[PDF] Top 20 The validity of the Type D construct and its assessment in Taiwan

... the Western culture. We agree with this explanation be- cause in both Chinese and Taiwanese societies, especially in conservative rural areas, people are not accustomed to talking to strangers. That may be the reason ... See full document

... portfolio assessment and re fl ective ...2) assessment criteria are clearly de fi ned and accurate, 3) the descriptors accurately describe each level of performance, 4) the instrument will be useful for pro- ... See full document

... This was a secondary analysis of data obtained for a cross- sectional study conducted at the Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, which is a tertiary medical center in Northern Taiwan. Participants were enrolled ... See full document

... Objective: In sub Saharan Africa one of the key challenges in assessment using neuropsychological tools has been the lack of adequately validated and easily implementable measures. This study will translate into ... See full document

... bullying assessment instruments with well-established psychometric properties in different ...the construct validity and reliability of the bully and victim scales of the ...the construct of ... See full document

... The HADS is a 14-item screening tool for depression and anxiety developed for use in populations with med- ical conditions [25]. It includes 7 items for the anxiety (HADS-A) subscale and 7 items for the depression ... See full document

... The final instrument has 12 Likert-type items ranging from 1 (“not agree at all”) to 5 (“agree completely”), which yields a total sum between 12 and 60. A higher score indi- cates a higher degree of moral ... See full document

... It is important to note that although the current research was limited in various ways, however, this study involves a number of strengths. A first limitation of the research was the fact that we registered patients’ ... See full document

... (ie, construct or criterion validity study), physician/surgeon specialty (eg, general practice, pediatrics), and types of raters (ie, self, medical colleague, consultants, patients, and ... See full document

... The Assessment of Physiotherapy Practice (APP) is an assessment tool measuring pre-registration physio- therapy students’ professional competence on clinical placements ...This type of ... See full document

... practices of his religion has [4]. Allport and Ross (1967) distinguished religiosity to intrinsic and extrinsic. The first refers to the priority that some individuals give to the religious beliefs and concerns while the ... See full document

... The Readiness for Transition Questionnaire (RTQ) is a 10-item tool for patients with kidney transplants. Notably, it uses multiple reporters, has an additional question about ‘overall transition readiness’, and also ... See full document

... commences its develop- ment in the region of the pronephros and its early development is dependent on BMP-4 signals from the surface ectoderm (Obara- Ishihara et ... See full document

... The PEQ was administered to 114 participants and 95 questionnaires and 42 test-retest questionnaires were com- pleted. Seven individuals declined to participate. General demographic characteristics are summarized in ... See full document

... AD represents a substantial burden in Taiwan. Based on the observed trend in incidence rates over time, it is likely that this burden will only continue to increase. The find- ings of this study reported here are ... See full document

... By examining sequence alignments between α - and β - tubulin, Kuchnir-Fygenson et al. (2004) identified residues that differ significantly in variability. Most of these residues were shown to be clustered around the ... See full document

... content validity in other countries, so that the PAIC can become an internationally agreed upon observational measurement ...content validity in a larger population, factor analyses can be used to determine ... See full document

... examine its psychometric ...high validity and reliability scores (Büyüköztürk, 2004; Tabachnick & Fidell, 1996; Tezbaşaran, 1996) and OCAS and FCAS may be used as a valid and reliable instrument in  ... See full document

... the type of crime committed[1, S.29]. The second type of jurisdiction is the local jurisdiction, which determines to the choice of one of several relevant the subject-matter jurisdiction of courts to hear a ... See full document

... In support of this explanation of the differences between Brown and Morris' results and our own, several facts may be adduced. In Brown and Morris' experiments the proportion of starch i[r] ... See full document