The purpose of this study is to develop a scale that reveals factors adversely affecting the university preparatory class students’ motivation for the English language and English language classes. The sample included 454 student participants. The researchers used a 6-point Likert-type scale with 50 items to collect the research data. The results of the exploratory factor analysis indicated tha...

Social justice leadership has become a necessity in education as many other fields. It is important to see how much this need met the world of education, and most importantly, seen from eyes students. Minimizing disadvantage distance process possible with social leadership. The aim research develop scale during based on student opinions. was carried out participation 156 students studying secon...

It is aimed to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool that will help evaluate anxiety related pandemic in this study. Quantitative research method conducted For data analysis, it collected two stages from 627 individuals aged 18 older who lives various regions provinces of Turkey. Both construct validity criteria are used ensure validity. validity, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) expl...

STUDY DESIGN Questionnaire translation and validation. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to translate and cross-culturally adapt the Early Onset Scoliosis-24 item Questionnaire (EOSQ-24) into traditional Chinese, and to assess its validity, reliability, and sensitivity in Southern-Chinese patients diagnosed with early onset scoliosis (EOS). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Relying on radiograph...

Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) is a new selection tool for medical school applicants. Developed at McMaster University in 2004 it comprises a series of interview stations designed to measure performance across a range of competencies including communication skills, team work, and ethical reasoning. In September 2012, 109 First Year Medical students underwent the MMI. It consisted of 10 stations....

BACKGROUND A need for improved patient safety, quality of care, and accountability has prompted the development of competency-based educational processes. Assessment tools related to bronchoscopy training, however, have not yet been developed or validated. PURPOSES To determine whether 25 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) extracted from the free, Web-based Essential Bronchoscopist (EB) learnin...

BACKGROUND In Sweden, 80-90% of children aged 1-5 years attend preschool, and that environment is well suited to identify behaviours that may be signs of mental health problems. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a well-known short and structured instrument measuring child behaviours that indicate mental health problems well suited for preschool use. AIM To investigate whet...