Adaptation of Mindfulness in Parenting Questionnaire (MIPQ) for parents of children aged 2-12 years

Mindful parenting intervention programs and trait can support positive parenting conditions and affect children's psychosocial development. However, the measurement of mindful parenting has not been widely developed. The Mindfulness in Parenting Questionnaire (MIPQ) scale is one approach that has been developed; it is considered to have good psychological properties and has been validated in several countries. This study aims to find evidence for the validity of the Indonesian version of the MIPQ score interpretation (MIPQ-Ind) in a population of parents of children aged 2-12 years. The total participants are 822 parents (268 fathers and 554 mothers) who live in Jakarta. Using the split sample technique and employing EFA and CFA tests, the research results show that the MIPQ-Ind has two valid factors, as indicated by the index χ2/df= 2.8, CFI= 0.9, GFI= 0.96 RMSEA= 0.06, and RMSR = 0.04. The internal structure validity is 0.913 for being in the moment with child (BMC) factor and 0.906 for the mindful discipline (MD) factor. The study shows that MIPQ-Ind can measure mindful parenting in the population of parents of children aged 2-12 years in Indonesia.

Examining Appropriacy of CFI/TLI Cutoff Value in Multiple-group CFA Test of Measurement Invariance to Enhance Accuracy of Test Score Interpretation

The most common effect size when using a multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis approach to measurement invariance is ΔCFI/TLI with a cutoff value of 0.01 (Cheung & Rensvold, 2002). However, this recommended cutoff value may not be ubiquitously appropriate and may be of limited utility for some tests (e.g., measures using dichotomous items or different estimation methods, sample sizes, or model complexity). Moreover, prior cutoff value estimations often have ignored consequences resulting in using measures that more accurately estimate countries’ or learners’ proficiency for some countries or groups versus others. In this study, we investigate whether the cutoff value proposed by Cheung and Rensvold (ΔCFI/TLI=0.01) is appropriate across educational measurement contexts. Specifically, we investigated the performance of ΔCFI/TLI in capturing LOI at the scalar level in dichotomous items within item response theory on groups whose test characteristic curves differed by 0.5. Simulation results showed that the proposed cutoff value of 0.01 in ΔCFI/TLI was not appropriate to capture LOI under the study conditions, which may result in the misinterpretation of test results or inaccurate inferences.

Exploring the Semantic Structure of WMS-IV Verbal Paired Associates using the Hub-and-Spoke Model

Objectives: This study aimed to identify a well-fitting and theoretically justified item-level latent factor structure for the Wechsler Memory Scales (WMS)-IV verbal paired associates (VerbalPA) subtest to facilitate the ease and accuracy of score interpretations for patients with lateralized temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Methods: Archival data were used from 250 heterogeneous neurosciences patients who were administered the WMS-IV as part of a standard neuropsychological assessment. Three theoretically motivated models for the latent structure of VerbalPA were tested using confirmatory factor analysis. The first model, based on cognitive principles of semantic processing from hub-and-spoke theory, tested whether performance is related to specific semantic features of target words. The second, motivated by the Cattell–Horn–Carroll (CHC) model of cognitive abilities, investigated whether the associative properties of items influence performance. A third, Hybrid model tested whether performance is related to both semantic and associative properties of items. The best-fitting model was tested for diagnostic group effects contrasting the heterogeneous neuroscience patients with subsets of left and right TLE (n = 51, n = 26, respectively) patients. Results: The Hybrid model was found to have the best fit. Patients with left TLE scored significantly less well than the heterogeneous neurosciences sample on selected semantic factor scores, although the effect size was small. Conclusions: Future editions of the WMS may consider implementing a semantic scoring structure for the VerbalPA to facilitate test score interpretation. Additionally, these results suggest that principles of hub-and-spoke theory may be integrated into CHC cognitive ability taxonomy.

Cross-National Comparisons between Canadian and US Higher Education Students on a New, Brief, Multidimensional Measure of Test Anxiety

Cross-cultural equivalence, country and gender differences, and external relations with other measures were examined on a new, brief measure of test anxiety, the Test Anxiety Measure for College Students-Short Form (TAMC-SF), in a sample of Canadian and US higher education students. The sample of 1204 students completed the TAMC-SF and other measures online. The results of tests of invariance found support for partial scalar invariance across country and gender on the TAMC-SF. In addition, results of a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and analysis of variances (ANOVAs) found country and gender differences on the TAMC-SF scales. Furthermore, validity evidence for the TAMC-SF scores with the scores of external measures was found. Overall, the findings support the use of the same test score interpretation for Canadian and US higher education students on the TAMC-SF and the use of the TAMC-SF in Canadian higher education students.

RANCANG BANGUN SISTEM INFORMASI KONSULTASI DAN PENJADWALAN FISIOTERAPI PENYAKIT BELL’S PALSY (STUDI KASUS KLINIK GRIYA FISIOTERAPIS)

Bell's palsy is an acute paralysis of the prifer facial nerve of unknown cause and results in permanent disability ifnot treated properly. In this study, Development of Consultation Information System Scheduling Bell’s Palsy Diseasewas designed and built which can help in overcoming physiotherapy scheduling as well as recording medicalrecords, so that they can be well controlled and coordinated. The development method in information systems isdesigned using the RUP (Rational Unified Process) method, where testing using the RUP method is carried out usingblack box testing and using usability (questionnaires). In black box testing, the result is 1, which means that allfeatures are running correctly. In the usability test, the results obtained were 92.30% which was stated relativelyfeasible because the test was carried out on a physiotherapist, and 87.03% which was carried out with 30respondents who met the usability standard referred to in table I, namely the table of score interpretation criteriaor declared "Very Feasible", so the RUP method is a good method for system development.Kata Kunci: Metode Rational Unified Process, RUP, Sistem Informasi, Website, Klink Griya Fisioterapis

PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN ATM BKC (BACA KERJAKAN COCOKKAN) UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PRESTASI BELAJAR SISWA PADA MATA PELAJARAN MATEMATIKA KELAS IV SD MUHAMMADIYAH SENGGOTAN YOGYAKARTA

This research purpose to: (1) study the development of ATM BKC learning media, (2) assess the eligibility of ATM BKC for Elementary grade IV math as learning media as evaluated by material expert, media expert, teachers’ response, students’ response and (3) assess the progress in students’ academic achievement in elementary grade IV math lesson based on their scores. This research took place in Elementary School (SD) MuhammadiyahSenggotan during 2018/2019 academic year. Development procedures encompassed: analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation also known as ADDIE. Data collection technique relied on observation leaf concerning completion of learning, questionnaire and test. Data analysis makes use of score percentage, tables, score interpretation and t-test using paired sample t-test. The result of the research can be described as follows: (1) the development of ATM BKC media using ADDIE procedure contains 5 stages i.e. analysis, design, development, implementation, evaluation; (2) ATM BKC media is eligible for learning practice. Score from material expert is 34 with very good qualification; score from media expert in 36 with very good qualification, teachers’ response questionnaire in preliminary field testing resulted in score 36 with very good qualification, students’ response during preliminary field testing resulted in percentage 97,5% with very good qualification, students’ response in main field testing is 79%^ with very good qualification. (3) ATM BKC media can improve students’ academic achievement as evidenced by the result of before group’s pretest score 45,5. As for after group their score is 50 in pretest and 78 in posttest. Therefore it can be concluded that the posttest score of pupils in SD Senggotan had improved. The scores of both before group and after group has sig. (2-tailed) score 0,000 <0,05. Therefore it can be concluded that ATM BKC under development already and is capable of improving students’ academic achievement in math lesson mixed numbers calculation.

Internal (Factorial) Validity of the ANAM using a Cohort of Woman High-School Soccer Players

Introduction Computerized neuropsychological testing is a cornerstone of sport-related concussion assessment. Female soccer players are at an increased risk for concussion as well as exposures to repetitive head impacts from heading a soccer ball. Our primary aim was to examine factorial validity of the Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics (ANAM) neuropsychological test battery in computing the multiple neurocognitive constructs it purports to measure in a large cohort of interscholastic female soccer players. Methods Study participants included 218 interscholastic female soccer players (age = 17.0±0.7 year; mass = 55.5±6.8 kg; height = 164.7±6.6 cm) drawn from a large (850+) prospective database examining purposeful heading from four area high schools over a 10-year period. The ANAM-2001 measured neurocognitive performance. Three methods were used to identify integral constructs underlying the ANAM: (a) exploratory factor analysis (EFA), (b) first-order confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and (c) hierarchical CFA. Results Neuropsychological phenomena measured by the ANAM-2001 were best reproduced by a hierarchical CFA organization, composed of two lower level factors (Simple Reaction Time, Mental Efficiency) and a single, general composite. Although the ANAM was multidimensional, only the composite was found to possess sufficient construct dimensionality and reliability for clinical score interpretation. Findings failed to uphold suppositions that the ANAM measures seven distinct constructs, or that any of its seven tests provide unique information independent of other constructs, or the composite, to support individual interpretation. Conclusions Outcomes infer the ANAM possesses factorial-validity evidence, but only scores from the composite appear to sufficiently internally valid, and reliable, to support applied use by practitioners.

Line, please? An analysis of the rehearsed speech characteristics of native Korean speakers on the English Oral Proficiency Interview—Computer (OPIc)

Two assumptions of speaking proficiency tests are that the speech produced is spontaneous and the the scores on those tests predict what examinees can do in real-world communicative situations. Therefore, when examinees memorize scripts for their oral responses, the validity of the score interpretation is threatened. While the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Proficiency Guidelines identify rehearsed content as a major hindrance to interviewees being rated above Novice High, many examinees still prepare for speaking tests by memorizing and rehearsing scripts hoping these "performances" are awarded higher scores. To investigate this phenomenon, researchers screened 300 previously rated Oral Proficiency Interview-computer (OPIc) tests and found 39 examinees who had at least one response that had been tagged as rehearsed. Each examinee’s responses were then transcribed, and the spontaneous and rehearsed tasks were compared. Temporal fluency articulation rates differed significantly between the spontaneous and rehearsed segments; however, the strongest evidence of memorization lay in the transcriptions and the patterns that emerged within and across interviews. Test developers, therefore, need to be vigilant in creating scoring guidelines for rehearsed content.