scholarly journals Embracing the E-era: Constructing Internet Marketing Strategies and Practices in Teacher Education Departments

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 128
Author(s):  
Yu-Chuan Chen
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Internet Marketing ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Effective Response

<p>This research uses confirmation factor analysis both to construct a measurement model of Internet marketing strategies and to conduct an importance-performance analysis to examine how teacher education departments provide such strategies. The unit of analysis in this research is students and focuses on their attitudes toward the quality of Internet marketing at teacher education departments in Taiwan. The author used a questionnaire to collect data. Six hundred and sixty-four usable questionnaires and 12 invalid questionnaires were collected. The effective response rate was 69 %. The model of the existence of four-factor structure (need, convenience, cost and communication) was tested using AMOS and goodness of fit. Thus, it was concluded that the four-factor model both fits well and represents a reasonably close approximation of the population. Next, the results of the study highlight the usefulness of importance-performance analysis for helping management improve its Internet marketing strategies. This study finds that the managers of teacher education departments should not only focus on concentrating their benefits but also allocate resources to improve Internet marketing strategies. </p>

scholarly journals Pengaruh kualitas sistem, kualitas informasi, dan kualitas layanan terhadap penggunaan sistem e-learning di program pascasarjana universitas mercu buana

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Purwanto S K ◽  
Suharno Pawirosumarto
Keyword(s):  
Hypothesis Testing ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Statistical Procedure ◽  
Learning System ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Draw Conclusion

This study aims to determine and analyze the use of e-learning system Master of Management Program. Population in this research is student of system e-learning system of Management Master Degree Program of 2014. The method in this research is quantitative research, done by using statistical procedure to draw conclusion or hypothesis testing. Analytical methods used GSCA (Generalized Structured Component Analysis). Stages of activities undertaken are: (1) designing structural models; (2) designing the measurement model; (3) construct path diagrams; (4) the conversion of path diagrams to the system of equations; (5) estimates; (6) evaluation of goodness of FIT; And (7) hypothesis testing. The result of the research shows that the quality of the system influences and signifies the usage, (2) the quality of the information influences and significant to the usage, and (3) the quality of service influences and significant to the usage.

scholarly journals The post-diagnosis sleep quality of patients with Parkinson's disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 148-154
Author(s):  
Chieko Fujii
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Sleep Time ◽  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Self Reporting Questionnaire

Background: Addressing the complex factors associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) requires patient interventions to be implemented by nurses and caregivers that consider personality traits and their relationship to sleep quality. Aims: To assess the sleep quality and personality traits of patients with PD pre- and post-diagnosis and determine how these factors affect patients' quality of life. Methods: The authors mailed a self-reporting questionnaire survey to all 822 members of the Japanese PD Association of Tokyo in January 2017. The overall response rate was 48.4%, and the effective response rate was 34.3%. A total of 282 participants (136 men and 146 women) were enrolled. Each patient responded to questions regarding their sex, age and primary symptoms. Participants also provided responses to questions about the hours slept per night and hours spent napping, as well as the number of toilet visits during sleep and outcomes of Type A behavioural tests. Findings: Patients with PD reported a post-diagnosis decrease in sleep time and an increase in napping time. The study subjects also reported becoming tense easily, but they did not report feeling irritated or angry. The subjective assessment indicated a post-diagnosis worsening of sleep quality in patients with PD. Conclusions: Although the underlying mechanisms of PD are not yet fully understood, patients with PD require comprehensive strategies for care that should include actions such as encouragement of patients with PD to participate in society and to perform appropriate activities that enhance sleep quality.

A Theoretical Approach to Measuring Quality of Life

2002 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen H. Sousa ◽  
Fang Fang Chen
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Theoretical Approach ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

The purpose of this article is to discuss conceptual issues surrounding health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and to provide an example of how structural equation modeling can address some of these conceptual issues. This article reports the development of the measurement model for overall quality of life, a dimension of HRQOL as conceptualized by Wilson and Cleary (1995). The sample (N = 1410) is from the AIDS Time-Oriented Health Outcome Study (ATHOS) databank, a longitudinal observational database of persons with HIV-associated illness. The hypothesized second-order factor model consists of 5 latent variables and 17 measured items. The fit indicators (RMSEA = .0717; SRMR = .0450; CFI = .951) suggest that the model provides an adequate description of the pattern of relationships in the data. A theoretical approach to HRQOL will expand its clinical use as an outcome measure and increase its relevance.

scholarly journals Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Knowledge, Attitude, and Behaviour Questionnaire towards Oral Health among Indian Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 320
Author(s):  
Siddharthan Selvaraj ◽  
Nyi Nyi Naing ◽  
Nadiah Wan-Arfah ◽  
Somasundaram Prasadh
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Model Validity ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Three Factor

Background: Oral health-related conditions are among the common conditions seen in adults in India. The usage of inappropriate measurement tools that are unvalidated may result in deceptive and imprecise findings that might lead to substandard plans for cessation programs and ineffectiveness. This study was conducted to validate a questionnaire that can assess the factor structure of knowledge, attitude, and behaviour towards oral health among adults in India by confirmatory factor analysis. Methods: Simple random sampling was conducted among adults in India. A total of 260 adults participated in this study. The knowledge, attitude, and behaviour (KAB) questionnaire on oral health was circulated among the adults who were willing to participate in the study after it was explained to them, and the questionnaires were retrieved once they completed. Software R version 3.6 was used to analyse the data of this study. Robust maximum likelihood was utilized for the assessment due to the violation of multivariate normality assumption. For attitude and behaviour domain, a three-factor model was used for measurement model validity and construct validity. Results: The confirmatory factor analysis of the three-factor model for the 26-item KAB questionnaire on oral health gave sufficient goodness-of-fit values and the measurement model exhibited ideal convergent and discriminant validity following model re-specification. The three-factor model was tested to obtain measurement model validity and construct validity for attitude and behaviour domains. The results of this study gave a statistically significant value (p < 0.001), with χ2 (df) values of 39 (7) and 28 (11) for attitude and behaviour domains, respectively. Conclusions: The KAB oral health questionnaire used in this study has a valid measurement model and reliable constructs. It was found to be an ideal tool to measure the KAB towards oral health among adults in India.

A Psychometric Study of the Quality Perception Questionnaire

2012 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raffaele Cioffi† ◽  
Anna Coluccia ◽  
Fabio Ferretti ◽  
Francesca Lorini ◽  
Aristide Saggino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Quality Perception ◽  
Italian Survey ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Instrument Measuring ◽  
Hospital Structures

The present paper reexamines the psychometric properties of the Quality Perception Questionnaire (QPQ), an Italian survey instrument measuring patients’ perceptions of the quality of a recent hospital admission experience, in a sample of 4400 patients (Mage = 56.42 years; SD = 19.71 years, 48.8% females). The 14-item survey measures four factors: satisfaction with medical doctors, nursing staff, auxiliary staff, and hospital structures. First, we tested two models using a confirmatory factor analysis (structural equation modeling): a four orthogonal factor and a four oblique factor model. The SEM fit indices and the χ² difference suggested the acceptance of the second model. We then did a simulation using a bootstrap with 1000 replications. Results confirmed the four oblique factor solution. Third, we tested whether there were significant differences with respect to age or sex. The multivariate general linear model showed no significant differences in the factors with respect to sex or age.

About Innovative Content of Subject-Oriented Pedagogical Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 106-117
Author(s):  
R. M. Asadullin
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Subject Knowledge ◽  
Technological Structure ◽  
State Pedagogical ◽  
High Level ◽  
Competencies Development

The continuous modernization of the education system makes the problems of the quality of teacher training increasingly relevant. Moreover, the measures taken to improve the system of teacher education are largely confined to the introduction of new organizational and managerial mechanisms and practically do not affect the internal content and technological structure of the teacher training process.Modern pedagogical universities are constantly looking for innovative models of training teachers that will be able to solve non-standard social and professional tasks. However, recent studies in this area do not fully take into account the nature of pedagogical activity and conditions of its formation. Thus, the need arises for a special study of the processes and means of updating the content and technologies of teacher training in order to control the level of students’ professional competencies development, as required by educational and professional standards. This means the creation of a special educational system in a pedagogical university, which can provide a harmonious and synchronous mastering by future specialists of both subject knowledge and methods of pedagogical activity.The article provides a theoretical study aimed at identifying key patterns of designing a new content for teacher education, the basis of which is the formation of a future teacher as a subject of his own professional activity. The author describes the experience of using a subject-oriented model of education, implemented at Bashkir State Pedagogical University n.a. M. Akmulla. The effectiveness of this model is confirmed by the high level of students’ mastery of designing methods and constructing the educational process, as well as their positive experience in the implementation of educational activities.

Treatment of painful bone metastases in prostate and breast cancer patients with the therapeutic radiopharmaceutical rhenium-188-HEDP

2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (05) ◽  
pp. 188-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Floor Overbeek ◽  
John de Klerk ◽  
Pieternel Pasker-de Jong ◽  
Alexandra van den Berk ◽  
Rob ter Heine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Metastases ◽  
Clinical Benefit ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Pain Response ◽  
Pain Palliation ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Routine Clinical Care ◽  
Painful Bone Metastases

Summary Aim: Rhenium-188-HEDP (188Re-HEDP) is an effective radiopharmaceutical for the palliative treatment of osteoblastic bone metastases. However, only limited data on its routine use are available and its effect on quality of life (QoL) has not been studied. Therefore, we evaluated the clinical benefit of 188Re-HEDP in routine clinical care. Patients and methods: Prostate or breast cancer patients with painful bone metastases receiving 188Re-HEDP as a routine clinical procedure were eligible for evaluation. Clinical benefit was assessed in terms of efficacy and toxicity. Pain palliation and QoL were monitored using the visual analogue scale (VAS), corrected for opioid intake, and the EORTC QLQ-C30 Global health status/QoL-scale. Thrombocyte and leukocyte nadirs were used to assess haematological toxicity. Results: 45 and 47 patients were evaluable for pain palliation and QoL, respectively. After a single injection of 188Re-HEDP, the overall pain response rate was 69% and mean VAS-scores decreased relevantly and significantly (p < 0.05). Repeated treatment resulted in similar pain response. The overall QoL response rate was 68% and mean Global health status/QoL-scores increased relevantly and significantly. Haematological side effects were mild and transient. Conclusion: The clinically relevant response on pain and quality of life and the limited adverse events prove clinical benefit of treatment with 188Re-HEDP and support its use in routine clinical care. Its effectiveness appears comparable to that of external beam radiotherapy.

PKM Kelompok Tani Tan Selo 1 dan Tan Selo 2 Desa Sukomaju Kecamatan Srono Kabupaten Banyuwangi Jawa Timur dalam Meningkatkan Nilai Ekonomis Pisang dan Strategi Pemasarannya

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Fitri Nurmasari ◽  
Raup Padillah
Keyword(s):  
Community Service ◽  
Online Shopping ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Service Programs ◽  
Community Service Programs ◽  
Farmer Groups ◽  
The Village

Banyuwangi Regency is one of the agricultural centers in East Java province and Indonesia. Mostly,Banyuwangi people work as farmers due to the fertil soil and wide amount of agricultural land in Banyuwangi . Thelarge number of people who work as farmers initiating the formation of farmer groups. One of the farmer groups in theSrono sub-district of Banyuwangi is the "Tan Selo 1" farmers group located in the village of Sukomaju and the "TanSelo 2" farmers group in Sukonatar village. The normal average price of one banana bunch in Banyuwangi is between50-60 thousand depending on the type and quality of bananas. Problems arise when the quantity of bananas in the marketarose, the price of 1 bunch of bananas decreases dramatically. The price of 1 bunch which is usually set at 50-60thousand drops drastically to only 20-30 thousand. This is certainly a problem for farmers in the Tan Selo group. The lackof knowledge of Tan Selo farmers about alternative variants of processed banana based products and the lack ofknowledge of the marketing strategies make it hard for the Tan Selo farmers to increase the economic value of bananaswhich have been used as an alternative income for farmers. Therefore, the solutions offered to overcome the problems offarmers include: equipping and improving farmers' knowledge about the variety of processed banana-based foods andtheir marketing strategies, conducting training to make variations on banana-based foods, conducting training oneffective marketing strategies. Overall, a series of community service programs were carried out perfectly as it expected.The percentage of participants' understanding in choosing high quality bananas is 85%, the percentage of participants’ability in processing banana-based foods is 86%, and percentage of participants who successfully sell processed foodproducts by utilizing online shopping sites is 70%

An Event Quality Scale for Participatory Running Events

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Armbrecht
Keyword(s):  
Scale Development ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Factor Solution ◽  
Quality Scale ◽  
Cognitive Dimensions

This study focuses on the perceived quality of participatory event experiences by addressing the following question: What are the important aspects of the event experience? The aim of this research is to develop and refine a scale to measure the quality of the event experience for runners at a participatory event. The objective is to combine, apply, test, and refine the existing scales to increase our understanding of the perceived quality of events among amateur running athletes. Both affective and cognitive dimensions are included in the scale. Based on seven dimensions and 36 items, a formal scale development process is adopted. The data consist of 1,923 observations collected during a participatory event with approximately 60,000 registered participants. The seven-factor model, including immersion, surprise, participation, fun, social aspects, hedonic aspects, and service quality, was gradually revised in favor of a four-factor solution: service quality, hedonic aspects, fun, and immersion. As a result, 73.1% of the variance is extracted. This study contributes to a refined scale measuring the perceived event quality of participatory events. Service quality accounts for more than half of the variance extracted. Researchers should continue to develop research on the critical experiential dimensions in an event context. Furthermore, the links between the constructs need attention. The results suggest that event organizers should evaluate their events and event portfolios based on the scale and take actions to increase the perceived quality of these events.

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