Development of TOSRA (Test of Science Related Attitudes) Instrument for Science Related Attitude Studies in Sindh Province

This study aims to explore the implementation of attitude measurement tool known as Test of Science-Related Attitudes (TOSRA) in Sindh. 1097 higher-secondary level students from Hyderabad division of Sindh participated in the study. The alpha reliability values of different scale of TOSRA were analysed and enhanced to acceptable and good level using statistical techniques. The alpha coefficients for adapted TOSRA scales were observed as; Social Implications of Science (0.707), Adoption of Scientific Attitudes (0.801), Classroom Enjoyment (0.779), Leisure Interest in Science (0.767) and Career Interest in Science (0.701). The overall alpha coefficient for adopted (five-scale) TOSRA questionnaire administered in this study was 0.912. Similarly, the values of discriminant validity of the scales were deduced using correlation techniques for these scales where mean correlation between the scales ranged from 0.49 to 0.57. The adopted version of TOSRA was developed based on the statistical analyses including Cronbach alpha, Pearson’s correlation, and factor analysis, and showed sufficient validity and reliability to be implemented in subsequent research to measure students’ attitude towards science in province of Sindh, Pakistan. Keywords: Attitude towards Science, TOSRA, Instrument development, Science Education, Higher secondary students

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Validitas dan Reliabilitas Skala Student Engagement

Jurnal RAP (Riset Aktual Psikologi Universitas Negeri Padang) ◽

10.24036/rapun.v11i2.109771 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 139

Author(s):

Mahmud Junianto ◽

Khoiruddin Bashori ◽

Nurul Hidayah

Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

Student Engagement ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Emotional Engagement ◽

Measurement Tool ◽

Measuring Instruments ◽

Measuring Instrument ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

School Students

Research on student engagement has been incrase in recent years. Therefore, to determine the high or low level of student engagement, a valid and reliable measuring instrument is required. This means that the measuring instrument of student engagement must measure only the construct of student engagement reliably and consistently in measurement. The purpose of this research was to test the validity and reliability of the student engagement construct based on Fredrick et al theory. The components of student engagement that are used as a reference for making measuring instruments consist of behavioral engagement, emotional engagement, and cognitive behavior. The study was conducted on 100 high school students using a proportional sampling technique. The measuring instrument is constructed using a semantic differential scaling model. The validity and reliability test used the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) approach with the help of PLS 3.2.9 software. The results showed that the student attachment measurement tool was declared valid and reliable to be used as a measuring tool. The convergent and discriminant validity tests have met the standards, with loading factor score value of P> 0.5, while the Cronbach alpha reliability score is 0.753 and the composite reliability is 0.835. This measuring instrument is also declared fit with an RSMR value of 0.033. 7 items dropped out of the 18 items tested. Keywords :Student Engagement, Validity,Reliability, Measurement

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Attitudes towards science among senior secondary students in Fiji

Waikato Journal of Education ◽

10.15663/wje.v25i0.704 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 ◽

pp. 57-72

Author(s):

Mani Naiker ◽

Bibhya Sharma ◽

Lara Wakeling ◽

Joel Benjamin Johnson ◽

Janice Mani ◽

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Keyword(s):

Secondary Students ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

First Language ◽

Scientific Interest ◽

Career Interest ◽

Science Outreach ◽

Interest In Science ◽

Attitudes Towards Science ◽

Senior Secondary ◽

Scientific Attitudes

In order to investigate gender and ethnicity-based differences in scientific attitudes among Fijian students, the widely studied Test of Scientific Related Attitudes (TOSRA) was administered to 1401 senior secondary Fijian students (Years 11–13; approximately 15–18 years of age). Students generally had a positive attitude towards science overall in Years 11–13, with females showing a more positive attitude than males. By Year 13, the attitudes of females towards science had become more negative. The attitude of iTaukei students towards science started out lower than other ethnicities in Year 11 and increased during Year 12, before falling to below the starting attitude levels in Year 13. Fijian students of Indian descent generally had a positive attitude towards science that remained consistent throughout Years 11–13, with an increase in leisure and career interest in science in Year 13. A strong correlation was found between the ethnicity of a student and their first language. Continued science outreach programmes, particularly in Year 12, are important to achieve and retain scientific interest and attitudes among Fijian secondary students.

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The Moyamoya Health Behavior Scale for Adolescent Patients: Measurement Tool Development and Psychometric Evaluation

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18084064 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (8) ◽

pp. 4064

Author(s):

Won-oak Oh ◽

Insun Yeom ◽

Sung-Hyun Lim ◽

Dong-Seok Kim ◽

Kyu-won Shim

Keyword(s):

Health Behaviors ◽

Moyamoya Disease ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Coping Behavior ◽

Psychometric Evaluation ◽

Measurement Tool ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽

Adolescent Patients ◽

Health Related

Clinical practitioners treating moyamoya disease recognize the need for a systematic approach to better manage the disease in adolescent patients with the disease. Methods: This study aimed to develop and evaluate the validity and reliability of a disease scale which measures the health-related behaviors of adolescents with moyamoya disease. Results: The final 12-item Moyamoya-HB Scale for adolescents was categorized by three sub-domains: implementation of treatment for moyamoya disease (four items); health promoting behavior for moyamoya disease (four items); and health coping behavior for moyamoya disease (four items). Overall, these factors explained 68.97% of the total variance. The results of the confirmative factor analysis supported the construct, convergent and discriminant validity of the three sub-domains. The Moyamoya-HB Scale for adolescents also demonstrated a concurrent validity with the Korean Adolescents’ Health Behaviors Tool (r = 0.59, p < 0.001). Reliability analysis showed an acceptable-to-high Cronbach’s alpha of 0.865 in total, and the subscales ranged from 0.800 to 0.841. Conclusions: Initial findings support the Moyamoya-HB Scale as a reliable and valid measure of health behaviors in adolescents with moyamoya disease.

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EXAMINING THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF A MALAYSIAN RELEVANCE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION (MROSE) QUESTIONNAIRE USING PARTIAL LEAST SQUARES STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING (PLS-SEM)

10.33225/balticste/2019.56 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Lay Yoon Fah ◽

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Ng Khar Thoe ◽

Khoo Chwee Hoon ◽

Chan Sane Hwui ◽

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Keyword(s):

Science Education ◽

Structural Equation Modeling ◽

Least Squares ◽

Partial Least Squares ◽

Secondary Students ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Validity And Reliability

This research is aimed to validate an instrument, the Malaysian version of ROSE or MROSE to gauge Malaysian secondary students’ interests, attitudes, values, and priorities in S&T-related issues. Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling approach was used to evaluate the validity and reliability of the instrument. The internal consistency reliability (composite reliability and Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient), convergent validity (Average Variance Extracted), and discriminant validity (cross loadings, Fornell-Larcker criterion, and Heterotrait-Monotrait ratio) for each individual item of the instrument were being assessed. Keywords: affective factor, PLS-SEM, science and technology, relevance of science education (ROSE).

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Validity and Reliability of Korean Version of the Attitude Measurement Tool for Family Presence during Resuscitation

Korean Journal of Adult Nursing ◽

10.7475/kjan.2020.32.2.209 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 32 (2) ◽

pp. 209

Author(s):

Mi-Ran Lee ◽

Mi Ha Chung

Keyword(s):

Measurement Tool ◽

Attitude Measurement ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Family Presence ◽

Korean Version

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Hyperacusis Questionnaire as a Tool for Measuring Hypersensitivity to Sound in a Tinnitus Research Population

BioMed Research International ◽

10.1155/2015/290425 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2015 ◽

pp. 1-12 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Kathryn Fackrell ◽

Constance Fearnley ◽

Derek J. Hoare ◽

Magdalena Sereda

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Measurement Tool ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Factor Solution ◽

Research Population ◽

Using Data ◽

Three Factor

Hypersensitivity to external sounds is often comorbid with tinnitus and may be significant for adherence to certain types of tinnitus management. Therefore, a clear measure of sensitivity to sound is important. The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Hyperacusis Questionnaire (HQ) for use as a measurement tool using data from a sample of 264 adults who took part in tinnitus research. We evaluated the HQ factor structure, internal consistency, convergent and discriminant validity, and floor and ceiling effects. Internal consistency was high (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.88) and moderate correlations were observed between the HQ, uncomfortable loudness levels, and other health questionnaires. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the original HQ three-factor solution and a one-factor solution were both a poor fit to the data. Four problematic items were removed and exploratory factor analysis identified a two-factor (attentional and social) solution. The original three-factor structure of the HQ was not confirmed. All fourteen items do not accurately assess hypersensitivity to sound in a tinnitus population. We propose a 10-item (2-factor) version of the HQ, which will need to be confirmed using a new tinnitus and perhaps nontinnitus population.

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A Pszichológiai Tőke Skála (PCQ) Adaptációja Magyar Mintán

Magyar Pszichológiai Szemle ◽

10.1556/0016.2020.00035 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 75 (4) ◽

pp. 601-621

Author(s):

Kádi Anna ◽

Mittich Boglárka ◽

Sessler Judit ◽

Faragó Klára

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Organizational Performance ◽

External Validity ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Psychological Capital ◽

Factor Model ◽

Well Being ◽

Measurement Tool ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Hungarian Version

Háttér és célkitűzésekA pszichológiai tőke (PsyCap) az egyén pozitív pszichológiai állapota, amely befolyásolja személyes és munkahelyi közérzetét, magas szintje hozzájárul egyéni és munkahelyi jóllétéhez és teljesítményéhez (Luthans, Avey, Avolio és Peterson, 2010). Kutatásunkban a pszichológiai tőke Luthans által kidolgozott 24 itemes kérdőívének (PCQ) magyar adaptációjára vállalkoztunk. Kutatásunkban kidolgoztuk a skála magyar verzióját, elvégeztük belső és külső validitásának és megbízhatóságának vizsgálatát, teszteltük fogalmi érvényességét (construct validity), valamint az egyes alskálák diszkriminációs érvényességét (discriminant validity), megbízhatóságát és külső érvényességét.MódszerA pszichológiai tőke fogalmának és mérőeszközének hazai adaptálása érdekében kérdőíves kutatást folytattunk hazai szervezetek körében. A vizsgálatra több szervezet bevonásával, kényelmi mintavétellel került sor, amelyben 583 munkaviszonyban dolgozó személy vett részt. A belső validitásvizsgálatok elvégzése mellett a skála külső validitását Allen és Meyer (1991) háromfaktoros szervezeti elkötelezettség modelljével vizsgáltuk.EredményekKutatásunk eredménye a szakirodalomban található megállapításokkal összhangban egyértelműen alátámasztotta a pszichológiai tőke négyfaktoros modelljét, ugyanakkor a diszkriminanciaelemzés a faktorok függetlenségét nem támasztotta egyértelműen alá. Feltáró faktorelemzésünk eredménye szerint a magyar mintán a pszichológiai tőke a szerzők által létrehozott négy komponenssel szemben két faktorra, egy érzelmi-motivációs és egy kognitív komponensre válik szét. A kétfaktoros modell érvényességét a validitásvizsgálatok megerősítették.KövetkeztetésekEredményeink szerint a pszichológiai tőke skála magyar változata érvényes mérőeszköz. Eredményeink fényében fontosnak tartjuk a pszichológiai tőke kétfaktoros modelljének érvényességét további vizsgálatokban is tesztelni, más kulturális közegben és egyéb szervezeti jellemzők tükrében is elemezni.Background and ObjectivesPsychological capital (PsyCap) is a positive psychological condition infl uencing personal and workplace well-being and makes a valuable contribution to organizational performance. It highly contributes to individual and workplace well-being and performance (Luthans és mtsai, 2010). The objective of our study is the Hungarian adaptation of the 24-item Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ) developed by Luthans. In our study we translated the PCQ and assessed its internal and external validity and reliability. We also tested each subscale’s construct and discriminant validity, reliability, and external validity as well.MethodThe Hungarian version of the questionnaire was completed in several organizations involving 583 employees. Respondents were gathered by convenience sampling. External validity of PCQ was assessed by comparing the answers with that of an organizational commitment scale by Allen and Meyer (1991).ResultsThe results of our confi rmatory factor analysis supported the four-factor model of PsyCap in as with the fi ndings in other published literature, however, in the discriminant analysis the independence of the factors was not supported. According to our exploratory factor analysis, psychological capital is divided into only two factors in the Hungarian sample, an emotional and a cognitive factor. The validity of the two-factor model was confi rmed by validity tests.ConclusionsThe Hungarian version of PCQ is a valid measurement tool for the Hungarian population. Based on our results, it would be useful to test the validity of the two-factor model of PsyCap, in relation to other organizational variables and in different cultural contexts.

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Using Principal Component Scores to Enhance the Validity and Reliability of Big Five Personality Measures

Journal of Individual Differences ◽

10.1027/1614-0001/a000225 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 38 (2) ◽

pp. 83-93

Author(s):

Jeffrey M. Cucina ◽

Nicholas L. Vasilopoulos ◽

Arwen H. DeCostanza

Keyword(s):

Big Five ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Principal Component ◽

Big Five Personality ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Scoring Method ◽

Five Factors ◽

Big Five Factors ◽

Component Scores

Abstract. Varimax rotated principal component scores (VRPCS) have previously been offered as a possible solution to the non-orthogonality of scores for the Big Five factors. However, few researchers have examined the reliability and validity of VRPCS. To address this gap, we use a lab study and a field study to investigate whether using VRPCS increase orthogonality, reliability, and criterion-related validity. Compared to the traditional unit-weighting scoring method, the use of VRPCS enhanced the reliability and discriminant validity of the Big Five factors, although there was little improvement in criterion-related validity. Results are discussed in terms of the benefit of using VRPCS instead of traditional unit-weighted sum scores.

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