Download or read book An Examination of the Construct Validity of the Post focusing Questionnaire written by Robert T. Carey and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present investigation examined the construct validity of the Post-Focusing Questionnaire (PFQ), the principal measure of Eugene T. Gendlin's concept of Focusing Ability. It is believed that such a study is an essential step toward the full explication of the nature of this self- exploratory skill and its significance in psychotherapy and personality development. In order to carry out the investigation, relevant theory and research were reviewed and an integrated model of Focusing Ability was presented. This model suggests that the skill largely involves the capacity for total, absorbed attention and the ability to produce functionally useful metaphors and images. The latter component of Focusing Ability is viewed primarily as the ability to handle spatial information effectively. Fifty-nine subjects, 45 females and 14 males, aged 18 to 24, were administered a battery of tests based on the above model and designed to assess the convergent and discriminant validity of PFQ ratings. The battery included, along with the PFQ, Tellegen's (1977) Absorption Scale and the Space Relations test (Bennett, Seashore and Sesman, 1962) as measures of the cognitive abilities hypothesized to be involved in successful focusing. Also included in the battery were measures of Verbal Comprehension and Divergent Thinking, two cognitive abilities shown to be theoretically distinct from Focusing Ability. In addition to recognized tests of these unrelated abilities, the WAIS Vocabulary test and Hendricks, Guilford and Hoepfner's (1969) Multiple Social Problems test respectively, new judges' rating and self report measures of each were disigned for use in this study. The employment of these latter measurement techniques made for a balanced design in which three theoretically independent abilities were measured by three independent measurement methods. The resulting 9x9 multi-trait-multimethod matrix of correlations was examined according to Campbell and Fiske's (1959) criteria for construct validity and factor analyzed. Although no evidence of the convergent validity of PFQ ratings emerged from an initial analysis of the data, further exploratory analyses provided a tentative demonstration of construct validity for the PFQ, These findings were most readily interpretable in terms of the attentional style features of the focusing skill. It was suggested that further research is necessary to replicate these findings and more adequately assess the second or representational dimension of this therapeutically relevant client resource.
Download or read book Validity and Validation written by Catherine S. Taylor and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Understanding Research series focuses on the process of writing up social research. The series is broken down into three categories: Understanding Statistics, Understanding Measurement, and Understanding Qualitative Research. The books provide researchers with guides to understanding, writing, and evaluating social research. Each volume demonstrates how research should be represented, including how to write up the methodology as well as the research findings. Each volume also reviews how to appropriately evaluate published research. Validity and Validation is an introduction to validity theory and to the methods used to obtain evidence for the validity of research and assessment results. The book pulls together the best thinking from educational and psychological research and assessment over the past 50 years. It briefly describes validity theory's roots in the philosophy of science. It highlights the ways these philosophical perspectives influence concepts of internal and external validity in research methodology, as well as concepts of validity and reliability in educational and psychological tests and measurements. Each chapter provides multiple examples (e.g., research designs and examples of output) to help the readers see how validation work is done in practice, from the ways we design research studies to the ways we interpret research results. Of particular importance is the practical focus on validation of scores from tests and other measures. The book also addresses strategies for investigating the validity of inferences we make about examinees using scores from assessments, as well as how to investigate score uses, the value implications of score interpretations, and the social consequences of score use. With this foundation, the book presents strategies for minimizing threats for validity as well as quantitative and qualitative methods for gathering evidence for the validity of scores.
Download or read book An Analysis of the Construct Validity of the QUEST Student Evaluation Questionnaire written by Patrick J. Pluscht and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook of Research on the Efficacy of Training Programs and Systems in Medical Education written by Gotian, Ruth and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-12-27 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The content of medical education knowledge transfer is compounded as medical breakthroughs constantly impact treatment, and new diseases are discovered at an increasingly rapid pace. While much of the knowledge transfer remains unchanged throughout the generations, there are unique hallmarks to this generation’s education, ranging from the impact of technology on learning formats to the use of standardized patients and virtual reality in the classroom. The Handbook of Research on the Efficacy of Training Programs and Systems in Medical Education is an essential reference source that focuses on key considerations in medical curriculum and content delivery and features new methods of knowledge and skill transfer. Featuring research on topics such as the generational workforce, medical accreditation, and professional development, this book is ideally designed for teachers, physicians, learning practitioners, IT consultants, higher education faculty, instructional designers, school administrators, researchers, academicians, and medical students seeking coverage on major and high-profile issues in medical education.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Research Design written by Neil J. Salkind and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2010-06-22 with total page 1779 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Comprising more than 500 entries, the Encyclopedia of Research Design explains how to make decisions about research design, undertake research projects in an ethical manner, interpret and draw valid inferences from data, and evaluate experiment design strategies and results. Two additional features carry this encyclopedia far above other works in the field: bibliographic entries devoted to significant articles in the history of research design and reviews of contemporary tools, such as software and statistical procedures, used to analyze results. It covers the spectrum of research design strategies, from material presented in introductory classes to topics necessary in graduate research; it addresses cross- and multidisciplinary research needs, with many examples drawn from the social and behavioral sciences, neurosciences, and biomedical and life sciences; it provides summaries of advantages and disadvantages of often-used strategies; and it uses hundreds of sample tables, figures, and equations based on real-life cases."--Publisher's description.
Download or read book Product Focused Software Process Improvement written by Muhammad Ali Babar and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-06-11 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Product-Focused Software Process Improvement, PROFES 2010, held in Limerick, Ireland, in June 2010. The 28 revised full papers presented together with the abstracts of 2 keynote addresses were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on software quality assurance; agile software development; software business; software systems; process quality; software measurement; and software process improvement.
Download or read book Perioperative Medicine Current Controversies written by Karen Stuart-Smith and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses those aspects of anaesthetic practice in perioperative medicine which have a significant impact on both the immediate and the long-term outcome for the surgical patient. Perioperative Medicine is the natural evolution of anaesthesia from a main focus on the patient in the operating room to a responsibility for the care of the patient from the time that the decision to operate is made, through to discharge from hospital. The contributors, well-respected authors in their field, discuss the role of the perioperative medicine specialist in areas ranging from pre-operative assessment and physiological optimization via pre-habilitation, to intra-operative anaesthetic management, and post-operative care. Controversial topics discussed include fluid therapy, anaesthesia and cancer outcomes, pharmacological management of cardiac risk, and the evolution of acute to chronic pain. Developments in regional anaesthesia, quality of recovery scoring, and lung ultrasound, are described. It is hoped that the chapters contained in this book will help to define the nascent specialty that is Perioperative Medicine, and encourage further debate, research, and expansion of this vital new frontier in anaesthetic care.
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Download or read book Research Methods for Environmental Psychology written by Robert Gifford and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-01-19 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the full spectrum of methodology, the timely and indispensible Research Methods for Environmental surveys the research and application methods for studying, changing, and improving human attitudes, behaviour and well-being in relation to the physical environment. The first new book covering research methods in environmental psychology in over 25 years. Brings the subject completely up-to-date with coverage of the latest methodology in the field The level of public concern over the impact of the environment on humans is high, making this book timely and of real interest to a fast growing discipline Comprehensively surveys the research and application methods for studying, changing, and improving human attitudes, behavior, and well-being in relation to the physical environment Robert Gifford is internationally recognised as one of the leading individuals in this field, and the contributors include many of the major leaders in the discipline
Download or read book Advances in Comparative Survey Methods written by Timothy P. Johnson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 1136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the latest methodologies and research on international comparative surveys with contributions from noted experts in the field Advances in Comparative Survey Methodology examines the most recent advances in methodology and operations as well as the technical developments in international survey research. With contributions from a panel of international experts, the text includes information on the use of Big Data in concert with survey data, collecting biomarkers, the human subject regulatory environment, innovations in data collection methodology and sampling techniques, use of paradata across the survey lifecycle, metadata standards for dissemination, and new analytical techniques. This important resource: Contains contributions from key experts in their respective fields of study from around the globe Highlights innovative approaches in resource poor settings, and innovative approaches to combining survey and other data Includes material that is organized within the total survey error framework Presents extensive and up-to-date references throughout the book Written for students and academic survey researchers and market researchers engaged in comparative projects, this text represents a unique collaboration that features the latest methodologies and research on global comparative surveys.
Download or read book Psychometrics written by C.R. Rao and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2007 with total page 1191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, representing a compilation of authoritative reviews on a multitude of uses of statistics in epidemiology and medical statistics written by internationally renowned experts, is addressed to statisticians working in biomedical and epidemiological fields who use statistical and quantitative methods in their work. While the use of statistics in these fields has a long and rich history, explosive growth of science in general and clinical and epidemiological sciences in particular have gone through a see of change, spawning the development of new methods and innovative adaptations of standard methods. Since the literature is highly scattered, the Editors have undertaken this humble exercise to document a representative collection of topics of broad interest to diverse users. The volume spans a cross section of standard topics oriented toward users in the current evolving field, as well as special topics in much need which have more recent origins. This volume was prepared especially keeping the applied statisticians in mind, emphasizing applications-oriented methods and techniques, including references to appropriate software when relevant. The contributors are internationally renowned experts in their respective areas. This volume addresses emerging statistical challenges in epidemiological, biomedical, and pharmaceutical research. It features: methods for assessing Biomarkers, analysis of competing risks; clinical trials including sequential and group sequential, crossover designs, cluster randomized, and adaptive designs; and, structural equations modelling and longitudinal data analysis.
Download or read book H R 4271 the National Science Education Act H R 4272 the National Science Education Enhancement Act and H R 4273 the National Science Education Incentive Act written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Product Focused Software Process Improvement written by Marco Kuhrmann and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-19 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Product-Focused Software Process Improvement, PROFES 2018, held in Wolfsburg, Germany, in November 2018. The 16 revised full papers and 8 short papers presented together with 10 workshop papers and 2 industry talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 65 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: processes and methods; empirical studies in industry; testing; measuremene and monitoring; and global software engineering and scaling. Further relevant topics were added by the events co-located with PROFES 2018, the Second International Workshop on Managing Quality in Agile and Rapid Software Development Processes (QUASD) and the Third Workshop on Hybrid Software and System Development Approaches (HELENA).
Download or read book Practical Simulation in Urology written by Chandra Shekhar Biyani and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-05-05 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a detailed overview of a range of simulation models that have been developed which are applicable to urology. Chapters feature critical analysis of techniques including synthetic bench top models, computer-assisted virtual reality and box simulators. Furthermore, details of best practice, the latest innovations and guidance on how to select potential low-cost options is provided, enabling the reader to systematically develop a thorough understanding of the subject. Practical Simulation in Urology is a comprehensive resource that critically analyses the latest simulation techniques that are applicable in urology, making it an ideal resource for the practicing and trainee urologist seeking an up-to-date overview on the subject.
Download or read book Performance Assessment for the Workplace Volume II written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1991-02-01 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume II covers a number of measurement and analytical issues in greater technical detail, including: range restriction adjustments, methods for evaluating multiple sources of error in measurement, comparing alternative measures of performance, and strategies for clustering military occupations.
