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Rizky Putri Amalia; Fitri Ariyanti Abidin; Fitriani Yustikasari Lubis; Hery Susanto – Cogent Education, 2024
This study aimed to adapt and validate the Parents Education Anxiety Questionnaire (PEAQ) for the Indonesian context. The sample included 222 parents of school-aged children, predominantly mothers (84.7%) and fathers (15.3%). The results indicated that the adapted questionnaire exhibited good reliability, with a Cronbach's alpha coefficient of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Anxiety, Questionnaires
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Yaoyao Zhang; Christina Ioanna Pappa; Wencan Zhang; Daniel Pittich – Cogent Education, 2024
This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties (factor structure, reliability and construct validity) of the Motivation of User-generated Technical Instructional Videos (MUTIV) scale. Employing a cross-sectional research design, two rounds of self-administered surveys were conducted in mainland China (N = 271/N = 318). Phase 1 involved…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Video Technology, Educational Technology, Test Construction
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Samson John Mgaiwa – Cogent Education, 2023
The principal objectives of the present study were threefold--to examine the possible significant group differences in job satisfaction based on age and academic rank; to examine the extent to which university academics were satisfied with their job; and more importantly, to further validate the Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) among…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, College Faculty, Academic Rank (Professional), Age Differences
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Meijie Bi; Verena Letzel-Alt; Marcela Pozas; Chang Zhu; Katrien Struyven – Cogent Education, 2024
Due to the increasing heterogeneity of students within learning groups at school, teachers are urged to appropriately address students' learning needs by means of differentiated instruction. Given that the successful and effective implementation of differentiated instruction relies mostly on teachers, research has extensively explored…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Individualized Instruction, Elementary School Teachers
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Timur Kadyirov; Tun Zaw Oo; Lyajsan Kadyjrova; Krisztián Józsa – Cogent Education, 2024
Creativity plays a vital role in enhancing students' performance in art and design education. The impact of motivation on education is a vital aspect that educators must take into account to promote the creativity of students. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the effect of students' motivation on their creative activities in Russian art and…
Descriptors: Motivation, Creativity, Art Education, Design
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Marilena Z. Leana-Tascilar – Cogent Education, 2024
This study aimed to develop a comprehensive tool to assess underachievement in gifted students, incorporating input from parents, teachers, and students themselves. A total of 285 participants, including 95 gifted students, their parents, and teachers, were involved in the study. The results have revealed a four-factor structure for the Gifted…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Academic Achievement, Underachievement, Academically Gifted
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Belay, Sintayehu; Melese, Solomon; Seifu, Amera – Cogent Education, 2021
This study sought to devise a reliable and validated measurement scale to evaluate teachers' perceptions of school climate. The study sample consisted of 379 teachers working in Awi district public primary schools, Ethiopia. Measurement scale had five latent factors (school climate dimensions) and 26 indicators (items). The coefficient alpha…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Educational Environment, Test Validity, Test Reliability
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María Soledad Ramírez-Montoya; Claudia Marina Vicario-Solorzano; Laura Icela González-Pérez – Cogent Education, 2024
Sustainability actions in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) profoundly affect students, employees and their communities. These aim at social and economic benefits for local communities. Sustainability must be measured, and its goals must be achieved as part of the university's mission to impact the community significantly. This work provides…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Reliability, Measures (Individuals), Sustainable Development
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Paz-Albo, Jesús; Hervás-Escobar, Aránzazu – Cogent Education, 2023
The English version of the "Math and Me Survey" was developed to measure mathematical attitudes of elementary students. This study was used to translate, validate and examine the attitudes of Spanish students in the second and fourth grades of primary school. The translation-back translation procedure was adopted. A total of 81 students…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Grade 4
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Tri Wahyuni; Wardani Rahayu; Dali Santun Naga – Cogent Education, 2024
Character measurement has become increasingly relevant and needed in recent years due to its significant impact on an individual's success in various aspects of life. However, existing methods of character measurement such as self-assessment, peer assessment, and observation, still have many limitations. The Situational Judgement Test (SJT) is a…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Reliability, Measures (Individuals), Profiles
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Chong Xiao; Kelvin Wan; Theresa Kwong – Cogent Education, 2024
This study aims to develop and validate a comprehensive scale for assessing students' sustainability competence in education for sustainable development (ESD). Existing ESD assessment tools have faced criticism for lacking rigorous design and validation. Following a three-phase procedure proposed by Boateng et al., the study utilized qualitative…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Measures (Individuals), College Students
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Ningsih, Sri Kusuma; Mulyono, Herri; Ar Rahmah, Rafikah; Fitriani, Nurul Aprilia – Cogent Education, 2021
The primary aim of the study was to examine the validity of the Indonesian version of the 23-item WhatsApp Social Support Scale (WSSC) adapted from an earlier study by Chung, Yang and Chen. A total of 214 in-service English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers across school levels in Indonesia participated in the study. Rasch statistical analyses…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Test Validity, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Østerlie, Ove; Løhre, Audhild; Haugan, Gørill – Cogent Education, 2019
One of the most important variables to consider in physical education (PE) is motivation. The self-determination theory (SDT) represents an essential theoretical perspective to examine and understand adolescents' learning and motivation in PE. Based on this theory, the Situational Motivational Scale (SIMS) measures students' situational motivation…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Student Motivation, Adolescents, Test Validity
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Alibakhshi, Goudarz; Nezakatgoo, Behzad – Cogent Education, 2019
During the last few decades, motivation to learn English has become an interesting research area. However, the studies on EFL teachers' motivations for choosing teaching as their career, to the present date, are scanty. The present study was an attempt to construct and validate a teaching motivation scale for EFL teachers. In the qualitative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Construction, Test Validity, Test Reliability
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Alnahdi, Ghaleb Hamad – Cogent Education, 2020
This study aimed to examine the construct validity of the Arabic version of the Chedoke-McMaster Attitudes towards Children with Handicaps (CATCH) scale in elementary school students. Data were collected from 672 elementary school students (357 boys and 315 girls). The included students ranged in age from 8 to 14 years. A statistical analysis was…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Construct Validity, Test Validity, Students with Disabilities
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