Development and Validation of Teacher Curriculum Paradigm Instrument

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Liew Yon Foi ◽  
Kamariah Abu Bakar ◽  
Mohd Sahandri Gani Hamzah ◽  
Nor Hayati Alwi
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Instrument Development ◽  
Latent Variable ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Internal Validity ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Rigorous Research ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Very High ◽  
Systematic Data Collection

This is the first psychological based instrument which has been developed and validated to measure the latent variable teacher curriculum paradigm (TCP) that was derived from Kuhn’s (1970) epistemology of paradigm and further adapted to the ideas of Henderson and Gornik (2007), Schubert (1986), Tanner and Tanner (2007), Tuthill and Ashton (1983), and Zeichner’s (1983) paradigms for the curriculum development field. The TCP instrument followed the rigorous research design and methodology to serve as the vital procedures of attaining the internal validity for the developed instrument. Subsequently, the TCP instrument was content validated by three subject experts and gone through three phases of instrument testing with three independent samples (N1=34, N2=72, and N3=553, respectively) taken from the same population of in-service teachers in the Peninsular of Malaysia. Moreover, the SEM approach was utilized to further validate the construct validity of the scores for the TCP instrument. In light of the systematic data collection and robustness of the SEM confirmatory procedures, the attaining of a very high psychometric properties to the TCP instrument. Coherently, these findings had strongly supported that the TCP instrument is a reliable and valid tool for measuring TCP of in-service teachers in Peninsular of Malaysia.   Keywords - instrument development, instrument validation, teacher curriculum paradigm, structural equation modelling, construct validity

scholarly journals VISITORS’ PERCEPTION OF CIREBON AS A TOURIST DESTINATION-BUILDING TO PROMOTE THE CITY

ETIKONOMI ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy Purnama Tarigan ◽  
Tuti Handayani
Keyword(s):  
Latent Variable ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Image Communication ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Communication Variable ◽  
Variable Equation ◽  
The City ◽  
Relationship Equation

The problem identified in this study is how visitors’ perception and the image communication influenced the overall image of Cirebon as a tourist destination. This study was conducted by using structural equation modelling. The results of this study show that perception variable equation significantly affected the overall image variable, while the image communication variable did not significantly affect the overall image. On the other hand, the causal relationship equation shows that there is a significant relationship between the exogenous latent variable of perception and endogenous latent variable of Overall Image. While there is no relationship between exogenous latent variable of image Communication with endogenous variable of overall image. The result is expected to give recommendation to the local government to develop and promote tourism that at the end can put tourism to generate income for the city.DOI: 10.15408/etk.v11i1.1872

What multi‐method data tell us about construct validity

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Schimmack
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Error ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Causal Models ◽  
Systematic Measurement ◽  
Personality Measures ◽  
Popular Method ◽  
Quantitative Estimates ◽  
Equation Modelling

Structural equation modelling of multi‐method data has become a popular method to examine construct validity and to control for random and systematic measurement error in personality measures. I review the essential assumptions underlying causal models of multi‐method data and their implications for estimating the validity of personality measures. The main conclusions are that causal models of multi‐method data can be used to obtain quantitative estimates of the amount of valid variance in measures of personality dispositions, but that it is more difficult to determine the validity of personality measures of act frequencies and situation‐specific dispositions. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Development and validation of a psychometric scale to assess attitude towards safe abortions in Pakistan

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Xaher Gul ◽  
Junaid-ur-Rehman Siddiqui ◽  
Miraal Mavalvala ◽  
Waqas Hameed ◽  
Muhammad Ishaque
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Safe Abortion ◽  
Post Abortion Care ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Psychometric Tool ◽  
Post Abortion ◽  
Development And Validation

Abstract Despite severe health and economic consequences that women face because of the negative attitude of healthcare providers towards safe abortion and post-abortion care (SA/PAC), no psychometric tool has yet been validated for assessing the attitude towards SA/PAC. Only a handful of studies have attempted to assess healthcare providers’ attitude towards safe abortions in Pakistan. Therefore, this study aimed to develop and validate a psychometric scale to assess attitude towards safe abortions in Pakistan. The study collected data from 106 workers of an NGO that provides SA/PAC through an online and anonymous survey using the organisation’s network. The study used factor analytic techniques and structural equation modelling to validate the factor structure and a final hierarchical model. A final scale of seven items relating to attitude towards elective abortions and moral attitude towards safe abortions was validated. Continuous...    

scholarly journals Does Facilitating Human–Place Bonds Alleviate the Negative Effects of Incivilities on Health?

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1894
Author(s):  
Massoomeh Hedayati Marzbali ◽  
Mina Safizadeh ◽  
Mohammad Javad Maghsoodi Tilaki ◽  
Aldrin Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Place Attachment ◽  
Latent Variable ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Place Identity ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Urban Neighbourhoods ◽  
The Relationship

The present study has two purposes—methodological and theoretical. The methodological purpose is to examine a method for the analysis of perceived incivilities and health in urban neighbourhoods. The current study investigates the direct and indirect relationships between the two variables. The theoretical purpose is to measure neighbourhood incivility as a second-order latent variable that represents physical and social incivilities, and investigates place identity and place attachment as mediators in the relationship between incivilities and health. Previous research has focused on a single dimension of incivility. By contrast, the current study considers a multidimensional form of incivility. This quantitative study comprises 265 residents from an urban neighbourhood in Penang, Malaysia. The results of the structural equation modelling suggest that perceptions towards neighbourhood play a mediating role in the relationship between incivility and health. The mediation roles of place identity and place attachment in the relationship between incivilities and health are also supported. Thus, facilitating human–place bonds alleviates the negative effects of incivilities on health in the study neighbourhood. Residents are less attached to neighbourhoods that are perceived as socially and physically deteriorated. Thus, reducing incivilities and improving place attachment may enhance neighbourhood health.

Conscientiousness and achievement motivation predict performance

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 589-605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Richardson ◽  
Charles Abraham
Keyword(s):  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Latent Variable ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Prospective Survey ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Explained Variation

A prospective survey was conducted to identify predictors of university students' grade point average (GPA) using separate samples of female (N = 472) and male (N = 142) students over 9 months. Big five personality traits and achievement motivation were measured. Correlations show that conscientiousness (C) and achievement motivation explained variation in GPA. Latent variable structural equation modelling showed that the effect of C on GPA is fully mediated by achievement motivation for both female and male students. Invariant factor and structural mediation models across the female and male groups are also reported. Finally, the mediation model is shown to remain significant after scholastic achievement is controlled. The findings are interpreted within the framework of Neo‐Socioanalytic theory. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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