An assessment of reliability and validity of MSRT test

reza morad sahrai; hanieh mamaghani

Volume 3, Issue 10 , January 2013, Pages 1-20

Abstract
  Validity and reliability are especially important in the process of test development. The English language test of the ministry of science research and technology is an English proficiency test that is conducted every two months by the student affairs department of the ministry of science research and ...  Read More

An analysis of the factor structure reliability and validity of students outcome expectancy scale

mahdieh shafi naderi; parvin kodivar; mehdi arab zadeh; gholamreza sorami

Volume 3, Issue 10 , January 2013, Pages 21-36

Abstract
  Background: outcome expectations refer to an important point according to which behavior is a result of peoples expectations about achieving a specific outcome and the value they attach to that outcome. Therefore it is an important factor in education. Introducing appropriate tools to assess these variables ...  Read More

Effects of question type level of processing and conceptual context on students memory performance

hoseyn zare; mohammadreza sarmadi; mehran farajollahi; osman achaak

Volume 3, Issue 10 , January 2013, Pages 37-54

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  Background: researches on memory have had useful findings in helping the learners to successfully retrieve materials during examination. Objectives: the present paper aimed to examine the effect of question type the level of processing and the conceptual context of the question on students memory performance. ...  Read More

Psychometric properties of farsi version of the oxford happiness questionnaire among college students

mahmud najafi; gholamreza dehshiri; solmaz dabiri; mansureh sheykhi; nosrat jafari

Volume 3, Issue 10 , January 2013, Pages 55-74

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  Background: in recent years the number of researches in the field of positive psychology has increased. Therefore studying psychometric properties of the most widely used tools in this field like happiness is of a great importance. Objective: the present study aimed at exploring the psychometric properties ...  Read More

Academic expectations stress inventory: testing the sex invariance of factorial structure among Iranian asolescents

reyhaneh pasbani; omid shokri

Volume 3, Issue 10 , January 2013, Pages 75-102

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  Objectives: the present study aimed at examining the gender invariance of factorial structure of the academic expectations stress inventory. Methods: a sample of 327 male and 353 female high school students were administered the AESI. Multi group confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine the cross ...  Read More

Application of structural equation models to estimate reliability and validity of psychological tests and assess the reliability and validity of adult ADHD diagnostic scale

maryam moghadasin; mohammad reza falsafi nejhad

Volume 3, Issue 10 , January 2013, Pages 103-138

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  Two important objectives for measuring the variable in behavioral an dcomplex causal relationships between variables. Beasurement asks about what is measured by observed variables ? and how ew can determine the validity and reliability of variables? The latter responds to this question: since the variables ...  Read More

Psychometric properties of a Persian language version of the beck depression inventory second edition

gholamreza rajabi; sona karju kasmai

Volume 3, Issue 10 , January 2013, Pages 139-158

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  Background: the beck depression inventory second edition is a revision of the depression questionnaire and a widely used self report measure of depressive symptoms in clinical and non clinical populations. Objective: the purpose of the present study was to investigate psychometric properties of the Persian ...  Read More

A comparative study of the total index of mental health in males and females through meta-analysis method

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 ...  Read More