The Psychometric Properties of the Agricultural Hazardous Occupations Order Certification Training Program Written Examinations

Autor/inn/en	French, Brian F.; Breidenbach, Daniel H.; Field, William E.; Tormoehlen, Roger
Titel	The Psychometric Properties of the Agricultural Hazardous Occupations Order Certification Training Program Written Examinations
Quelle	In: Journal of Agricultural Education, 48 (2007) 4, S.11-19 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-0541
Schlagwörter	Agricultural Education; Factor Structure; Factor Analysis; Psychometrics; Certification; Hazardous Materials; Item Analysis; Replication (Evaluation); High School Students; Agricultural Machinery; Agricultural Engineering; Safety Education; Test Validity + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Faktorenstruktur; Faktorenanalyse; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung; Hazardous substance; Gefahrstoff; Itemanalyse; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Machinery; Machines; Technik; Landmaschine; Landwirtschaftliche Technik; Agrarindustrie; Agronomie; Agrarwissenschaft; Sicherheitserziehung; Testvalidität
Abstract	The written certification exam that accompanies the Gearing Up for Safety-Agricultural Production Safety Training for Youth curriculum was designed to partially meet the testing requirements of the Agricultural Hazardous Occupations Order (AgHOs) Certification Training Program. This curriculum and accompanying assessment tools are available for national implementation. Psychometric properties of the exam were examined based on a sample of high-school agricultural education students, who were consistent with the population of youth for which the AgHOs were designed to protect from certain workplace hazards. The analyses included evaluation of score reliability (i.e., internal consistency) and the theoretical structure of the exam via confirmatory factor analysis. Reliability estimates were satisfactory. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the preferred theoretical model had adequate fit. Implications and future directions are discussed. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Association for Agricultural Education. Box 7607, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Raleigh, NC 27695. Web site: http://www.aaaeonline.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10