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Showing 1 to 20 of 156 for “"inter-rater reliability"”.
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Inter-rater reliability using a modified Balance Error Scoring System
… primary aim of this research was to examine the inter-rater reliability of a modified BESS (mBESS) test. Secondary aims included determining if there was a relationship between the BESS and COWA scores, and whether this test was an appropriate level of difficulty for older adults. The mBESS test …
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Inter-rater Reliability of Lumbar Segmental Instability Tests and the Subclassification
Objectives: This study investigated the inter-rater reliability of three structural end-range lumbar segmental instability tests with the highest positive Likelihood Ratio against flexion-extension radiographs, and three functional mid-range clinical tests that predict the success of lumbar …
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The examination of inter-rater reliability and the reliability of attachment measures
The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability of measuring attachment through subjective measures, as well as the inter-rater reliability of those using the subjective measures. Participants were volunteers who had worked with the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS). They …
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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE INTRA AND INTER-RATER RELIABILITY OF THE FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT SCREEN™
… thesis is to comprehensively investigate the reliability of the Functional Movement Screen ™ (FMS). The study presents the findings of a comprehensive reliability study, which demonstrates differences between the intra‐ and inter‐ rater reliability of the FMS. The intra‐rater reliability of …
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Robustness of Inter-Rater Reliability Estimators to Rater Leniency/Severity Effects In An Absolute Decision Setting - A Monte Carlo Study of Performance Ratings
<p>Inter-rater reliability coefficients are often reported in performance assessment as a measure of rating quality. Rater effects, as a systematic error in rating, may change the decision made about an examinee when an absolute interpretation of scores, such as a pass/fail decision, is used. …
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Optimizating and Diffusing a Handover Behavioral Assessment Tool for Simulation
… COVID-19 telehealth courses, checking for tool reliability in settings other than T2C. In cases where we find the tool to be less reliable, we optimize the L-HATS by improving the observer training course. The study aim is to confirm tool reliability of ICC>0.75, consistent with levels of …
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An evaluation and comparison of the livability of prototypical and conventional house types: the development and testing of a methodology
… of the House Plan Evaluation Checklist had high inter-rater reliability when used by the housing professionals to rate the Benchmark house and the majority of the subscales also had high inter-rater reliability when used to rate the Solar Attic plan. The Housing Satisfaction Scale and an …
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Evaluation of a Developmentally-Based Music Therapy Tool for Children with Autism
… sufficient data to determine the statistical reliability of the scores obtained with a new music therapy assessment tool for children with autistic disorder: the Autism Developmental Skillset Assessment (ADSA). Participants included one child with autistic disorder (N = 1, male, age 3) and …
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ESTABLISHING A VALID AND RELIABLE COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT FOR GYMNASTICS COACH CERTIFICATION
… of this study was to establish validity and reliability of an NCCP coaching competency assessment. Gymnastics Canada agreed to have their Community Sport coaching competency instrument tested for content validity, face validity, inter-rater reliability and intra-rater reliability. Their …
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Preventable Deaths at Acute Care Hospitals
… There were 480 decedents with mean age of 73.9. Inter-rater reliability was poor with an intra-class correlation of 0.14. The best latent class model found that 6.2% (95% CI 0.00 – 15.2%) of deaths had a 31.0% probability of being rated more likely preventable than not by each reviewer. In …
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Using the Nursing Interventions Classification (Nic) to Codify the Nursing Activities of Advanced Beginner, Competent/Proficient, and Expert Nurses
… an increasing awareness of the need to achieve interoperability, the capability of different clinical documentation systems to communicate with each other. This sharing of data can only be achieved by the implementation of structured terminologies, such as the Nursing Interventions …
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Holistic Assessment of Creative Writing, Grades 1-6
… performance and reading achievement, and (b) inter-rater reliability of the reader-raters on the second writing sample. Reading achievement was measured by reading comprehension subtest scores from standardized achievement tests administered at students' home schools. Writing performance was …
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The Effect of Automation on Helicopter Crew Communication: A Low-Fidelity Investigation
… content classification system by two trained raters. The inter-rater reliability was +.84. Results indicated that a higher frequency of total communications was demonstrated during manual flights. </p>
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The design and evaluation of a valid dysphagia screening tool for acute stroke patients
… of morbidity and mortality. A review of the international literature identified no universal consensus for a valid method of screening. This thesis describes a multi-method Action Research (AR) programme of study focused on the design, development and evaluation of a reliable and valid …
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Towards Naturalistic Data Collection in South Africa: Feasibility of Home-based Smartphone Recordings of Caregiver-Child Interactions for Coding with the Joint Engagement Rating Inventory (JERI)
Naturalistic developmental behavioural interventions (NDBI) represent an evidence-based group of early interventions for autism. The COVID-19 pandemic forced autism interventions globally to switch to telehealth that utilised smartphone technology. Even though the evidence base for NDBI in low-and …
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Pediatric traumatic brain injury and educational identification: estimating injury severity using data from a TBI screening tool
… whether through an IEP, 504 plan, or Response to Intervention. The Brain Check Survey (BCS) is a parent-report screening tool designed to be used in educational settings to screen for past incidents that may have caused brain injuries as well as for behaviors and symptoms that may be related to a …
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Sensitivity and Accuracy of Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Diagnosing Osseous Defects at the Mandibular Condyle
… independently by two calibrated, blinded raters using Dolphin-3D to diagnose osseous defects qualitatively (defect identification/localization) and quantitatively (geometric measurements of diameter/depth), which were compared to physical diagnoses obtained from polyvinyl siloxane …
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Comparison of Anthropometric Measures of Competitive Bodybuilders to Judges' Scores and a Comparison of Judges' Scores
… rankings in each class were compared using reliability coefficients, correlation, repeated measures analysis of variance, and the generalized theory for inter-rater reliability. There were significant correlations between the Elite judges' rankings and bodyfat in the Men's Open lightweight …
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Towards the quantification of intellectual disability in children and adolescents in Africa: an exploration of the psychometric properties of the Wessex Behaviour Schedule (WBS) in Khayelitsha, South Africa
… the WBS. Firstly, data were used to evaluate the internal consistency and to perform factor analysis of the WBS. Secondly, the Minimal Difference Perceived 75% of time (MDP75) approach was used on a subset of 100 randomly selected participants to generate an intellectual disability cut-off score …
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