The Relationship between Job Satisfaction and Good Governance in the Work Culture of Drivers within Transport Business | Chapter 10 | New Advances in Business, Management and Economics Vol. 7

Background: Work Culture is seen as the behaviours, attitudes, commitments and staff performance are key in advancing towards organisational objectives. Job satisfaction, on the other hand, states that both extrinsic and intrinsic factors, such as the salary increment and employees’ welfare, are paramount to the hearts of staff. Moreover, good governance is consensus-oriented, participatory, transparent, accountable, efficient and effective, responsive, inclusive and equitable, which follows the rule of law.

Aims: This is theoretically basic research with conceptual studies theories, aimed at establishing the importance of work culture within organisations. This study also investigates the correlations among three variables as a model, namely Job Satisfaction, Good Governance and Work Culture.

Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in Ghana, involving drivers from the public sector transport companies, using a designed survey questionnaire.

Methodology: This was a quantitative research study. A random sample of 40 public bus drivers was interviewed, with their responses used to generate data for analysis in SmartPLS. The results indicated that all three variable constructs are valid and reliable.

Results: Work Culture has a direct correlation with job satisfaction and good governance. The Cronbach Alpha for Job Satisfaction, Good Governance, and Work Culture was 0.7, 0.8, and 0.7 consecutively (Cronbach alpha value of 0.6 and above denotes there is high reliability).

Conclusion: The path model indicates that the practicality of the variables is theoretically correlated and associative. This conceptual research showed that in the transport industry, especially the public sector, more attention must be paid to these three variables to achieve objectives, namely good governance, job satisfaction and work culture, to improve the human resource management practices in the public transportation industry. Future research with a large population and sample size is recommended for analysis.

 

Author (s) Details

Abdul-Kahar Adam

Department of Management Sciences, School of Business, University of Education, Winneba, P.O. Box 25, Winneba, Central Region, Ghana.

 

 

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Validity and Reliability of Teachers’ Mathematics Competence Scale | Chapter 2 | Current Progress in Arts and Social Studies Research Vol. 6

 Mathematical knowledge is very important to the mathematics teacher. The effectiveness of mathematic learning in the classroom heavily depends on the teacher's ability to facilitate learning. Exactly, teachers hoped to generate an effective and suitable curriculum for mathematical teaching. The aim of this study was to validate the mathematical knowledge scale based on the Earnest Framework in the Malaysian version. The respondents were 150 mathematics teachers from the north of Malaysia. A total of 26-item questionnaires examining mathematical knowledge were given to the participants. The validity of the scale was determined by using exploratory factor analysis with principal components analysis and varimax rotation. The number of factors through eigenvalues greater than one and frames the structure of the scale through factor loading re determined. The value of the eigenvalue and factor loading were considered in this research to frame and develop the structure of the scale. The reliability was tested with Cronbach's alpha. The appropriateness of the dataset to be used in factorial analysis was confirmed through KaiserMeyer-Olkin (KMO) and Barlett’s test of sphericity. The findings showed that six factors on the scale explaining 67.39% of the variances. 26 items with factor loading greater than 0.60 were determined for the scale. The structure of the scale was as follows; three items in the first factor, two items in the second factor, five items in the third factor, four items in the fourth factor, ten items in the fifth factor, and two items in the sixth factor. The reliability of the scale was 0.958. In conclusion, the scale is valid and reliable in measuring teachers’ mathematics knowledge. The scale can be used in research to examine the proficiency and mastery of the teacher in teaching mathematics.

 

Author (s) Details

Nor Hasnida Md Ghazali
Faculty of Human Development, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Perak, Malaysia.

 

Noor Insyirah Abu Bakar
Faculty of Human Development, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Perak, Malaysia.

 

Nor Azlin Mohd Rusdin
Faculty of Human Development, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Perak, Malaysia.

 

Syaza Hazwani Zaini
Faculty of Human Development, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Perak, Malaysia.

 

Mahizer Hamzah
Faculty of Human Development, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Perak, Malaysia.

 

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Localization a New Tool for Assessing Nursing Students Clinical Learning Environment in Iran | Chapter 1 | Progress in Language, Literature and Education Research Vol. 2

 This affiliate aims to evaluate the validity and dependability of the CLECS questionnaire (a inquiry for assessing the clinical knowledge environment) in nursing undergraduates. Continuous evaluations of dispassionate education and learning in suckling require the use of valid and trustworthy instruments. Dispassionate education is a vital part of pre-enrollment nursing education programs, giving reason for up to half of the milking student training event.This was a psychometric cross-sectional study of 116 nursing juniors. The developer allowed permission to translate, substantiate, and utilize the CLECS by email ideas with the matching author. The CLECS was translated into Persian. Subsequently performing the translation and enlightening adaptation steps, the psychometric process was carried out. The reliability was judged using Cronbach's alpha. Through union, discriminant, and confirmatory determinant analysis, the instrument lawfulness was evaluated.The verdicts of the confirmatory factor reasoning revealed that the current questionnaire was 6-spatial and confirmed the fit of the conclusive model. The majority of the survey's questions lacked powerful differential validity. The acting as a nurse process and the holism aspects had the maximal and lowest means, individually.On the basis of the results of this study, CLECS has powerful validity and dependability and, with the exception of discriminant validity, maybe used to assess the learning atmosphere of undergraduate tending students.

Author(s) Details:

Shirin Riahi,
Education Development Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.

Mina Abolfazlie,
Education Development Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.

Mohsen Arabi,
Education Development Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.

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Validation of the ICF-CY-based MobiScreen for Primary School Children: An Update | Chapter 11 | Progress in Language, Literature and Education Research Vol. 1

 Introduction: A new maneuverability screening established the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health for children and minority ICF-CY for primary school youngsters is validated. Children with a engine development disorder need expected identified early in consideration of initiate appropriate analyses. The construct of maneuverability in the sense of the ICF-CY seems expected an ideal basis for a protect that allows various disciplines to communicate in a united language.Hypothesis: The new MobiScreen for elementary school children meets all psychometric possessions and is able to categorize children into obvious and not conspicuous.Methods: In total, 608 elementary school children (53 % children, 47 % girls, age 7.14 ± .70 age) of the first and second grades of primary school participated to see the MobiScreen 6-8 and a further engine test (MOBAK 1-4 or DMT 6-18). In total, 568 primary school youth (56 % boys, 44 % daughters, age 9.36 ± .79 years) of tertiary and fourth grades of elementary school participated to sustain the MobiScreen 8-10 and a further motor test (MOBAK 1-4 or DMT 6-18). Item split periods including punishment seconds for performance mistakes as well as total opportunity including punishment seconds are used to evaluate Inter-Rater-Reliability, Internal Consistency, Criterion Validity, Construct Validity and Diagnostic Accuracy. The importance level was set at p<.05.Results: MobiScreen 6-8: Inter-Rater-Reliability coefficients range from r=.891 to r=.998. Cronbach's α attained a value of α =.722, bury item correlations range from r=.227 to r=.620. Results of the explorative determinant analysis show a distinct factor model accompanying an eigenvalue of 2.645 with a difference explanation of 53% for this determinant. Coefficients for Criterion Validity are all significant and range from r=-.446 (MOBAK 1-4) to r=.553 (DMT 6-18). Discriminant study shows significant dissimilarities in all tasks betwixt healthy children and youth with a enlightening disorder. For potential cutoff principles between 24 and 28 seconds, principles for sensitivity range from 1.00 to .86. The AUC reaches a worth of .82. MobiScreen 8-10: Inter-Rater-Reliability coefficients range from r=.996 to r=1.000. Cronbach's α reached a advantage of α =.540, inter part correlations range from r=.161 to r=.367. Results of the explorative factor reasoning show a single determinant model with an eigenvalue of 2.074 accompanying a variance reason of 41 % for this factor. Coefficients for Criterion Validity are all meaningful and range from r=-.386 (MOBAK 1-4) to r=-.528 (DMT 6-18). Discriminant analysis shows important differences fully tasks between active children and children accompanying a developmental disorder. For potential layoff values betwixt 28 and 32 seconds, values for feeling range from .89 to .80. The AUC reaches a value of .79.Conclusions: The likely criteria were realized in a medium to high degree and the hide is able to classify adolescents into conspicuous and not prominent. Further studies should trail to enlarge the sample diameter for improving psychometric possessions and definitively fix the layoff values for two together versions.

Author(s) Details:

Andrea Dincher,
Institute for Sports Sciences, RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, Germany and Sports Sciences Institute, Saarland University, Germany.

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Exploring the Conceptual and Psychometric Properties of Teachers’ Conception of Feedback | Chapter 4 | Recent Trends in Arts and Social Studies Vol. 5

This chapter investigates the empirical evidence regarding the validity and reliability of an established questionnaire named TCoF. The Rasch analysis was conducted in six steps which are Rasch Fit statistics, item difficulty measurement, item polarity, uni-dimensionality, dispersion and reliability.

It is very important to check for validity and reliability of self-report scales or measures. The study is using survey design. The instrument consists of 37 items from 9 constructs namely irrelevance, improvement, accountability, encouragement and self-type, task, process, self-regulation, peer and self-assessment and timeliness. Respondents are chosen by random sampling. The questionnaire was filled out by 185 (N=185) undergraduate students who are also student teachers. Three measurement and evaluation specialists independently verified the information. The Rasch measurement model was used to do the data analysis. The analysis revealed that all items fit the model as their MNSQ values are between 0.50 and 1.50 unless for the three items. Two items showed a negative point measure correlation. Other items showed a value more than 0.20 so the item discrimination is good. Item reliability is 0.98 and teacher reliability is 0.89 meaning that they were both showed a very good reliability. The mean for person is 0.43 logits with a standard deviation of 0.70 logits, while the item mean is zero with a standard deviation of 1.05.  The analyses yielded evidence that the instrument can be a useful scale to measure assessment concepts among teachers or student teachers. And, although this instrument originated from the western context, it is suitable to be used in Malaysian context. In total, four items were deleted altogether. The statistical analysis provides strong evidence to support the validity and reliability of the scale.  The results provide an important foundation for an extension of subsequent research that makes use of this inventory. Although this inventory has been used for a while in industrialised nations, it still has to be confirmed to work in the educational setting of Malaysia. The teachers' notion, which is one of the most important aspects in determining how instructors use assessment for learning, may also be a major source of concern for the ministry. 

Author(s) Details:

Nor Hasnida Che Md Ghazali,

Faculty of Human Development, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia.

Mahizer Hamzah,

Faculty of Human Development, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia.

Norazilawati Abdullah,

Faculty of Human Development, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia.

Syaza Hazwani Zaini,

Faculty of Human Development, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia.

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Psychometric Properties of Questionnaire of Parents’ Role in Online Learning and Children’s Social–Emotional Development | Chapter 4 | Research Highlights in Language, Literature and Education Vol. 4

 Parents plays main role in nurturing minors’s social-passionate development. In the context of instruction, parents are the first schoolteachers for children, who present examples to youngsters shaping their attitudes and management in accordance with the standards prevailing in society. Therefore, it is lively to have sound instrument that can be used to label the role of persons in nurturing children’s friendly-emotional growth. This chapter aims to investigate the lawfulness and reliability of the mechanisms of the role of parents in connected to the internet learning and social-sensitive development of offsprings. This questionnaire is an adaptation of the prior study. This questionnaire was delivered to two early childhood education specialists and 50 randomly picked parents with children old 5 to 7 years. The SPSS 22 program is used to resolve the data. The validity study results for the questionnaire of parents' act in online education and children's social-sensitive development are 0.91 and 0.94, individually. Aside from the expert score, the results are 0.83 and 0.85, respectively. The Cronbach Alpha coefficient for the persons' role inquiry in online learning is 0.868, and the Cronbach Alpha cooperative for the children's public-emotional development inquiry is 0.860, according to reliability reasoning. This finding manifested that these two questionnaires can be used to determine the entertainment industry of parental function and the stage of social-exciting development of juveniles. Overall, the findings of the study could be used to a similar future study.

Author(s) Details:

Yolanda Agus Septiana,
Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia.

Suziyani Mohamed,
Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia.

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Reliability and Validity of the Functional Assessment of Currently Employed Technology Scale (FACETS) | Chapter 15 | Issues and Developments in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 5

 Introduction: Technology has not been included in health protocols as a specialised area of assessment or treatment. This is why the FACETS (Functional Assessment of Currently Employed Technology Scale) was designed. FACETS is a ten-item survey that evaluates five different functional domains. The purpose of this study was to establish the validity and reliability of FACETS.

Methods: Cronbach's alpha, McDonald's omega, confidence intervals for alpha and omega, multiple group factor analysis, Fleming's index of scale fit, and differential item (domain) function were performed on 423 previously deidentified FACETS forms from clinical data (DIF).

The 10 FACETS items had strong internal consistency and factor validity, as well as intra-domain correlations. Fleming created a factor scale fit index that indicated an outstanding fit. All domains, with the exception of one, have sufficient unique information to produce differential item functioning.

Conclusions: FACETS revealed excellent internal consistency reliability, strong general factor validity, and strong factor validity across all five domains.

Author(S) Details

Charles M. Lepkowsky
Independent Practice, 1143 Deer Trail Lane, Solvang, CA 93463, USA.

Stephan Arndt
Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa Consortium for Substance Abuse Research and Evaluation, USA.

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Validity and Reliability of Indonesian Languages Version of Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale Questionnaire for Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients: A Recent Update | Chapter 6 | Current Topics in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 13

 Patients with chronic diseases, such as tuberculosis, can quickly become depressed. To detect depression in Tuberculosis patients, a valid and reliable instrument is needed. Since so many Indonesians are unable to read the English edition, the Indonesian language version of the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale questionnaire must be proven as a credible and accurate instrument.

The aim of this study is to find out whether the Indonesian language version of the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale questionnaire is accurate and reliable.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in which pulmonary tuberculosis patients were given the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale questionnaire, which had been translated into Indonesian. The population's characteristics were presented as mean, standard deviation, and percentage. For the validity test, a Corrected Item-Total Correlation table was used, and the reliability test result was presented as a Cronbach's Alpha value.

The population in this study has an average age of 47.75 8.44 years. The majority of them have married (93 percent ). 69 percent of male and female pulmonary tuberculosis patients have only completed elementary school, while 33% have only completed high school. Since the Corrected Item-Total Correlation values for all 20 questions are greater than r table (>0,195), they are all true. The questionnaire is also accurate, with a r Alpha value of 0.887, which is higher than the r table value (>0,195).

Conclusion: The Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale questionnaire in Indonesian is a true and accurate tool for detecting depression in adult pulmonary tuberculosis patients.

Author (s) Details

Tirta Darmawan Susanto
Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Pelita Harapan, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

Bambang Sutrisna
Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, West Java, Indonesia

Asri C. Adisasmita
Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, West Java, Indonesia

Annabella Vinsensa
Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Pelita Harapan, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

S. N. Mega Tri Anggraini
Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Pelita Harapan, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

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Validity of Meningeal Signs in Suspected Meningitis | Chapter 12 | Research Trends and Challenges in Medical Science Vol. 8

 Context: Meningitis, a common medical emergency, an inflammation of the meninges. Specifically, meningeal symptoms such as Kernig's sign, Brudzinski's sign and neck rigidity are used to diagnose a patient with suspected meningitis. It has been indicated that passive neck flexion extends the nerve roots across the inflamed meninges in patients with meningitis, resulting in discomfort and flexion movements of the lower extremities. However, for meningitis, such symptoms are not pathognomonic. The goal of this study is to confirm meningeal signs in 75 suspected meningitis adults.

Methods: 75 patients admitted to our tertiary hospital with suspected meningitis were chosen and split into 2 groups: meningitis patients (n=62) and meningitis-free patients (n=13). If the CSF WBC count was > 6/cmm, meningitis was assumed to be present. Before lumber puncture, the three meningeal signs noted Kernig's sign, Brudzinski's sign and nuchal rigidity in each patient. Calculated sensitivity, precision, and P-value.

Results: Patients with meningitis (n=62) were comparable in demography and clinical appearance to those without meningitis (n=13). Meningeal signs - Of the 62 meningitis patients (WBCs/cmm of CSF ⁇ 6) studied prior to lumbar puncture, 46 (74.2 percent) had neck rigidity, 37 (59.68 percent) had Kernig's sign, and 18 (29.03 percent) had Brudzinski's sign. None of the meningeal symptoms (P<0.001) displayed statistical significance. The sign of Kernig had a sensitivity of 60% and precision, 85%, while the sign of Brudzinski had 29% and 92%, respectively. Nuchal rigidity sensitivity and specificity were 74 percent and 77 percent, respectively.

Conclusion: The study suggests that the signs of Kernig and Brudzinski are not susceptible to the detection of meningitis and, therefore, meningitis diagnosis can not be excluded if not present. Of clinical utility, Nuchal rigidity is the only meningeal symptom. The standardization of the clinical method for the elicitation of meningeal signs must be studied in a larger number of patients.

Author (s) Details

Dr. Munish Kumar
Patna Medical College, Patna, India.

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