introduction. measuring is the foundation of evaluation. the main way for evaluation of education progression is testing the exams and every test must have identity, validity, reliability and be easy to perform. more precision to preparing the exams can improve its validity. there are different ways for measuring validity and reliability in testing. do the faculty members know about these metho...

OBJECTIVES develop and validate the content of a tool about nursing care production. METHOD the data were collected between 2011 and 2013, based on focus groups, the application of semistructured questionnaires (prototype test) and the Delphi technique. The focus groups were used to produce the instrument items and held at three hospitals in the interior of the State of São Paulo, involving 2...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to develop a breast feeding adaptation scale (BFAS) to evaluate adaptation to breastfeeding for breastfeeding mothers and their infants and to test the validity and reliability of the instrument. METHODS The study was conducted as follows: application of the conceptual framework, identification of the content domains, items generation, and test of validity an...

Purpose: To determine the face and content validity, construct validity, and test-retest reliability of the OA Go Away (OGA), a personalized self-management tool to promote adherence to exercise and physical activity for people with osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip or knee. Methods: The face and content validity of OGA version 1.0 were determined via interviews with 10 people with OA of the hip o...

The goal of this study was to establish face, content, and construct validity of NOViSE-the first force-feedback enabled virtual reality (VR) simulator for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES). Fourteen surgeons and surgical trainees performed 3 simulated hybrid transgastric cholecystectomies using a flexible endoscope on NOViSE. Four of them were classified as "NOTES experts...