of 53 significant items for the overall variables of occupational accident input were studied. In conclusion, all the variables of occupational accident construct such as engineering, human, and technical factors comply with the requirements of dimensions, validity, and reliability of the CFA requirement.

scholarly journals DEVELOPING AND VALIDATING THE MEASUREMENT MODEL FOR FINANCIAL LITERACY CONSTRUCT USING CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 413-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julaina Baistaman ◽  
Zainudin Awang ◽  
Asyraf Afthanorhan ◽  
Mohamad Zulkifli Abdul Rahim
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Literacy Performance ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Purpose of the study: This study aims to develop and validate the instruments measuring financial Literacy construct. Methodology: The pilot study randomly sampled some 100 school-teachers using a self-administered questionnaire. The Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) procedure has explored the usefulness of measuring items and determined the dimensionality of the construct. Finally, using the newly developed instruments, the field study obtained a random sample of 300 school-teachers to survey using a self-administered questionnaire. The data from the field were used to validate the instruments through the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) procedure. Main Findings: The EFA procedure found three components that emerged from the items. The CFA procedure validated the instruments measuring Financial Literacy construct for uni-dimensionality, validity, and reliability. Applications of this study: The result showed that the measurement model of the Financial Literacy construct achieved the requirement for construct validity and reliability and should be able to be used in the future of research. Novelty/Originality of this study: This study produced instruments to assess Financial Literacy performance specifically among school teachers in Malaysia. School teachers consist of the highest number of employees in the country besides their nature of works and job characteristics differ from another group of employees.

scholarly journals A Measurement Model for River Conservation Behavior Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA)

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.34) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Wan Nor Azilawanie Tun Ismail ◽  
Aziz Amin
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Conservation Behavior ◽  
Sustainable Environment ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Polluted Rivers ◽  
River Conservation

River conservation represents important environmental behavior for a sustainable environment. This research is to measure the validity and reliability of the instrument for measuring river conservation behavior model. The research instrument was administered to 373 respondents who were selected trough cluster sampling in 10 polluted rivers in the Terengganu state, Malaysia. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was used to validate the measurement model for items in the behavioral instrument. The findings of the study have dropped 36 items and retained 48 valid and reliable items to measure eleven constructs that affected the resident’s behavior. These behavioral instruments can be used to obtain a community profile as an indicator to improve the behavior of the residents towards river conservation.  

scholarly journals Confirmatory Factor Analysis for Testing Validity and Reliability of University Transformation Practices as Perceived by University Staff

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-24
Author(s):  
Farooq Miiro
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
University Staff ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The University

This empirical study was a cross-sectional survey examining the four subdimensions of university transformation among the six universities in the central region of Uganda. Questionnaires were distributed to 820 volunteers randomly chosen from the university staff and the data generated was subjected to a confirmatory factor analysis. The essence was due to the fact that structural equation modelling requires a big number of sample size to measure the validity and reliability of the hypothesized measurement model of university transformation construct.  The findings exhibited that the data was fit and appropriate for predicting the four subdimensions of university transformation construct. In addition, the findings reflected a relationship between the four subdimensions of university transformation construct. Implying that when university transformation practices are put into consideration universities would be able to achieve their strategic development and transformation. The study concluded by exhibiting the foundation on which future studies can base to extend the understanding and emphasis on the four subdimensions used in measuring university transformation.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of university student form of student engagement scale in online learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-116
Author(s):  
Murat Topal ◽  
Aslıhan İstanbullu ◽  
Özcan Erkan Akgün
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Engagement Scale

Research Problem / Aim The aim of this study was to introduce the psychometric properties of the Student Engagement Scale for Online Learning which was used to measure the engagement of students in online learning environment by using the validity and reliability study in the sample of university students who took lessons online. Method There were studies conducted with the scale in Turkey. However, this study carried out with a sample of students who meet the requirement of taking online course. Original scale consists of three sub-dimensions. Name of the sub-dimensions are “Behavioral Engagement”, “Emotional Engagement” and “Cognitive Engagement”. The psychometric properties of the instrument were presented by translation, linguistic equivalence, validity and reliability studies. Translation to Turkish of the scale was made by the researchers. A preliminary form was formed by taking the opinions of a total of six experts that one of them from the department of ELT (English language teaching), one of them from educational measurement & evaluation, one of them from Turkish language teaching, one of them from education psychology, and two of them were educational technology.  For linguistic equivalence, the preliminary form was applied to 20 ELT students. The correlation analysis show that the linguistic equivalence of the scale had shown significant correlation between the Turkish and English forms. After the linguistic equivalence was provided, last form of the scale was applied to 587 university students enrolled at the Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Amasya University. Results and Conclusions As a result of the analyzes, confirmatory factor analysis fit indices was calculated as Χ2/sd: 2.827, GFI: .93, AGFI: .91, CFI: .98, NFI: .97, RMSEA: .05 and SRMR: .06. Cronbach alpha internal consistency coefficients that calculated for the reliability of the sub-dimensions were between .71 and .86. The results obtained from confirmatory factor analysis and reliability analyses was indicated that the scale is reliable and valid. It is suggested to use the scale in determining the student's engagement in online learning environments research. ​Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.   Özet Araştırma Problemi/Amaç Bu çalışmanın amacı, çevrimiçi öğrenme ortamlarında öğrencilerin öğrenme ortamına bağlılıklarını ölçmek için “Çevrimiçi Öğrenmede Öğrenci Bağlılığı Ölçeği”nin çevrimiçi ders almış üniversite öğrencileri örnekleminde geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışmasının yapılarak psikometrik özelliklerinin ortaya konulmasıdır. Yöntem Ölçekle ilgili Türkiye’de yapılmış çalışmalar bulunmaktadır fakat bu çalışmada çevrimiçi ders alma koşulunu sağlayan öğrencilerden oluşan bir örneklem üzerinde çalışılmıştır. Ölçeğin orijinali; davranışsal bağlılık, duyuşsal bağlılık ve bilişsel bağlılık şeklinde adlandırılan üç faktörden oluşmaktadır. Ölçeğin psikometrik özellikleri çeviri, dilsel eşdeğerlik, geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışmaları sonucunda ortaya konulmuştur. Ölçeğin çevirisi araştırmacılar tarafından yapıldıktan sonra bir İngilizce, bir ölçme değerlendirme, bir Türkçe, bir eğitim psikolojisi, iki eğitim teknolojisi uzmanı olmak üzere toplam altı uzmandan görüş alınmıştır. Görüşler doğrultusunda ön uygulama formu oluşturulmuştur. Oluşturulan form dilsel eşdeğerlik için İngilizce öğretmenliği programında öğrenim gören 20 öğrenciye bir hafta ara ile uygulanmıştır. Ölçeğin dilsel eşdeğerliğini ölçmek için yapılan korelasyon analizi ölçeğin Türkçe ve İngilizce formları arasında korelasyonun anlamlı olduğunu göstermiştir. Dil eşdeğerliğinin sağlanmasının ardından ölçek formu Amasya Üniversitesi Teknik Bilimler Meslek Yüksekokulunda öğrenim gören 587 üniversite öğrencisine uygulanmıştır. Sonuçlar ve Öneriler Analizler sonucunda doğrulayıcı faktör analizi uyum katsayıları Χ2/sd: 2.827, GFI: .93, AGFI: .91, CFI: .98, NFI: .97, RMSEA: .05 ve SRMR: .06 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Ölçeğin alt boyutlarının güvenirliği için hesaplanan Cronbach alfa iç tutarlık katsayıları .71 ile .86 aralında değişmektir. Ölçeğin doğrulayıcı faktör analizi ve güvenirliğine yönelik bulgular, ölçeğin geçerli ve güvenilir olduğunu göstermektedir. Ölçeğin, çevrimiçi öğrenme ortamlarında gerçekleştirilen çalışmalarda öğrenci bağlılığını belirlemek üzere kullanılması önerilmektedir.

scholarly journals The Multiple Sclerosis Self-Management Scale–Revised (MSSM-R)

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-42
Author(s):  
Sajjad Saadat ◽  
Mohammad Bagher Kajbaf ◽  
Mehrdad Kalantari ◽  
Mozaffar Hosseininezhad
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Maintenance ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Abstract Background: Self-management is the most important component in the treatment of chronic diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS). The Bishop and Frain Multiple Sclerosis Self-Management Scale–Revised (MSSM-R) is one of the valid tools available for self-management assessment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the MSSM-R in Iranian people with MS. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2018 in the 1600 people with MS in Guilan Province, Iran. In this study, 250 people were selected by convenience sampling. The reliability of the Persian version of this scale was examined by internal consistency and test-retest methods, and validity evidence was evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis. Results: The MSSM-R had acceptable face and content validity. Confirmatory factor analysis results showed that 24 items on this scale have factor loadings in five subscales. Other results showed the internal consistency, as measured by Cronbach α and test-retest reliability, for the MSSM-R overall (α = 0.85, r = 0.77) and for the following subscales: Healthcare Provider Relationship and Communication (α = 0.83, r = 0.70), Treatment Adherence/Barriers (α = 0.70, r = 0.71), Social/Family Support (α = 0.79, r = 0.85), MS Knowledge and Information (α = 0.89, r = 0.72), and Health Maintenance Behavior (α = 0.77, r = 0.75). Conclusions: This study provides evidence of the validity and reliability of the MSSM-R. To further ensure its psychometric properties, additional studies with this scale are suggested.

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