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The Development and Validation of a Scale to Assess Perception of Physical Education among University Students in China
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Ling Qin; Walter King Yan Ho; Yangyang Xie; Jiudan Wang; Liangliang Cheng; Zhaoxia Liu; Lei Pan; Selina Khoo – SAGE Open, 2024
This study aimed to develop and test a University Students' Perceptions of Physical Education (PE) Scale. The study was conducted in three phases in a southwestern city in China from December 2021 to October 2022. In Phase 1, an item pool was constructed based on a literature review and semi-structured interviews. In Phase 2, expert evaluations…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Construction, Physical Education, College Students
Not Liking the Likert? A Rasch Analysis of Forced-Choice Format and Usefulness in Survey Design
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Celeste Combrinck – SAGE Open, 2024
We have less time and focus than ever before, while the demand for attention is increasing. Therefore, it is no surprise that when answering questionnaires, we often choose to strongly agree or be neutral, producing problematic and unusable data. The current study investigated forced-choice (ipsative) format compared to the same questions on a…
Descriptors: Likert Scales, Test Format, Surveys, Design
Evaluation of Construct Validity and Reliability of the Arabic and English Versions of Biggs Study Process Scale among Saudi University Students
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Nadeem Shafique Butt; Muhammad Abid Bashir; Sami Hamdan Alzahrani; Zohair Jamil Gazzaz; Ahmad Azam Malik – SAGE Open, 2023
Learning approaches are assumed as the utmost important aspect in all academic proceedings. With the identification of students' learning approaches, relevant institutes can devise appropriate instructional strategies. Many models have been used to explore learning approaches and styles among students, but mostly in the developed world. Literature…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Construct Validity
The Psychometric Properties and Typology of the Chinese Version of the Emotional Style Scale for Gifted Students in Middle School
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Min-Ying Tsai – SAGE Open, 2025
The study aimed to verify the psychometric properties of the emotional-style scale and explore different clusters of emotional styles. An emotional style scale was completed in three districts of western Taiwan using stratified random sampling. The study confirmed the reliability and convergent validity of each subscale in a sample of 712…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Classification, Psychological Patterns
Academic Expectations Questionnaire: A Proposal for a Short Version
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Casanova, Joana R.; Almeida, Leandro S.; Peixoto, Francisco; Ribeiro, Rui-Bártolo; Marôco, João – SAGE Open, 2019
Academic expectations play a significant role in the quality of student adaptation and academic success. Previous research suggests that expectations are a multidimensional construct, making it crucial to test the measures used for this important characteristic. Because assessment of student adaptation to higher education comprises a multitude of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Questionnaires, Expectation
Student Perceptions of Teaching Quality in Five Countries: A Partial Credit Model Approach to Assess Measurement Invariance
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van der Lans, Rikkert M.; Maulana, Ridwan; Helms-Lorenz, Michelle; Fernández-García, Carmen-María; Chun, Seyeoung; de Jager, Thelma; Irnidayanti, Yulia; Inda-Caro, Mercedes; Lee, Okhwa; Coetzee, Thys; Fadhilah, Nurul; Jeon, Meae; Moorer, Peter – SAGE Open, 2021
This study examines measurement invariance of student perceptions of teaching quality collected in five countries: Indonesia (n students = 6,331), the Netherlands (n students = 6,738), South Africa (n students = 3,422), South Korea (n students = 6,997) and Spain (n students = 4,676). The administered questionnaire was the My Teacher Questionnaire…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Teacher Effectiveness