Quarterly of Educational Measurement

Designing and Validation of a Model for Academic Research Quality in Social Sciences and Humanities Universities

Abbas Abbaspour; Golpar Mehrabi; Ali Delavar; Ali Khorsandi Taskooh

Volume 16, Issue 60 , June 2025, Pages 7-36

https://doi.org/10.22054/jem.2024.76049.3498

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Researchers are increasingly concerned with qualitative deficiencies in the scientific attributes of their research.It is crucial to examine the influential factors that shape research quality,with the goal of developing a model that can effectively enhance research quality.To this end, the present study ... Read More Researchers are increasingly concerned with qualitative deficiencies in the scientific attributes of their research.It is crucial to examine the influential factors that shape research quality,with the goal of developing a model that can effectively enhance research quality.To this end, the present study aimed to design and validate a model for research quality in universities specializing in humanities and social sciences.Employing an exploratory sequential mixed methods design, the research comprised two distinct phases:qualitative and quantitative.Based on grounded theory and semi-structured interviews with19 experts, the qualitative phase led to the extraction of semantic codes related to academic research quality.Strauss and Corbin’s method of systematic coding was then used to analyze the qualitative data in three stages:open coding, axial coding, and selective coding.This resulted in the identification of503concepts and29subcategories, and eight main categories. Considering the data analysis, research management and regulations emerged as causal conditions, with research quality excellence as the main category, technical features and globalization as contextual conditions, human resources as intervening conditions, monitoring and evaluation as action/interaction conditions, and finally, effectiveness and efficiency and acceptance of research results as consequences.In the quantitative section, a researcher-made questionnaire was developed based on the main categories, subcategories, and concepts.The questionnaire was then administered to a sample of 95 individuals selected through convenience sampling from the faculty members of higher education centers of humanities and social sciences.The evaluation of the model, both in its overall configuration and within its submodels, revealed that all factor loadings associated with the questionnaire items as well as the relationships between subcategories and main categories fall within an acceptably standardized range, which generally proves the model fit and validity.The research findings can provide systematically useful strategies to improve academic research quality in the humanities and social sciences, thus contributing to the enhancement of academic research quality in these fields.

Investigation the psychometric properties of the scale of response to sexual rejection in married women

Abbas amanelahi; Masoud Rezazdeh; Masoumeh Ahmadi; Laleh senobar

Volume 16, Issue 60 , June 2025, Pages 37-56

https://doi.org/10.22054/jem.2024.66640.3432

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the scale of response to sexual rejection in married women in Ardabil. The statistical population of this study consisted of all married women in Ardabil. From the statistical population, available sampling method and individually ... Read More

Designing a model for the development and deepening of students' courage; Subject of study: Imam Hassan Mojtabi (AS) Officer and Police Training University

emran sasani; Mostafa Mohebbi; zabihollah karami

Volume 16, Issue 60 , June 2025, Pages 57-82

https://doi.org/10.22054/jem.2025.78714.3529

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Field and Purpose: Courage is a crucial aspect of individual personality, particularly significant for cadets of the Police University as it shapes their intra- and extra-organizational interactions, forming the basis of police authority in society. The aim of this research is to construct a model of ... Read More

e use of simple random sampling (SRS) in the classical psychometric analysis of large data tests with an emphasis on saving processing time.

Behrooz Kavehie

Volume 16, Issue 60 , June 2025, Pages 83-108

https://doi.org/10.22054/jem.2025.79211.3533

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Objective: to find a new method to reduce data processing time and calculate the facility index and discriminant index of questions in large-scale tests.methods: using the statistical method of simple random sampling (SRS) in the calculation of facility index and discriminant index with the classical ... Read More

Identifying the evaluation indicators of the In-school Sport Olympiad plan according to the CIIP model

karim zohrevandian; Iman Ghafari

Volume 16, Issue 60 , June 2025, Pages 109-141

https://doi.org/10.22054/jem.2025.79434.3536

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The current research aim is to identify the evaluation indicators of the In-school Sport Olympiad plan according to the CIIP model. This research is qualitative. The statistical population was all managers and physical education teachers. For collecting data, a focus group (10 people) was considered ... Read More

Statistical strategies for objectifying theoretical saturation in qualitative studies

Mostafa Rastgar Agah

Volume 16, Issue 60 , June 2025, Pages 143-167

https://doi.org/10.22054/jem.2023.66628.3348

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Sample size in qualitative studies is related to theoretical saturation. Theoretical saturation means that the researcher continues sampling and collecting data until he or she encounters a new insight and concept. But the number of interviews and the claim of achieving a saturated subject has always ... Read More

Qualitative content analysis in research tradition: nature, stages and validity of the results

Volume 4, Issue 14 , January 2014, , Pages 187-222

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Although qualitative content analysis used in major of qualitative methods, yet there is no clear explanation of this method. In this paper, qualitative content analysis is examined in the context of qualitative research methods. This method against quantitative content analysis and instead of account ... Read More

construction, reliability making and validation of measurement tool for accreditation and quality assurance of iran's higher education

Volume 7, Issue 24 , July 2016, , Pages 201-228

https://doi.org/10.22054/jem.2017.9490.1286

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this study been done to build, reliability making and validation an measurement tool for accreditation and quality assurance of iran's higher education system. to perform this study, is used mixed method with explorative plan- tool development model.First, in the qualitative study, by using the method ... Read More

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Volume 7, Issue 26 , January 2017, , Pages 35-53

https://doi.org/10.22054/jem.2016.4021

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This study was conducted with the aim of structural analysis sources of Self-Efficacy Information, Self-efficacy, Goal-Setting and Self-regulation with math performance. The study population included all ninth grade students in secondary school in Sanandaj city; from this population a random sample of ... Read More

The Basic Needs Satisfaction in General Scale: Reliability, validity, and factorial analysis

Volume 4, Issue 14 , January 2014, , Pages 147-168

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Background: Preparing a valid instrument to measure the basic psychological needs in Iranian populations is necessary for research purposes. Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine reliability, validity, and exploratory factor analysis of a Persian version of the Basic Needs Satisfaction in ... Read More

A Study of Factor Structure, Reliability and Validity of the Successful Intelligence Scale

Volume 5, Issue 15 , April 2014, , Pages 1-16

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Objective: The present research aims to study the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the Successful Intelligence Scale. Method: Using the multi-stage cluster sampling method, 500 (including 175 female and 325 male) subjects were selected from among public school students in Karaj. Results: ... Read More

The Impact of Test Format on the Stability of Conditional Errors in Various Scaling Methods: A Case Study of Final Exams in the Second Stage of Secondary Education

Seiedali jafari; jalil Younesi; ebrahim khodaie; noorali farrokhi; ali moghadamzadeh

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 30 April 2025

https://doi.org/10.22054/jem.2025.83753.3588

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Conditional Standard Error of Measurement (CSEM), which estimates the standard error of measurement at different score levels, is a critical index for measurement precision and aids in interpreting reported test scores. This study aimed to examine the stability of CSEM using three scaling methods—arcsine ... Read More

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Modeling Effective Competencies in the Acceptance and Use of Educational Technologies with a Cognitive and Motivational Approach

Zohreh Ardaghian; Mohammad Salehi; ali delavar; Reza yousefi saeed abadi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 May 2025

https://doi.org/10.22054/jem.2025.83352.3585

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The aim of this study is to analyze the competencies that affect the acceptance and use of educational technologies with a cognitive and motivational approach among teachers and trainers of technical and vocational centers across the country. The data collection process included administering a questionnaire ... Read More The aim of this study is to analyze the competencies that affect the acceptance and use of educational technologies with a cognitive and motivational approach among teachers and trainers of technical and vocational centers across the country. The data collection process included administering a questionnaire to a sample of 190 teachers and trainers of technical and vocational centers across the country. In addition, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 experts, specialists, and knowledgeable individuals to gather deeper insights. Using the content analysis method, 87 indicators (items), 2 main dimensions, and 12 components can be identified. The face and content validity of the questionnaire has been confirmed by experts. Also, convergent and divergent validity were used to examine the construct validity, and Cronbach's alpha and composite reliability were used to measure reliability. Descriptive and inferential statistical methods and structural equation analysis using Smart PLS software were used to analyze the data. The results of the current situation in 12 components of integrated cognitive and motivational competencies of educators and lecturers are significant. The ranking results indicate that the professional skills of educators, the development of creativity and the desire to innovate using technology and the motivation for change and the spirit of curiosity are the main competencies. The results of the structural equation model show that all the components identified for integrated cognitive and motivational competencies are significantly related to these structures. In other words, these components have been able to explain these structures well. Positive values of the redundancy validity index for all components indicate good model fit and appropriate predictive power. The coefficient of determination of the average shows that the value of the standardized root mean square residual index and the normal fit index obtained indicate a good fit of the model.

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