multiple-choice tests are the most common type of tests used to evaluate medical education.  these tests have long been used in the written format for specialized boards and residency promotion tests in iran and kermanshah university of medical sciences (kums), as well (1). multiple-choice tests are being analyzed using quanti­tative method (test level, difficulty level and discrim­ination leve...

background: currently, orofacial sequelae are recognized as very influential on the qualityof- life for a victim of orofacial damage. therefore, correct forensic assessment for indenisation purposes is mandatory. however, orofacial damage is frequently reduced to organic components, which results in a forensic assessment process, which are inadequate. this study aims to improve the orofacial da...

background: with increasing age, the prevalence of chronic diseases increases. since health‑promoting behaviors (hpb) are considered a basic way of preventing diseases, especially chronic diseases, it is important to assess hpb. this study examines the validity and reliability of the health promoting lifestyle profile ii (hplp‑ii). methods: this is a cross‑sectional study which is conducted on ...

the present study assessed the construct validity and reliability of a researcher-constructed psycho-motor mechanism scale based on the communicative theory of translation proposed by pacte (2003). in doing so, the necessary criteria for designing the scale were obtained by a thorough review of related literature on previously constructed scales in error analysis or holistic ones. moreover, in ...

Measures of psychological constructs are validated by testing whether they relate to measures of other constructs as specified by theory. Each test of relations between measures reflects on the validity of both the measures and the theory driving the test. Construct validation concerns the simultaneous process of measure and theory validation. In this article, we review the recent history of va...

University of Tehran administers a test known as The University of Tehran English Proficiency Test (the UTEPT) to PhD candidates on a yearly basis. By definition, the test can be considered a high-stakes one. The validity of high stakes tests needs to be known (Roever, 2001). As Mesick (1988) maintains, if the validity of high stakes tests are not known, it might have some undesirable consequen...

conclusions the analysis of the reliability and validity of the persian version of the hse questionnaire showed that it is a useful and reliable measure to analyze work-related stress. background job stress has recently been regarded as a risk factor for some diseases. objectives in this study, we standardized the persian version of the hse management standards indicator tool and studied the ps...