scholarly journals Development and Validation of a Scale for Interaction between Parents and Coaches of Middle and High School Golf Players

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (17) ◽  
pp. 9419
Author(s):  
Jae-Wook Hwang
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Reliability Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Conformity Index ◽  
Question Analysis ◽  
Construct Equivalence ◽  
Development And Validation

The purpose of this study was to develop a measurement tool for the interaction between parents and coaches of middle and high school golfers, and to verify its validity. A total of 563 parents participated in the study. Based on the results of preliminary item production, item analysis, reliability analysis, exploratory factor analysis, identification factor analysis, job uniformity analysis, and potential mean comparison analysis, the initial 70 items were constructed according to the conceptualization of parent–coach interactions. The first and second item reduction processes and preliminary surveys were conducted through expert meetings to produce the final 40 items of parent–coach interactions. After eliminating 20 items through question analysis, reliability analysis, and exploratory factor analysis, the final three factors of parent–coach interaction were extracted, and the conformity index for the middle and high school golfers’ parent-to-coach interaction tool was checked. Then, to ensure the external validity of the developed parent–coach interaction measurement tool, a construct equivalence analysis was conducted to demonstrate that the tool can be applied equally to parents and coaches. In summary, the tools for measuring the interaction between the middle and high school golfers’ parents and coaches were developed in 20 questions, three factors for communication, qualification, and support, and it was confirmed that the developed measuring tools could all be applied equally through a latent mean analysis. Parents and coaches are key variables that can affect a player’s performance; thus parents and coaches’ interaction measuring tools can be provide positive information not only for golfers but also for players of various other sports.

scholarly journals Development and Initial Validation of the Korean Effort and Reward Scale (ERS-K) for Use in Sport Contexts

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (24) ◽  
pp. 13396
Author(s):  
InKyoung Park ◽  
YoungHo Kim
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Reliability Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Effort Reward Imbalance ◽  
Reward Imbalance

Background: Applying Siegrist’s (1996) effort-reward imbalance model to athletes, the current study aimed to develop a measure that can evaluate athletes’ effort and reward, and verify its reliability and validity. Methods: The survey was conducted on 530 athletes from universities in Seoul, South Korea. Among the collected data, 276 datasets were used for exploratory factor analysis, 200 for confirmatory factor analysis, and 30 for test-retest reliability analysis; data from surveys that were incomplete or incorrectly answered were excluded. The initial questionnaire was completed based on prior research, expert meetings, and evaluation by the evaluation group. The collected data were subjected to question analysis, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, reliability analysis, and criterion-related validity analysis. Result: Four factors of the construct of effort were extracted: training strengthening efforts, interpersonal efforts, nutrition management efforts, and cognitive psychology strengthening efforts. Additionally, three factors of the construct of reward were extracted: future stability, social support, and positive growth. Thus. the effort measurement tool was finalized with 14 questions from four factors, and the reward measurement tool was finalized with 14 questions from three factors, with all items rated on a 5-point Likert scale. Conclusions: Siegrist’s efforts to measure job stress and athletes perceived efforts differed somewhat, but were found to be consistent with those reported for Australian occupational jockeys. In addition, athletes’ perceived rewards had similar results to those for Siegrist and Kathleen et al. studies. Based on this study, subsequent studies can more effectively determine whether the effort-reward imbalance model is applicable to athletes.

scholarly journals The Reliability and Validity Study of the Scale Measuring High School Students’ Attitude Towards Biology: Using Factor Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahzad Ahmad ◽  
Naveed Sultana ◽  
Sadia Jamil
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
School Students ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

This study focused on the statistical technique using factor analysis to validate the scale measuring high school students’ attitudes towards Biology. The study sample consisted of 500 students (male = 220, female = 280) from public and private institutions offering high school education with Biology as an elective subject, in Islamabad. As part of this study, the scale developed by (Ahmad and Jamil, 2019) for the attitude of students towards biology was adopted. Research has shown that attitude and achievement are interrelated. Previously, research studies used exploratory factor analysis to analyze the validity of the scale construction. The present study used exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis to fill the gap in the literature because, after exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis is required to test whether the models estimate the intended theoretical constructs. Following the procedure of factor analysis, six factors of the Biology Attitude Scale (BAS) were identified. The findings of the study show that the scale had a multidimensional construct. Further, the internal consistency reliability analysis was performed. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.86 which shows high internal consistency. It is recommended that BAS is a reliable and valid measurement tool that can be used to determine the attitude of secondary students towards Biology.

Developing and Validating a High School Version of the Robotics Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Ten Huang ◽  
Eric Zhi-Feng Liu ◽  
Chun Hung Lin ◽  
Pey-Yan Liou
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
The Self ◽  
Learning Performance ◽  
School Students ◽  
Considerable Research ◽  
The World

Robotics has become a crucial domain in technology education, helping students to improve their abilities in assembly and programming. Despite the considerable research that has gone into the learning performance associated with robotics, little work has been done on the cognitive processes involved in learning this subject. The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument (based on the theoretical framework of MSLQ), with which to evaluate the motivation of high school students to learn robotics and the strategies they employ. Fifty participants in the open category competition of the World Robot Olympiad 2010 completed the self-reported questionnaire (RMSLQ-HS). Thirteen factors and fifty one items were extracted using exploratory factor analysis. Implications for the educational application of robotics and research suggestions related to RMSLQ are also discussed.

scholarly journals The Empirical Analysis to Enhance Taiwanese Satisfaction in Buying Vietnam coffee

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 274
Author(s):  
Thi Nham Le ◽  
Chia Nan Wang ◽  
Ying Fang Huang
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Reliability Analysis ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
The World ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

<span lang="EN-US">Vietnam coffee industry has been well-known over the world for many decades. However, Vietnam products do not meet Taiwan customers’ expectation, it has lead to urgent challenges for the industry. Therefore, the paper proposed the integrated approach by using exploratory factor analysis, reliability analysis and regression analysis. The results of this study were used to <a name="OLE_LINK175"></a><a name="OLE_LINK174"></a>formulate and recommend on how to improve the products of Vietnam coffee by using SPSS statistics for analysis. The major findings of this paper was found out that there are six important determinants of Taiwanese decision-making in buying coffee. In order to enhance customer satisfaction with the coffee products from Vietnam, the companies need right strategies to improve these six groups of factors. The paper contributes meaningful and helpful results to the development of Vietnam coffee industry.</span>

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 Development of A Preschool Teacher’s Guidance Qualifications Scale and Its Psychometric Properties

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Hülya Bilgin
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Individual Development ◽  
Total Variance ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Item Scores ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

The goal of this study is to develop a Guidance Qualification Scale for Preschool Teachers and examine the validity and reliability of the scale. The research was conducted with 374 teachers working in preschools in Istanbul and they were chosen by the random sampling method. Factor analysis was carried out for the construct validity of the scale. Internal consistency coefficients and test-retest reliabilities were examined and item analysis was performed for reliability studies. As a result of the factor analysis, 59 items which explained 55,989% of the total variance (Total Variance Explained 45,050%), were obtained under four factors. When the factor weights of the scale are examined, items were found to have weight values ranging from .746 to .453. Cronbach’s Alpha internal consistency coefficients of the “Preschool Teacher’s Guidance Qualifications Scale” were found to be .977 for the total scale, .954 for the "Supporting Educational Development and Interpersonal Relationships" sub-dimension, .943 for the "Supporting Individual Development and Orientation" sub-dimension, .904 for the "Self-acceptance, Support for Self and Social Development" sub-dimension and .909 for the "Recognizing Individuals, Identifying Problems and Supporting Parents" sub-dimension. Also, the test-retest reliability study of the scale was conducted with 44 teachers. According to the results of the t-test applied for differences between the average item scores of upper 27% and lower 27% groups of items on (in?) the scale, all differences were found to be significantly in favor of the upper 27% group. In light of these findings, it can be said that the “Preschool Teacher’s Guidance Qualifications Scale” can be used as a valid and reliable measurement tool in the field of education.

scholarly journals Validation of the care providers version of the Rainbow Model of Integrated Care-Measurement Tool in Chinese primary care systems

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yixiang Huang ◽  
Paiyi Zhu ◽  
Lijin Chen ◽  
Xin Wang ◽  
Pim Valentijn
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Integrated Care ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Adaptation Process ◽  
Care Systems

Abstract Background: The original Rainbow Model of Integrated Care Measurement Tool (RMIC-MT) is based on the Rainbow Model of Integrated Care (RMIC), which provides a comprehensive theoretical framework for integrated care. To translate and adapt the original care provider version of the RMIC-MT and evaluate its psychometric properties by a pilot study in Chinese primary care systems.Methods: The translation and adaptation process were performed in four steps, forward and back-translation, experts review and pre-testing. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 1610 community care professionals in all 79 community health stations in the Nanshan district. We analyzed the distribution of responses to each item to study the psychometric sensitivity. Exploratory factor analysis with principal axis extraction method and promax rotation was used to assess the construct validity. Cronbach’s alpha was utilized to ascertain the internal consistency reliability. Lastly, confirmation factor analysis was used to evaluate the exploratory factor analysis model fit.Results: During the translation and adaptation process, all 48 items were retained with some detailed modifications. No item was found to have psychometric sensitivity problems. Six factors (person- & community-centeredness, care integration, professional integration, organizational integration, cultural competence and technical competence) with 45 items were determined by exploratory factor analysis, accounting for 61.46% of the total variance. A standard Cronbach’s alpha of 0.940 and significant correlation among all items in the scale (>0.4) showed good internal consistency reliability of the tool. And, the model passed the majority of goodness-to-fit test by confirmation factor analysis Conclusions: The results showed initial satisfactory psychometric properties for the validation of the Chinese RMIC-MT provider version. Its application in China will promote the development of people-centered integrated primary care. However, further psychometric testing is needed in multiple primary care settings with both public and private community institutes.

scholarly journals Development and Validation of the Black Community Activism Orientation Scale

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elan C. Hope ◽  
Kristen N. Pender ◽  
Kristen N. Riddick
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Black Community ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Black Adolescents ◽  
Community Activism ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Orientation Scale ◽  
Development And Validation

In this article, we describe the development and validation of a measure of orientation toward activism in and for the Black community—the Black Community Activism Orientation Scale (BCAOS)—in a sample of Black adolescents and emerging adults. An exploratory factor analysis ( n = 446) was conducted and the results were a 26-item measure with scores of three internally consistent factors: high-risk, low-risk, and formal political activism orientation. A confirmatory factor analysis was conducted ( n = 447) and strong model fit estimates confirmed the factor structure of the exploratory factor analysis. Convergent validity was established through bivariate correlations of the BCAOS factors with social responsibility beliefs and nationalist ideology. In light of increased participation in sociopolitical movements in support of Black lives, the BCAOS can contribute to investigations of the psychology of adolescent and emerging adult activism in and for the Black community. We recommend additional scale development research to further contribute to this growing field.

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