Pengembangan Skala Thurstone Metode Equal Appearing Interval untuk Mengukur Sikap Moderasi Beragama Siswa Sekolah Menengah Atas

Several studies show the increase of radical attitudes among high school students in several regions in Indonesia. Developing a reliable instrument to measure religious moderation attitude is needed as a preventive effort to tackle this trend. However, a standard scale to measure the attitude in the context of Indonesia is extremely rare. This study aims to develop a Thusrtone scale of religious moderation attitude with the Equal Appearing Interval (EAI) method. There were 77 initial items constructed. Forty-two panelists from various relevant backgrounds were involved to assess the initial items. A number of 43 items was selected using the values of median (>6) and interquartile (≤4). The validity of the scale was tested using biserial correlation resulting 42 valid items and 1 invalid item. The result of reliability test using KR 20 technique showed that the scale is strongly reliable with a coefficient value of 0.98. The distribution of scale values on the 42 items of the selected statement lies on a scale value ranging from 1-11. Thus, the scale of religious moderation attitude has fulfilled the psychometric criteria as a measurement scale and can be used to measure students' religious moderation attitudes.Keywords: Thurstone scale, equal-appearing interval method, religious moderation. Abstrak: Beberapa hasil studi menunjukkan tingginya sikap radikal pada siswa Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) di beberapa daerah di Indonesia. Mempertimbangkan fenomena ini, diperlukan upaya preventif untuk mengatasi sikap radikal siswa. Salah satu upaya tersebut adalah dengan mengembangkan instrumen yang reliabel untuk mengukur sikap moderasi beragama. Pertimbangan mengembangkan skala ini dikarenakan belum tersedianya skala baku untuk mengukur sikap moderasi beragama siswa. Jenis skala yang dikembangkan adalah skala Thusrtone metode Equal Appearing Interval (EAI) Jumlah aitem awal pada skala ini disiapkan sebanyak 77 aitem. Panelis yang dilibatkan unuk menilai aitem awal sebanyak 42 orang. Analisis pemilihan aitem menggunakan nilai median dan interkuartil menghasilkan 43 aitem terpilih dengan nilai median >6 dan interkuartil ≤4. Pengujian validitas skala dengan korelasi biserial menghasilkan 42 aitem valid dan 1 aitem tidak valid. Sedangkan uji reliabilitas menggunakan teknik KR 20 menghasilkan nilai koefesien 0.98 yang berarti sangat reliable. Distribusi nilai 42 aitem terpilih terentang dari 1-11. Skala sikap moderasi beragama ini terbukti memenuhi kriteria psikometrik sebagai skala pengukuran dan dapat digunakan untuk mengukur sikap moderasi beragama siswa.

Management Measurement Scale As A Reference To Determine Interval In A Variable

The scale is usually used to check and determine the value of a qualitative factor in quantitative measures. The measurement scale is a management in agreement that is used as a reference to determine the short length of the interval that is in the measuring instrument, so that the measuring instrument when used in measurements will produce quantitative data. The results of the scale management calculation must be interpreted carefully because in addition to producing a rough picture, the respondent's answers are not just straightforward to be trusted. Types of measurement scales: Likert scale, Guttman scale, semantic differential scale, rating scale, Thurstone scale, Borgadus scale, and various other measurement management scales. One of the most difficult jobs for information technology researchers faced with the necessity of measuring variables is: finding directions in the midst of many existing sizes. If there is a good size for a particular variable, it seems that there are not many reasons to compile a new size yourself. Keywords: Scale, Measurement, Variables.

APLIKASI ANALISIS FAKTOR KONFIRMATORI TERHADAP SIKAP KEBERAGAMAAN MAHASISWA

The aim of this research is to develop an instrument of religious attitude for Islamicstudents higher education at Tarbiyah Faculty of IAIN Raden Intan Lampung. The population of this research is Islamic students of Tarbiyah Faculty amounted to 150 people. The method research used survey technique. The Parameter of this research used Thurstone scale or called with equal appearing interval. The empirical research results through has confirmed 27 items are consist in three dimension. The result by using factor analysis of confirmatory is indicating that all items indicator have factor loading more than 0.30, and support which has estimated with enough theory. Construct reliabilities by Alpha Cronbach indicate that instruments developed have fulfilled limit acceptance of reliabilities coefficient more than 0.70.

Asesmen Akhlak Mulia: Suatu Model Alternatif Penilaian Pembelajaran Agama

One weakness of akhlak teaching method applied in schools is its teacher centered assessment. Teachers feel as the most well-informed sources about students’ akhlak while teachers’ capability of knowing students’ akhlak comprehensively is limited. Teachers’ chance to meet face-to-face with students is only in the learning process so that teachers’ assessment can not show the real akhlak of their students. Teachers should involve other parties who often associate with students, especially their peers. In addition, assessment instrument used by the teachers should not be limited to examination only. Therefore, comprehensive akhlak assessment is needed. In this writing, I describe alternative method to assess students’ akhlak. With this method, we can assess batiniyah dimensions including willingness, conscience, value and attitude and also lahiriyah dimensions manifested in behaviors. This method applies self and peer assessment by involving students in inter and intra relations. Assessment instruments could be questionnaires, observation and portfolios in likert scale, semantic differential and thurstone scale.

Public priorities for sustainable forest management in six forest dependent communities of British Columbia

It is critical to understand how the public prioritizes multiple forestry values when establishing objectives for sustainable forest management. While this is a complex and difficult task, a necessary step is to elicit a broad range of public opinions in forest planning to ensure that decisions serve the needs of various forest stakeholders and society at large. This study seeks to understand how six forest dependent communities in British Columbia prioritize a number of attributes associated with sustainable forest management by using a simple survey-based measurement tool, the Thurstone scale. The results suggest that ecological attributes are a higher priority for survey respondents followed by quality of life, global warming, and economic considerations. This paper explores some of the ramifications of the priorities for sustainable forest management measured in these six communities as well as implications for using the Thurstone scale in processes like Public Advisory Groups.

Symptom Prevalence, Intensity, and Distress in Patients With Inoperable Lung Cancer in Relation to Time of Death

Purpose To examine symptom prevalence, intensity, and association with distress in patients with inoperable lung cancer (LC), using time to death as point of reference. Patients and Methods A consecutive sample of 400 patients completed the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire C30 plus a 13-item LC-specific scale and the Thurstone Scale of Symptom Distress–Lung Cancer at six time points during the first year after diagnosis. Patients were divided into subgroups, using data from the time point closest to death (< 1; 1 to 2; > 2 to 3; > 3 to 6; > 6 to 12; and > 12 months before death) for analysis. Results More than 50% of patients in all subgroups reported problems related to physical, role, and emotional functioning; fatigue; dyspnea; and cough. In general, functional levels were lower and symptoms higher in subgroups closer to death. Notably, clinically relevant differences were also found in role and social functioning and appetite loss between the two groups furthest from death. A consistent pattern was found among the six subgroups, with breathing, pain, and fatigue rated as the symptoms most associated with distress. Conclusion High prevalence of symptoms was found in all subgroups, with higher intensity in subgroups closer to death, indicating a need for prophylactic and proactive symptom management. Less concordance was found among symptom prevalence, intensity, and association with distress in subgroups further from death. Future studies should investigate longitudinal associations between symptoms with low intensity and high distress, and examine their clinical implications.