Recalculation of the Critical Values for Lawshe’s Content Validity Ratio

Wilson, Francis G.; Pan, Wei; Schumsky, Donald A.

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“…The raters assessed the items based on the definitions of particular deconversion processes, in accordance with the method proposed by Lawshe (1975), using a three-point format ("relevant to the measurement," "useful for the measurement but not capturing the essence," "irrelevant"). For each item we computed the content validity ratio (CVR) and compared it with the criterion of CVR .425, corresponding to p < .01 for a one-way test (Wilson, Pan, & Schumsky, 2012). On that basis, we included 42 items in the preliminary version of the scale, with a four-point answer format expressing the degree of similarity between item content and the participant (0 -completely untrue about me; 1 -somewhat true about me; 2 -true about me; 3 -very true about me).…”

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A structural analysis of deconversion processes in adolescence: The construction of the Adolescent Deconversion Scale

Nowosielski

Bartczuk

2017

RPsych

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The presence of spiritual and religious changes in adolescence is strongly supported by the existing theory and research. In the present article we propose to apply a deconversion-based approach to the exploration of religious crisis in adolescence. Streib developed the theory of deconversion in the context of the growing interest in atheism and apostasy. In the proposed approach, deconversion processes comprise all changes in personal religiosity that involve a departure from the current ways of manifesting religiosity. Drawing on Streib's theory, on the basis of research conducted on 323 people, we constructed the Adolescent Deconversion Scale. Analyses revealed the existence of four dimensions, which we interpreted as: (1) abandoning faith, (2) withdrawal from the community, (3) experiencing transcendental emptiness, and (4) moral criticism. The reliability and validity of the new method were assessed and found to be acceptable.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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A structural analysis of deconversion processes in adolescence: The construction of the Adolescent Deconversion Scale

Nowosielski

Bartczuk

2017

RPsych

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“…The validation result is analyzed using Content Validity Ratio (CVR) and compared to the critical value 7 . According to Lawshe to set the CVR value is using the formula:…”

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Performance assessment instrument to assess the senior high students’ psychomotor for the salt hydrolysis material

Nahadi¹,

Firman²,

Yulina³

2016

AIP Conference Proceedings

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“…Where face validity is concerned with appearance of the assessment technique as appropriate to those who are assessed (Moerdyk 2015), content validity is normally judged by subject matter experts (Cohen et al 2013;Gregory 2011). Though techniques used to assess magnitude of content validity differ (see Lawshe 1975;Martuza 1977;Polit & Beck 2006;Wilson, Pan & Schumsky 2012), they basically consist of measures of agreement between experts on appropriateness of items. Important to note is that these ratios or coefficients are reflective of the validity of the items included in the assessment and tell us nothing about the items which should be included to make the existing pool of items representative of the universe of behaviour that the test was designed to assess (Gregory 2011).…”

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The psychometric properties of a shortened corporate entrepreneurship assessment instrument

Steyn

2017

SAJESBM

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Background: The entrepreneurial climate in organisations is often seen as an important antecedent to innovation and organisational success. Assessing the nature of the climate in a reliable and valid manner is essential, as this will guide the implementation of appropriate interventions where necessary as well as assessing the effects of such interventions.Aim: The aim of this research was to evaluate the psychometric properties of a measure of entrepreneurial climate. Entrepreneurial climate was measured using a shortened version of the Hornsby, Kuratko and Zahra (2002) instrument, called the Corporate Entrepreneurship Assessment Instrument (CEAI). Making information on the psychometric properties of the instrument available directly relates to its utility.Setting: The setting was medium to large South African companies. A random sample of employees was drawn from 53 selected companies across South Africa, with 60 respondents per company (N = 3 180).Methods: A cross-sectional survey design was used. Several instruments were administered, including the shortened version of the CEAI. Cronbach’s alpha was used to test for reliability and several methods were used to test for validity. Correlation analysis was used to test for concurrent validity, convergent validity and divergent validity. Principle component factor analysis was used to test for factorial validity and a t-test to test for known-group validity.Results: The results showed that the reliability for the total score of the shortened version of the CEAI was acceptable at 0.758. The results also showed some evidence of concurrent validity, as well as homogeneity among the items. With regard to factorial validity, all items loaded in accordance with the subscales of the instrument. The measure was able to distinguish, as expected, between government organisations and private business entities, suggesting known-group validity. Convergent validity and divergent validity were also assessed. Interesting to note was that entrepreneurship climate correlates more with general employee attitude (e.g. employee engagement; R= 0.420, p < 0.001 and organisational commitment, R = 0.331, p < 0.001) than with self-reported innovation (R = 0.277, p < 0.001 and R = 0.267, p < 0.001).Contribution: This paper not only provided information on the reliability and validity of the shortened version of the CEAI in the South African context but also provides norms to be used when researchers or consultants work with smaller groups. Recommendations on the appropriate use of the instrument are offered and this contributes to the responsible use of the instrument.

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Recalculation of the Critical Values for Lawshe’s Content Validity Ratio

Abstract: The content validity ratio (Lawshe) is one of the earliest and most widely used methods for quantifying content validity. To correct and expand the table, critical values in unit steps and at multiple alpha levels were computed. Implications for content validation are discussed.

Cited by 491 publications

References 46 publications

A structural analysis of deconversion processes in adolescence: The construction of the Adolescent Deconversion Scale

A structural analysis of deconversion processes in adolescence: The construction of the Adolescent Deconversion Scale

Performance assessment instrument to assess the senior high students’ psychomotor for the salt hydrolysis material

The psychometric properties of a shortened corporate entrepreneurship assessment instrument

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