faranak boroujerdi; Somayeh Mazandarani
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Understanding the psychological characteristics and factors and provoking the anxiety of death in today's living conditions, as well as its psychological events and consequences are among the topics discussed in psychology. Many researches have investigated the relationship between different psychological ...
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Understanding the psychological characteristics and factors and provoking the anxiety of death in today's living conditions, as well as its psychological events and consequences are among the topics discussed in psychology. Many researches have investigated the relationship between different psychological factors and death anxiety, but sometimes their results are inconsistent and contradictory and, on the other hand, explanatory variables have not been thoroughly investigated in this regard. Meta-analysis is a set of systematic techniques for solving contradictions in the findings of various researches on a subject. The present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between psychological factors and psychological factors and death anxiety in a meta-analysis method. At first, using all the internal databases as well as the universities of Tehran, we started to collect all the research reports. Finally, the results of 44 studies conducted between 2009 and 2011 that were the criterion for entering the meta-analysis were analyzed. The results of the meta-analysis showed that the size of the combined effect of the studies in the static effects model was 0.018 and in the randomized model -0.022, where the size of the combined effect in both models was low, but it was observed separately in the study of the effect size of the variables. The variables of irrational beliefs, control source, job burnout, cognitive fusion, self-actualization, self-determination, meaning, life expectancy and neuroticism are medium-sized. Therefore, it is concluded that knowledge of death plays an important role in various theories including fear management, existential therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Among them, the theory of fear management is a theoretical, leading and influential approach to death anxiety that can explain these variables.
Shirin Kooshki; Aazam Shavandi
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Metacognitive Awareness Inventory and its relationship to Achievement Goals between female’s secondary school students in Shahriyar city. From statistical population consisted of 10500 high school female students of Shahriyar ...
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Metacognitive Awareness Inventory and its relationship to Achievement Goals between female’s secondary school students in Shahriyar city. From statistical population consisted of 10500 high school female students of Shahriyar Secondary Schools in 97-98 academic year with a sample size of 561 by multistage random sampling and responded to the Schraw and Dennison (1994) meta-cognitive awareness questionnaire and the Elliot and McGregor (2004) achievement goals questionnaire. To evaluate the reliability of the metacognitive awareness questionnaire, using a T-test method on 53 subjects over two three-week intervals, the coefficient α = 0.79 for the whole questionnaire and α = 0.82 for the scales and subscales. It was achieved to indicate the characteristic of test stability over time. In addition, the results of the validity of the questionnaire with Cronbach's alpha method on a sample of 561 individuals, for the whole questionnaire was α = 0.82 and for the subscales and scales α = 0.84 indicating internal consistency of the question. Eight factors were obtained to investigate the construct validity using exploratory factor analysis, consequently confirmatory factor analysis, it was found that the instrument had an acceptable fit. In order to investigate convergent validity, the factors obtained from exploratory factor analysis were analyzed. The results show that the factors of the questionnaire have good convergent validity, that is, they measure what they need to measure. Concurrent validity confirmed the correlation between the metacognitive awareness questionnaire and achievement goals.
Mohsen Niazi; Mohammad Aghighi; Mohammad Soleymannejad; Hadi razegh iMela
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The purpose of this study is to study the preferences of student selection based on Hierarchical Analytic Method (AHP) among high school students. The data were collected by a pair of paired questionnaires from among 30 sampled educators. The validity of the questionnaire was based on the opinions of ...
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The purpose of this study is to study the preferences of student selection based on Hierarchical Analytic Method (AHP) among high school students. The data were collected by a pair of paired questionnaires from among 30 sampled educators. The validity of the questionnaire was based on the opinions of experts and university professors. To determine the theoretical framework of the research, the views of sociologists and educators have been used. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and for each pair of comparisons, each of the criteria of the school's factors, personal abilities and interests, future job opportunities, parents' opinion and social factors with the courses in high schools, including mathematics and physics, Empirical sciences, humanities, Technical and professional, and work and knowledge two to two are compared. The final results show that the fields of experimental science, mathematics and physics, technical and vocational, work and knowledge and humanities have Preference and Priority to choose and continue education. Also, the result of the paired comparison of the criteria and factors suggests that the person's ability and interests were 46% in the first priority, then the future job opportunities with 22% and the school's factors, social factors and, ultimately, the parent's views with 11, 4% and 4% respectively are located.
Samira Ebrahimpour Koumeleh; Kamian Khazaei; Ghorbanali Aghaahmadi
Volume 4, Issue 15 , April 2014, , Pages 144-165
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Background: Reliability and validity are important issues in test construction. System approach is a concept with various functions that considers interaction of employed people in different parts of a system. Objectives: The present research aims to study the construct, normalization and validation ...
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Background: Reliability and validity are important issues in test construction. System approach is a concept with various functions that considers interaction of employed people in different parts of a system. Objectives: The present research aims to study the construct, normalization and validation of the system approach scale in educational planning. Method: It was adescriptive survey research. Using multi-stage cluster sampling method, 483 subjects were selected from among all the principals and teachers in west Mazandaran's high schools and secondary schools. The subjects responded to the researcher-made system approach questionnaire. Results: Using Cronbach's alpha, reliability of the test was computed as 0.981. Factor analysis of system approach items indicated that they explain more than 61.328% of the intended variance. After one varimax rotation, the desirable consistency between items and factors were determined. Then, five factors (including strategic attitude, strategic management, focusing on work environment, realities and objectives, paying attention to requirements, complexities and tasks, and knowledge and information management) were extracted and labeled as the components of system approach to educational planning. Conclusion: Considering the desirable psychometric properties, this questionnaire can be used to measure the system approach adopted by the employees of educational centers, such as the Ministry of Education, and universities. Consequently, it helps to prepare the ground for improving the educational programs and increase productivity of educational systems.
farideh nargesi; fatemeh izadi; kolsoum kariminejad; ali rezaii sharif
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Background and objectives: Health anxiety is identified with persistent and severe concerns about health. People with health anxiety have misconceptions and incorrect interpretations of health and excessive sensitivity to their physical symptoms. Its prevalence is high among people and as a result of ...
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Background and objectives: Health anxiety is identified with persistent and severe concerns about health. People with health anxiety have misconceptions and incorrect interpretations of health and excessive sensitivity to their physical symptoms. Its prevalence is high among people and as a result of its importance and necessity; health anxiety is one of the major concerns of clinicians, which makes Health anxiety Evaluation also very important. Material and Methods: In a study to determine the reliability and validity, the 18 questions, health anxiety inventory of Salkovskis and Warwick (2002) was administrated on 500 male and female students at the University of Khorramabad, selected using sampling. The reliability of the inventory was obtained using Cronbach's alpha method and its construct validity, using Exploratory Factor Analysis by SPSS. Results: The results show that the construct validity of this inventory consists of three factors: developing disease, its consequences, and total health concerns. In addition, Cronbach’s alpha factor of 0.75 shows the appropriate reliability of the inventory. Conclusion: The results suggest that Salkovskis and Warwick Health Anxiety Inventory is adequate to detect health anxiety among Iranian students, specially students of Khorramabad University and can be used in various research and treatment centers.
Atefeh Heirat; Maryam sadat Fatehizadeh; Seyyed Ahmad Ahmadi; Fatemeh Bahrami; Ozra Etemadi
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The Description of lifestyle based on Islamic beliefs is one of the most important needs of Islamic society. Therefore this research has been conducted to investigate the validation the Islamic lifestyle questionnaire for couples (ILSQ). The method of this research is based on combination type and consists ...
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The Description of lifestyle based on Islamic beliefs is one of the most important needs of Islamic society. Therefore this research has been conducted to investigate the validation the Islamic lifestyle questionnaire for couples (ILSQ). The method of this research is based on combination type and consists of two stages. The first stage is qualitative method for making essential tools. For this purpose, in addition to interview with experts in the field of family sciences and Islamic sciences; extensive library studies was performed and theoretical model of Islamic lifestyle for couples was developed and the questionnaire was made. In the second stage of this research, validity and reliability of this tool was examined by a connotative method. So 150 student’s parents of Isfahan university students was selected by cluster sampling, And they complete the researcher build questionnaire (ILSQ) and short form of spanier couple adjustment questionnaire. The data analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistical method in SPSS and Amos software.The findings showed that lifestyle questionnaire contains 84 questions and eight dimensions: structural, spiritual, behavioral, emotional, cognitive, sexual, relationships with families and healthcare. Calculating the reliability and validity of the questionnaire, was shown that the (ILSQ)has high reliability and validity. Thus, it can be used in researches and evaluations.
Hemin khezria azar; Masoumeh Moghimi Firozabad; Mehrnaz Sani; Masoud GholamAli Lavasani
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The purpose of this study is was to develop an Iranian Adolescent Time Attitude Scale. For this reason, two studies have done among Iranian adolescents to develop and validate of a time attitudes scale. In the first study, a qualitative method as well as grounded theory was used to conceptualize time ...
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The purpose of this study is was to develop an Iranian Adolescent Time Attitude Scale. For this reason, two studies have done among Iranian adolescents to develop and validate of a time attitudes scale. In the first study, a qualitative method as well as grounded theory was used to conceptualize time attitude. Participants in the first study included 45 adolescents (23 male and 22 female) aging 15 to 17 years old with the average age of 16.20. Six focus groups were formed in schools for girls and schools for boys. The results of open and axial coding for past, present and future shows that this period of life contains eight categories of positive future, negative future, hedonist present, negative present, futurist present, positive past, negative past, and past acceptance. In the second study based on the codes obtained from interviews develop a scale to measure time attitude was drafted viewing time scale then examined its psychometric properties. Participants in the second study included 938 school students (493 female and 445 male) in the second and third grade of Iranian high school. The findings of exploratory factor analysis indicated that time attitude scale for adolescent Iranian contained 34 items measuring eight dimensions including positive future, negative future, negative present, hedonistic present, futuristic present, negative past, past acceptance and positive past. Fit indices in confirmatory factor analysis model, confirmed validity of this attitude scale. Based on the findings, time attitude scale can be as valid and reliable instrument for assessing attitudes toward adolescents Iranian used.
nooarali farokhi; Mansour Herfedoost; Hiva Mohamadjani; Soraya Jabari; Farzaneh Raai
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Context: the math efficacy beliefs instrument was developed by Huinker, Enochs (1995). However, research review implied that there is conflicting results. Goal: current research was conducted to investigate psychometric properties of math efficacy beliefs using G-PCM, an item-response model for polytomous ...
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Context: the math efficacy beliefs instrument was developed by Huinker, Enochs (1995). However, research review implied that there is conflicting results. Goal: current research was conducted to investigate psychometric properties of math efficacy beliefs using G-PCM, an item-response model for polytomous model, on teachers samples. Method: 332 Tabriz city elementary schools teachers were chosen randomly and the math efficacy beliefs was administrated them. Results: Alfa coefficients for two subscales of the instrument were .82 and 0.85 for outcome expectancy and efficacy beliefs respectively. In spite of acceptable classical results, generalized partial credit model results implied that the scale items had major problems. Results showed that all difficulty coefficients were negative, i.e simple items., and information functions only best in low-ability part. Discussion: given the importance of math efficacy beliefs, developing new and efficient instrument with good psychometric properties are advised.
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The aim of research refers to the evaluation of skill and compilation norms of female students skills in general Physical Education at the Shahid Rajaee teacher training University.The statistic population of research includes the whole female students at Shahid Rajaee teacher training University that ...
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The aim of research refers to the evaluation of skill and compilation norms of female students skills in general Physical Education at the Shahid Rajaee teacher training University.The statistic population of research includes the whole female students at Shahid Rajaee teacher training University that are passing the general PE in Swimming & Table Tennis. The available population includes 200 university students who have passed term 1 and 2 in year 1390 & 1391, and term 1 in Year 1392. The participants at the Table Tennis were 100 students who have participated at the final tests after passing the training course at the end of the semester. The test includes forehand bouncing and forehand and backhand rally as well as the service techniques. From the 100 participants for swimming, the 24 students were omitted due to different reasons; some did not participated at the training course and some did not participated the final test. Therefore, the research is done based on the findings from the 64 remaining students at the swimming. The three tests for swimming include rotairy kick, the number of rallies at the pool length and the number of hand rallies at the pool length.Taking into consideration the achieved results from the three tests at the swimming and table tennis, the grade 6 is assigned for each test, and in total, the grade 18 is gained (from 20). The remaining grade of 2 is considered as the grade for the class homework. This is the way of grading for the general PE at the Shahid Rajaee teacher training University.Hence, there is no simillar research for skill norms at the general PE for Swimming & Table Tennis, it is impossible to compare the achieved findings with the other researches, and therefore, we just presented the achieved results.
shoayb ghasemi; ali delavaran; mehdi karimi zarchi
Volume 3, Issue 10 , January 2013, , Pages 159-175
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Background: health one of the most important resources of humankind life is so effective on the quality of human life and advancing the society goals. Bjectives: this study was carried out to compare the total index of mental health in males and females using the meta analysis method. Method: 26 studies ...
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Background: health one of the most important resources of humankind life is so effective on the quality of human life and advancing the society goals. Bjectives: this study was carried out to compare the total index of mental health in males and females using the meta analysis method. Method: 26 studies were gathered through through net surfing in internal databases as well as manual searching in various Tehran universities and their data were encoded. Results: cohens index of effect size in the fixed and random models was respectively .286 and .301 which was indicative of a better status for men in the total index of mental health than women.
MITRA GHADIMI NOURAN; Jalil Younesi
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Context: One of ways to prevent mental and behavioral problems, improving psychological capital is composed of four structures hope, optimism, resilience and self-efficacy. Aim: This study aims to construct and validate the scale of psychological capital for public Areas use and its relation to psychological ...
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Context: One of ways to prevent mental and behavioral problems, improving psychological capital is composed of four structures hope, optimism, resilience and self-efficacy. Aim: This study aims to construct and validate the scale of psychological capital for public Areas use and its relation to psychological well-being. Method: The research method is correlation, with the statistical population composed of all married people in Tehran, out of whom 520 individuals were selected using the multistep method. The employed scales include the researcher-developed 66-item scale, Luthans 24-item Scale of Psychological Capital (2007), and Ryff psychological Well-being 18-Item Short Form (1995). For the purpose of data analyses, IRT and first- and second-order confirmatory factor analysis were adopted. In order to carry out IRT, the hypotheses of one-dimensionality and local independence were tested and measured by means of VSS, MAP and exploratory factor analysis. Then, five factors namely hopefulness, self efficacy, positive optimism, negative optimism, and resiliency were extracted by means of the first-order confirmatory factor analysis and model fit. In order to investigate whether these five factors were derived from a larger factor, i.e. psychological capital, or not, the second-order factor analysis was used. In order to measure the reliability, internal consistency was adopted as Cronbach's alpha and theta ordinal. Results: As a result of such analyses, the researcher-developed 66-item questionnaire was changed to the 44-item scale. the scale had highly and acceptably reliability coefficient (Cronbach's alpha = 0.945 and theta = 0.952) and Measuring convergent validity، the foregoing questionnaire is in positive، significant relation to Luthans Scale and Furthermore, a positive, significant relation was found between psychological well-being scale and its corresponding six factors. Conclusion: The results suggest that the researcher-developed scale is adequately reliable and valid for the purpose of measuring this construct in various social areas and fields.
Javad Hatami
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Investigation of differences of top people’s scores in mathematical, natural and humanities science in the university entrance examination, according to Bloom's cognitive levels. We aimed to analyze three groups of questions about math, science and humanities sciences were based on Bloom's cognitive ...
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Investigation of differences of top people’s scores in mathematical, natural and humanities science in the university entrance examination, according to Bloom's cognitive levels. We aimed to analyze three groups of questions about math, science and humanities sciences were based on Bloom's cognitive levels. In this descriptive - analytical sample was selected using purposive sampling. The data have been collected where the information on the education measure. Thus, the answer to 100 volunteers who participated in the 1390 entrance examination and test groups among the top 100 math, and humanities were selected as samples. Data using chi-square test and Wilcoxon tests were used for analysis. The results showed that among the ranks of 1 to 100 in each of three experimental groups don’t have any differences in the three groups was seen Bloom cognitive multiple correct answers. Used data in this research related to national organization educational testing.Key words: konkur, Bloom's cognitive levels, mathematics, natural science, humanities
Shokouh Jamalizavareh; Mohammad Ali Nadi
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Abstract Background and objective : Researches on academic achievement has demonstrated multiple factors including self-assessment, interest and anxiety are involved. This research is enforced with the aim of normalizing Thomas& Dowker's Math Attitude and Anxiety Questionnaire .Method: The statistical ...
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Abstract Background and objective : Researches on academic achievement has demonstrated multiple factors including self-assessment, interest and anxiety are involved. This research is enforced with the aim of normalizing Thomas& Dowker's Math Attitude and Anxiety Questionnaire .Method: The statistical universe of this research was the boy and girl students, in the fourth base of Tehran's public elementary schools in the educational years 2014-15. According Cohen's table (2000), 398 students were simple random sampling selected as samples. To evaluate reliability, cronbach's alpha coefficient, parallel test and test-retest methods, and for evaluating the validity, Exploratory and Confirmatory factor analysis were used.Results: Cronbach alpha was for the total scale 0.6, and four subscales of self-assessment, Interest, Worry and Anxiety, 0.88 ,0.86 , 0.82, 0.86 . Cronbach's alpha between the two times Inventory was 0.8 Confirmatory factor analysis indicated this Questionnaire has 4 operating with optimal fit index. Pearson's correlation coefficient for the relationship with Zank Anxiety scale was 0.72.Conclusion: According to the results, MAAQ is a valid and reliable tool to identify type of attitude and degree of math anxiety in students.
Ali Farahani; Ahmad Yarmohammadian; Mokhtar Malekpour; Ahmad Abedi
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The present study aims to develop and validate the Sense of Agency Inventory for visually impaired individuals. So 400 visually impaired participants were selected via the convenience sampling technique. The 33-item inventory was developed for investigating the sense of agency using theoretical framework ...
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The present study aims to develop and validate the Sense of Agency Inventory for visually impaired individuals. So 400 visually impaired participants were selected via the convenience sampling technique. The 33-item inventory was developed for investigating the sense of agency using theoretical framework and the developed conceptual model. Then, three components of self-efficacy, optimism, and planfulness were considered as its subscales. After that participants completed the inventory and deleting defected copies, 400 copies were randomly selected. The data were investigated and analyzed by SPSS and AMOS software. As the result of confirmatory factor analysis and the rotated structural matrix via the principal component analysis (PCA) method, three items, two related to self-efficacy and one to optimism subscales, were deleted. Finally, the results of confirmatory factor analysis showed that the model enjoys favorable goodness of fit and can be used as an effective instrument in psychological research.Keywords: development and validation, agency, blind, agency components.
mohammad ghasemipirbalooti; bagher hasanvand; zahra khaliligheshnigani
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the shuffle et al (2002) academic enthusiasm scale. This scale consists of 17 items that the three components of strength, absorbency and measures devoted subjects. Sample consisted of 385 secondary school students of Khorramabad in ...
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the shuffle et al (2002) academic enthusiasm scale. This scale consists of 17 items that the three components of strength, absorbency and measures devoted subjects. Sample consisted of 385 secondary school students of Khorramabad in the academic year 2015-2016 (186 boys and 199 girls) and the sampling was stratified by gender and region. The instrument used in this study shuffle et al (2002) academic enthusiasm scale. To check the validity of confirmatory factor analysis, principal component analysis and to evaluate the reliability of Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used. Factor analysis showed that the aublomin rotation operating with three factors is confirmed. The results of parallel analyzes were performed to identify the exact agent and the results of this analysis also confirmed that these three factors. Thus, the number of operating results and the questions this factor had high loadings largely consistent with the findings of the authors in this questionnaire. It was also found that the reliability of the questionnaire and its factors were high.
Mojgan Shooshtari
Volume 4, Issue 14 , January 2014, , Pages 169-186
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Background and objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate standardization, of cognition and metacognition strategies questionnaire of McInroy and Dawson (2004) on Junior high school students of Isfahan city. Methods: The research method was descriptive of the standardization type, and the ...
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Background and objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate standardization, of cognition and metacognition strategies questionnaire of McInroy and Dawson (2004) on Junior high school students of Isfahan city. Methods: The research method was descriptive of the standardization type, and the statistical population included all the Isfahan city Junior high school students in academic Year of 1388-89. For this purpose 350 students were selected using cluster random sampling. The instrument of this research was McInroy and Dawson questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed using statistical, element analysis, coordination coefficient, Cronbach's Alfa, Gottman and Tasnif. Results: The findings show that, the coordination coefficient of the survey questions or the total grade was between 0.36 and 0.62. The driving loads (repetition and review, meaningful expansion, organizing, scheduling, supervision and regulation) showed accordance of questions to drivings. The permanence coefficient of detail scales by Cronbach's alpha for repetition and practice was (0.75), meaning expansion (0.76), organizing (0.77), scheduling (0.74), supervision (0.79) and regulating (0.80). Conclusion: Generally the research findings showed that recognition and meta-recognition methodology survey of McInroy and Dawson (2004) is a Multi-dimensional and appropriate tool for recognition and meta-recognition methodology analysis.
elahe hejazi; zahra naghsh
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Background: Validity is of particular importance in test development. Objective: The aim of this paper is to briefly introduce the multidimensional scaling (MDS) as a method of determining construct validity, to assess its outputs, to compare it with other similar methods, and to show the utility of ...
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Background: Validity is of particular importance in test development. Objective: The aim of this paper is to briefly introduce the multidimensional scaling (MDS) as a method of determining construct validity, to assess its outputs, to compare it with other similar methods, and to show the utility of this method in different domains of psychology. Method: Multidimensional scaling was performed on 419 students of Tehran state universities (Tehran, Amir Kabir, and Allameh Tabataba’i universities) who were selected randomly to investigate the efficacy of Post-Critical Beliefs (religious beliefs) scale. Results: The implementation of multidimensional scaling showed the existence of two dimensions and confirmed the construct validity of the Post-Critical Belief scale. Conclusion: Generally speaking, multidimensional scaling is a suitable technique for determining the validity of psychological instruments that are used to evaluate individuals’ characteristics based on different dimensions.
Hossein Karshki; Mohammad Koohi; zahra ahani
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Context: Emotions plays a major role in the educational environment so Scale to measure teachers emotions is noteworthy and significant subject. aim: The aim of this research is to examine Validity and Reliability of TEI in Mashhad. Method: The research method was descriptive-correlative. The required ...
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Context: Emotions plays a major role in the educational environment so Scale to measure teachers emotions is noteworthy and significant subject. aim: The aim of this research is to examine Validity and Reliability of TEI in Mashhad. Method: The research method was descriptive-correlative. The required sample size was determined 023 based on Cochran formula, and participants were selected by random Cluster method. The Teacher Emotion Inventory (TEI) of Chen (2016), positive and negative affect scale (PANAS; Watson, Clark and Tellegen) (1988) were completed by participants at the same time. Primary teachers were selected by multi-stage random sampling. Teacher Emotion Inventory and positive and negative scale were tested. The reliability of TEI was confirmed by internal consistency (Cochran`s alpha). The validity was determined by content validity, convergent validity, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Findings: Results showed that alpha coefficient for total size was 0/88 and for subscales was from 0/74 to 0/88. The correlation coefficient between Teacher Emotion Inventory and PANAS for convergent validity was 0/41. The analysis of principle components with Varimax Rotation showed that eigenvalue of 5 factors are considerable which explains 62/49 percent of the total variance. The goodness of fit indexes was confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Conclusion: Hence, TEI has a good internal consistency and sufficient validity in the sample of Iranian teachers.
Shahram Vahedi; Tahereh Hajipoor
Volume 4, Issue 16 , July 2014, , Pages 173-192
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Studies of internationalmathematics achievement such as the Trends in Mathematicsand Science Study (TIMSS) have employed classical test theory and item responsetheory to rank individuals within a latent ability continuum. Although these approacheshave provided insights into comparisons between ...
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Studies of internationalmathematics achievement such as the Trends in Mathematicsand Science Study (TIMSS) have employed classical test theory and item responsetheory to rank individuals within a latent ability continuum. Although these approacheshave provided insights into comparisons between countries, they have yet toexamine howspecific attributemastery affects student performance and howthey canprovide information for curricular instruction. In the 2007 administration of TIMSS,two benchmark participants—Massachusetts andMinnesota—were tested followingthe same procedural methods, providing an opportunity for comparison within andacross the United States. Overall comparison of their performance showed Massachusettsand Minnesota to significantly outperform the United States. However,this article shows that there is a greater wealth of fine-grained information that canbe translated directly for classroom application at the attribute level when a cognitivediagnostic model (CDM) such as the deterministic, inputs, noisy, “and” gate (Junker& Sijtsma, 2001) model is used. Results showed a significant disparity betweenproportions of correctly answering and mastering skills required to solve an item.Advantages ofCDMsare discussed aswell as a CDM-basedmethod to filter distractorresponse categories that can aid instructors to diagnose a student’s attribute mastery.
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This article presents a discourse analysis method designed to study networked cognitive communication processes in knowledge communities, such as conceptual change, higher order learning and knowledge building in synchronous and asynchronous mode of online learning. Object: The method is grounded on ...
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This article presents a discourse analysis method designed to study networked cognitive communication processes in knowledge communities, such as conceptual change, higher order learning and knowledge building in synchronous and asynchronous mode of online learning. Object: The method is grounded on the meaning of critical thinking and the process of meaning construction in the group to reveal the basis of collaborative critical thinking through using discussion and leading to discussion in synchronous and asynchronous mode. Method: on the basis of longitude method of research and through 2 semesters (on 42 students) the implication of Socratic Questioning Prompt (SQP) are validated It was needed to prepare the teacher to have revised on the construction of meaning in the subject to design the process of reconstruction during discussion. Finding: Relations among the skills leaded to Ct promotion as an indicator considered in California Critical Thinking Test are estimated and approved in the paper. Conclusion: It is revealed that there are relations among the mentioned skills and a process which designed in online environment to promote critical thinking ability is approachable through Socratic Questioning Prompt.
Ali Sheykholeslami; saeed khakdal
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The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the brief school belongingness scale at Iran students sampling. The study was descriptive survey. The study population included all high school students in the second period Parsabad city (Ardabil province) in academic year of 2018, ...
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The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the brief school belongingness scale at Iran students sampling. The study was descriptive survey. The study population included all high school students in the second period Parsabad city (Ardabil province) in academic year of 2018, that selected across of there using random cluster sampling 348 finaly scale of 332 was analys abilty. For collective data using from brief school belongingness scale (2016) and brief adolescents’ subjective well-being in school scale (2014). Results confirmatory factor analysis, principle factor brief school belongingness scale, two factor school acceptance and school exclusion determined for brief school belongingness scale. Results pearson correlation coefficients for investigated concurrent validity brief school belongingness scale showed that across of namber at subscales brief school belongingness scale with two component brief adolescents’ subjective well-being in school scale, there is positive and significant correlation. Internal consistency brief school belongingness scale cronbachs alpha coefficients and with correlation coefficients 0/73 to 0/77 confirmatoried. test-retest reliability brief school belongingness Scale and with correlation coefficients 0/67 to 0/76 for total scale and subscales confirmatoried. The results brief school belongingness scale for assessing this construct at Iran students sample from validity and reliability.
kamran ganji; hamid alizadeh
Volume 3, Issue 12 , July 2013, , Pages 179-206
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Background: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is the most common developmental neurological disorder in children the problems of which remain after puberty. Early diagnosis and intervention of this disorder in the home and school environment is essential to decrease the problems caused by it. ...
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Background: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is the most common developmental neurological disorder in children the problems of which remain after puberty. Early diagnosis and intervention of this disorder in the home and school environment is essential to decrease the problems caused by it. Early diagnosis and intervention requires epidemiologic studies. The studies on the prevalence of ASHD have had different results due to applying different criteria definitions evaluators and instruments. Objective: the present paper aims to conduct a meta analysis on the epidemiologic studies of ADHD among Iranian elementary school students. Conclusion: the results of present meta analytical research is consistent with those of many related studies in terms of the prevalence rate of ADHD the proportion of disorder between girls and boys and also the prevalence rate of subtypes among Iranian elementary school students.
Asghar Minaei
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This research has been carried out with the aim of study psychometric properties of Sampad’s Entrance Tests using Rasch measurement model. In this study, answer sheets of 2872 students(1542 boys and 1330 girls) were selected by means of multistage random sampling. The data were analysed using the ...
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This research has been carried out with the aim of study psychometric properties of Sampad’s Entrance Tests using Rasch measurement model. In this study, answer sheets of 2872 students(1542 boys and 1330 girls) were selected by means of multistage random sampling. The data were analysed using the unidimensional Rasch simple logistic model with Winsteps software . The results revealed that all items of the test showed good model–data fit. The range of items location parameter were -2.48 to 1.83. Also the showed that targeting is not good. On the whole, the findings of this research showed that the Sampad’s Entrance Test does not have good measurement qualities, so should not be used to select students for Talent middle schools.This research has been carried out with the aim of study psychometric properties of Sampad’s Entrance Tests using Rasch measurement model. In this study, answer sheets of 2872 students(1542 boys and 1330 girls) were selected by means of multistage random sampling. The data were analysed using the unidimensional Rasch simple logistic model with Winsteps software . The results revealed that all items of the test showed good model–data fit. The range of items location parameter were -2.48 to 1.83. Also the showed that targeting is not good. On the whole, the findings of this research showed that the Sampad’s Entrance Test does not have good measurement qualities, so should not be used to select students for Talent middle schools.
Shiva Zarezadeh Kheibari; Seyed Amir Amin Yazdi; Shahrbanoo Aali; Hossein kareshki
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The visuospatial development is one of the most important foundations of development, since it plays the role of the primary function of all learning and communication, and forms the mental representations of the outside world. On the other hand, this development simultaneously contains spatial information ...
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The visuospatial development is one of the most important foundations of development, since it plays the role of the primary function of all learning and communication, and forms the mental representations of the outside world. On the other hand, this development simultaneously contains spatial information and directs all movements in space. Measurement of this development and its various dimensions is vital in the early years of life, since with this information we can estimate the visuospatial capacity of the child and examine the change of this basic capacity during life span. The aim of the present study was to provide psychometric properties for the visuospatial development questionnaire (Harry Wachs, 2014) for use in Iran. A questionnaire was filled out on 348 preschool children in Mashhad that were selected randomly by multistage stratified sampling method and psychometric indices were calculated using statistical software. The findings showed that the questionnaire had a satisfactory content and structure validity and also reliability. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis also showed that the structure of the questionnaire has an acceptable fit with the data. These factors were named in accordance with the main research, body awareness and sense; location of body in space; relation of object to self, other objects and people; conservation of space; Visual-logical reasoning; Representational thought; their coefficients of internal consistency were 0.83, 0.79, 0.67, 0.80, 0.72 and 0.61, respectively. These results show that the Visuopatial development Questionnaire can be used as a tool for measuring the concept of the visuospatial development in Iran.
Seyed Sajjad Tabatabaei; Mehdi Lesani
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Purpose: equipping for vocational opportunity skills resultes to more compatibility with career today's changes; improving career path decision-making competence and ultimately more meaningful life in 21th century. The purpose of this study to assess the validation, Stability and factor structure of ...
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Purpose: equipping for vocational opportunity skills resultes to more compatibility with career today's changes; improving career path decision-making competence and ultimately more meaningful life in 21th century. The purpose of this study to assess the validation, Stability and factor structure of the openness to vocational oportunity Scale (OVOS) that based on Krumboltz and Mitchell's planned happenstance approach and it is applied on medical students. Methods: in this cross-sectional study with stratified random sampling method, 185 students of Kerman medical college are selected through data analysis algorithms with SmartPLS 2 (Partial least square), which include the Measurement Model (Alpha, Loadings, Composite Reliability, Convergent and Discriminant Validity), Structural Model (significant factor "T-values" and "R Square", the prediction model"Q" ^"2" "Stone-Geisser", Quality Indexes Redundancy, GOF "Goodness of fit"). To appraisal scale (OVOS) which include the component Curiosity, Flexibility, Flexibility, Optimism, Risk-taking were examined. Results: fitting both the data algorithm and the results of confirmatory factor analysis indicates the desirability and acceptability of latent structure in components and index. Deduction: given the results of this study can be said that the Persian version of OVOS has construct validation and Stability in the academic community well and can be used to assessment and identification the vocational opportunity skills and facilitating understanding of the influence of chance events on career choice behavior.
