Factor Structure and Reliability ofthe Persian Version of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Lifelong Learning-Medical Students(JeffSPLL-MS)
Introduction: Today, the importance of students’ education as lifelong learners is taken seriously and its development is considered in all suggestions for improving medical education. Jefferson Scale of Physician Lifelong Learning-Medical Students (JeffSPSLL-MS) is one of the lifelong learning meas...
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| author | Ali taghipour Fatemeh zahra karimi Seyed Mojtaba Mousavi Bazaz Zahra Khosravi Anbaran Mahboubeh i Abdolah |
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| description | Introduction: Today, the importance of students’ education as lifelong learners is taken seriously and its development is considered in all suggestions for improving medical education. Jefferson Scale of Physician Lifelong Learning-Medical Students (JeffSPSLL-MS) is one of the lifelong learning measures which has not been implemented in Iran yet. This study aimed to investigate factor structure and reliability of the Persian version of JeffSPLL-MS among Iranian Persian speaking students.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 430 students in Birjand University of Medical Sciences who were selected through stratified random sampling. The data were collected by Persian version of JeffSPLL-MS. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to investigate the factor structure of JeffSPLL-MS the adequacy of model fit was assessed by the goodness-of-fit index, adjusted goodness-of-fit index, the root mean square error of approximation, chi-square index and its corresponding degrees of freedom, and comparative fit index. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to check the reliability.
Results:The goodness of fit indices including RMSEA approximated 0.1 and GFI and CFI approximated 1 therefore the fit of model was good. The confirmatory factor analysis showed that the three-factor structure of Persian version of JeffSPLL-MS had acceptable fit to the data. Also, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.69 for the whole tool it ranged from 0.64 to 0.78 for the subscales.
Conclusion:This study confirmed the three-factor structure of 14-item Persian version of JeffSPLL-MS including beliefs related to education and motivation, information search skills, and attention to learning opportunities. Therefore, this tool seems to be appropriate for assessing lifelong learning among Persian speaking students. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a325c75aeecf477990a96adcf1d3fe042023-11-03T16:46:02ZfasIsfahan University of Medical Sciences, Medical Education Development Centerمجله ایرانی آموزش در علوم پزشکی1608-93591735-88922015-02-011411988997Factor Structure and Reliability ofthe Persian Version of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Lifelong Learning-Medical Students(JeffSPLL-MS)Ali taghipour0Fatemeh zahra karimi1Seyed Mojtaba Mousavi Bazaz2Zahra Khosravi Anbaran3Mahboubeh i Abdolah4 Assistant Professor, Health Science Research Center, Department of Biostatics, Schoolof Health, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran. Email: taghipoura@yahoo.com PhD Candidatein Reproductive Health, Student Research Committee, Nursing and Midwifery school, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Email: karimifz901@mums.ac.ir Assistant Professor, Department of CommunityMedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Email: mousavim@mums.ac.ir M.Sc. In Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Email: khosraviaz2@mums.ac.ir () PhD student in Biostatistics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, TarbiatModares University, Tehran. Iran. Email: mahbobe.abdollahi@modares.ac.ir Introduction: Today, the importance of students’ education as lifelong learners is taken seriously and its development is considered in all suggestions for improving medical education. Jefferson Scale of Physician Lifelong Learning-Medical Students (JeffSPSLL-MS) is one of the lifelong learning measures which has not been implemented in Iran yet. This study aimed to investigate factor structure and reliability of the Persian version of JeffSPLL-MS among Iranian Persian speaking students. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 430 students in Birjand University of Medical Sciences who were selected through stratified random sampling. The data were collected by Persian version of JeffSPLL-MS. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to investigate the factor structure of JeffSPLL-MS the adequacy of model fit was assessed by the goodness-of-fit index, adjusted goodness-of-fit index, the root mean square error of approximation, chi-square index and its corresponding degrees of freedom, and comparative fit index. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to check the reliability. Results:The goodness of fit indices including RMSEA approximated 0.1 and GFI and CFI approximated 1 therefore the fit of model was good. The confirmatory factor analysis showed that the three-factor structure of Persian version of JeffSPLL-MS had acceptable fit to the data. Also, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.69 for the whole tool it ranged from 0.64 to 0.78 for the subscales. Conclusion:This study confirmed the three-factor structure of 14-item Persian version of JeffSPLL-MS including beliefs related to education and motivation, information search skills, and attention to learning opportunities. Therefore, this tool seems to be appropriate for assessing lifelong learning among Persian speaking students.http://ijme.mui.ac.ir/article-1-3199-en.pdfconfirmatory factor analysisjeffspll-mslifelong learningfactor structure. |
| spellingShingle | Ali taghipour Fatemeh zahra karimi Seyed Mojtaba Mousavi Bazaz Zahra Khosravi Anbaran Mahboubeh i Abdolah Factor Structure and Reliability ofthe Persian Version of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Lifelong Learning-Medical Students(JeffSPLL-MS) مجله ایرانی آموزش در علوم پزشکی confirmatory factor analysis jeffspll-ms lifelong learning factor structure. |
| title | Factor Structure and Reliability ofthe Persian Version of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Lifelong Learning-Medical Students(JeffSPLL-MS) |
| title_full | Factor Structure and Reliability ofthe Persian Version of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Lifelong Learning-Medical Students(JeffSPLL-MS) |
| title_fullStr | Factor Structure and Reliability ofthe Persian Version of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Lifelong Learning-Medical Students(JeffSPLL-MS) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factor Structure and Reliability ofthe Persian Version of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Lifelong Learning-Medical Students(JeffSPLL-MS) |
| title_short | Factor Structure and Reliability ofthe Persian Version of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Lifelong Learning-Medical Students(JeffSPLL-MS) |
| title_sort | factor structure and reliability ofthe persian version of the jefferson scale of physician lifelong learning medical students jeffspll ms |
| topic | confirmatory factor analysis jeffspll-ms lifelong learning factor structure. |
| url | http://ijme.mui.ac.ir/article-1-3199-en.pdf |
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