Ahmad zamri Khairani

• Bachelor of Arts (Ed) Universiti Sains Malaysia
• Senior Lecturer at University of Science Malaysia

Parental and peer support has been documented as an important factor in physical activities among high school students. Likewise, coach support has an important impact on physical activity among high school students. Meanwhile, many studies show that basic psychological needs have an essential effect on perceived autonomy and physical activity. As...

Background Assessing the impact of interventions on college students’ physical activity (PA) requires the use of reliable and valid measurement tools. However, the tools employed in existing studies and their respective reliability and validity are not well-documented. This review aims to systematically evaluate the PA measurement tools utilized in...

This study examines the psychometric properties of the GSP122 test, an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) knowledge assessment administered at a public university in Nigeria. Despite its importance in evaluating students' ICT competencies, no prior attempt has been made to investigate the test's psychometric qualities. The research focu...

Substantial evidence globally confirms the benefits of physical activity (PA) interventions for the physical and mental health of overweight and obese children and adolescents. However, current research has yet to determine which behavior change techniques (BCTs) are most effective in PA interventions for this population. This systematic review aim...

This study constructed a prediction model of physical activity among Chinese college students based on the social cognitive theory to investigate the factors and mechanisms influencing physical activity among Chinese college students. Questionnaires were dispensed to a cohort of 2000 university students hailing from 10 academic institutions located...

Though mathematics represents the last letter in STEM, many believe that it is ranked first with regard to importance. Mathematics contributes to the understanding of the ideas and concepts of all other subjects, especially in integrating STEM education programs. The objective of this research is to give information on student mathematics performan...

Background/Objective: Adherence to the 24-hour movement guidelines (24-HMG) and various favorable health outcomes has been extensively documented; however, its relationship with anxiety among school-aged adolescents in China remains less explored. This study aims to examine the association between complying with the 24-HMG and anxiety status among...

Inadequate physical activity (PA) among university students, a growing concern, hinders their holistic health development and the formation of healthy habits. Current evidence regarding the impact of interventions to promote PA in this group remains inconclusive. Through a systematic review and meta-analysis, this study aims to evaluate the efficac...

Background and Objective Bullying is notably prevalent among children and adolescents, especially within the context of physical education (PE) environments. Understanding the underlying factors that trigger bullying behavior is essential in designing strategies to prevent bullying and formulating more effective interventions in PE. There is a lack...

The study investigated the psychometric assessment of grit questions in the setting of a technical student using the Rasch model. Random sampling techniques were chosen among 468 polytechnic students. The results showed eight Short Grit Scale (Grit-S) items met the requirements of the Rasch model. These items can measure grit for technical students...

Implementation intentions (II) have demonstrated their efficacy in promoting physical activity (PA) among various populations, including adults, the general population, and those with chronic conditions. However, there is a dearth of meta-analyses examining this efficacy among university students. This meta-analysis aims to determine the effectiven...

Background Although the pedometer- and accelerometer-based interventions (PABI) have demonstrated efficacy in improving physical activity (PA) and health-related outcomes, the dearth of empirical evidence in college students warrants further investigation. Objective This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to examine the effects of PABI on imp...

Cognitive diagnosis models (CDMs) are latent variable models mainly developed to assess students’ specific strengths and weaknesses in a set of skills or attributes within a particular domain. In this study, the reading comprehension assessment is diagnostically designed, constructed, and developed from the very first step. The predetermined attrib...

Kajian ini bertujuan menganalisis item Penilaian Akhir kursus bahasa Arab Kolej Vokasional, Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia di enam buah Kolej Vokasional di Negeri Perak. Analisis item melibatkan ujian bertulis kertas penilaian akhir sesi pengajian 2020 melalui penglibatan 244 orang responden bagi kertas ELA3312 dan 245 orang responden bagi kertas...

PURPOSE: Aquatic training assists in reducing the risk of exercise on joints among children. This systematic review evaluated the effectiveness of aquatic training for children from the perspective of body composition.METHODS: A meta-analysis was performed to determine the potential impact of aquatic training in children. Four databases, namely Sco...

The number of eating disorders is increasing among adolescents and young adults. Long-term serious eating disorders have been influenced these people’s physical and mental health, leading to a wide variety of intention and behavioral, cognitive-emotional, and neurological problems and risks. The purpose of this study is to examine the reliability a...

Mixed opinions on the need for higher education in hospitality studies remain thus far. Yet, a bridging notion that can potentially fill the gap has not been extensively explored. Therefore, this qualitative study attempts to present community college as the transitional element that could bridge the hospitality industry and higher education in Mal...

This research is about developing and validating reading comprehension assessments using the GDINA model. Reading comprehension assessment has stayed relatively unaltered over the years, despite changes recommended by legislators or trends in the education industry. As a result, assessments are still used to evaluate students' performance, whether...

p> This study aimed to calibrate the test items of science process skills used as a test at primary school students to provide information on the difficulty of each item. Data were collected from 128 standard five students in a primary school in Penang. The test was given in multiple-choice as many as 40 items consisting of 33 items partial credit...

Psychological empowerment is one of the compelling factors that drive employees to be more initiative and innovative and Spreitzer's Psychological Empowerment Scale (PES) has been widely used to measure it. Nevertheless, PES stability has not been determined in the Malaysian context, limiting its meaning and interpretation. Hence, this study examin...

Individuals with choleric temperaments easily get angry and can be problematic if not expressed appropriately. The purpose of this study was to identify gender differences in anger expressions among secondary school students. Respondents were secondary school students in four states in the Northern region of Malaysia. A total of 3348 students were...

Covid-19 pandemic has created crises among some Malaysians. The crises have both opportunity and threat impacts. Without proper intervention, some people will develop stress, anxiety, and depression. This study aims to explore the emotional anxiety that exists in the society due to Covid-19 pandemic and the roles of social media and counselling sup...

Youths are a dominant cluster in Malaysia’s population. They need to be resilient as they are the anchor of our country’s development. Resilience is often associated with Adversity Quotient (AQ). There are many instruments developed across contexts and countries; however, good validity and reliability in measuring the AQ of youths are still scarce....

Validation is crucial in ensuring that the results obtained are reliable in addressing the problem of a study. The objective of this paper is to discuss on the use of Content Validity Index (CVI) to validate the instrument constructed based on the Context, Input, Process, and Product (CIPP) model that is used to evaluate an educational programme. F...

Adversity Quotient (AQ) is a new concept in facing the challenge for success. Previous studies have shown very limited instruments in measuring AQ such as the lack of empirical evidence on psychometric properties for AQ items, especially for testing with different types of statistical testing theory. The overall aim of this paper is to develop and...

Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) require technical students as knowledge workers who have specific intelligence to face the challenges namely Adversity Quotient (AQ). AQ is a measure of how the individual respond and deal with everything, from everyday difficulties to the huge adversities. The linkages of AQ items assessment towar...

The learning process for such a challenging goal requires an authentic pedagogical process which allows individual to adopt, adapt and modifying theoretical knowledge into reasonable practices. For these challenges trainee school counsellors is expected to have psychological strength as an individual. However, the existing pedagogical practices in...

Malaysia telah melaksanakan pelbagai usaha untuk melahirkan pelajar lelaki yang berdaya tahan untuk industri. Salah satu kecerdasan yang berkait rapat dengan daya tahan ialah Kecerdasan Menghadapi Cabaran (AQ). Walaupun banyak jenis pengujian kecerdasan kepada pelajar yang telah dibangunkan, namun amat terhad instrumen yang mempunyai kesahan dan ke...

This document is a guideline for online assessment at higher learning institutions in Malaysia.

The Raven's Advanced Progressive Matrices (RAPM) is considered as one of the most successful measure of general intelligence, particularly the problem-solving and reasoning abilities. However, despite of this, there is no attempt to assess its psychometric properties in Malaysia. To bridge this shortage, the present study assessed the psychometric...

This study aims to examine the pattern of skewness and kurtosis using mean and logit in measuring AQ for normality testing. Besides, the research also investigates the ability and potential of logit to meet the acceptance range of normality. The study uses survey design with questionnaires. A total of 1,845 students from five Malaysian polytechnics...

The Adversity Quotient (AQ) was originally intended to empower employees within the organization. Technology-oriented workers such as high-tech polytechnic students and resilient to any challenge become national focus in the future. The challenges of polytechnic students are increasing, especially in the face of transforming technical education and...

Adversity Quotient (AQ) Instrument was developed to determine the level of AQ among youth in Malaysia. The new items generated needs more empirical evidences on checking how well the items can measure the constructs of AQ. Literature search and pilot study were carried out and appropriate items were extracted. The exploratory factor analysis (EFA)...

This study is aimed to apply the strategic approach in Rasch model using the Gender Differential Item Functioning (GDIF) for Mooney Problem Checklist (MPCL) items in the context of polytechnics. MPCL was measured by eleven dimensional category covers issues such as (i) health; (ii) finance, (iii) recreation; (iv) courtship; (v) social; (vi) persona...

Psychological well-being is fundamental to the overall health of undergraduates, particularly to enable them to address challenges at the university. A review of related literature showed that there are various factors influencing individual’s psychological well-being. The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of resilience on the p...

Abstrak Adversity Quotient atau AQ merupakan pengukuran terhadap kecerdasan menghadapi cabaran bagi seseorang individu. Perhubungan AQ dengan prestasi akademik pelajar yang tidak konsisten pada kajian lepas menimbulkan persoalan tentang peranan AQ sebagai pemangkin kepada bakal pelajar aliran teknikal dalam mengharungi cabaran Revolusi Perindustria...

Adversity Quotient (AQ) Instrument was developed to determine the level of AQ among youth in Malaysia. The new items generated needs of empirical evidences on checking how well the items can measure the four constructs of AQ as proven by the theory. The exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was applied to verify the validity and reliability of the item...

This study aims to examine the characteristics of transformational leadership in five schools that listed as high performing schools in Malaysia from the qualitative perspective. A multiple case study method using interview, document analysis, work shadowing, and observation was hired for data collection. Findings from this study explained on chara...

The purpose of this study is to calibrate undergraduates' well-being. 378 engineering undergraduates provide responses for this study. An 8-item Flourishing Scale is employed to gauge the responses using the Rasch model analysis. Results show that one item need to be dropped since they did not meet the Rasch model's expectations. Analysis on the re...

The article reveals whether the Adversity Quotient (AQ) among mechanical engineering students in polytechnics was influenced by their gender and year of study. The study involved 383 respondents of Mechanical Engineering students in five polytechnics according to zone (West, North, East, South, and Borneo) using the clustered multistage stratified...

Rasch model analysis is an important tools in analysing students' performance at item level. As such, the purpose of this study is to calibrate 14 years old students' performance in mathematics test based on the item difficulty parameter. 307 Form 2 students provide responses for this study. A 40-item multiple choice test was developed to gauge the...

The purpose of this study is to calibrate undergraduates’ well-being. 378 engineering undergraduates provide responses for this study. An 8-item Flourishing Scale is employed to gauge the responses using the Rasch model analysis. Results show that one item need to be dropped since they did not meet the Rasch model’s expectations. Analysis on the re...

The lack of empirical evidence about Rasch model logits as a potential score in normality testing boost the motivations on how this type of data can replace the Likert mean score. The research also would like to see how these logits will be variant by fixing the diversity of zones selected for Adversity Quotient (AQ) measurement. The AQ was tested...

Background and Objective: Items evaluation towards intellectual quotient (IQ) instruments is rarely focused on technical students for local contexts. Empirical evidence is essential for the purpose of assessing the quality of cognitive testing items. This study aimed at evaluating the quality of multiple choices of Ravens Advanced Progressive Matri...

The aim of this study is to examine the content validity of Adversity Quotient (AQ) for IKBAR measurement instrument for Malaysian polytechnic students. IKBAR has 220 items which measured four main constructs based on the CORE model by Stoltz (1997), namely Control, Ownership, Reach and Endurance. The analysis examined using the Content Validity Ra...

This study is aimed to examine the psychometric characteristics of the Integrated Spiritual Intelligence Scale (ISIS) items using the Rasch model in the context of polytechnics students. A total of 160 students from Politeknik Sultan Azlan Shah was selected using purposive sampling technique. Spiritual Quotient (SQ) was measured by five constructs...

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Assessing the psychometric characteristics can provide clues for improving the items to be more precise and better psychometric quality. Previous research shows lacking studies that investigate about the items quality specifically for education dimensions of Mooney Problem Check List (MPCL). The needs of research exist when we aim high-quality item...

This study is aimed to investigate the influence of Intellectual Quotient (IQ), Emotional Quotient (EQ), and Emotional Quotient (SQ) against the Adversity Quotient (AQ) of polytechnic students. This integration is expected to further strengthen the National Education Philosophy (NEP) model which has so far emphasized the development of students fro...

This study aims to examine the psychometric characteristics of Mooney Problem Checklist (MPCL) items using the Rasch measurement model framework in the context of polytechnics. The MPCL with eleven dimensions was administered to 252 respondents who were selected from seven polytechnic institutions in Malaysia. using WINSTEPS 3.71.0.1 in order to ex...

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Artikel ini bertujuan meneliti hubungan antara dimensi penyesuaian diri dengan pencapaian akademik dalam kalangan pelajar di Politeknik Sultan Azlan Shah (PSAS) berpandukan kepada Model Penyesuaian Baker & Siryk (1984). Seramai 136 responden telah dipilih secara teknik pensampelan mudah bagi memenuhi keperluan kajian. Responden terdiri daripada pel...

Pengukuran Kecerdasan Menghadapi Cabaran atau Adversity Quotient (AQ) sangat kurang dibincangkan dalam perspektif Islam. Perbincangan ini sangat penting dalam melahirkan pelajar yang mampu mengendalikan cabaran hidup dengan lebih baik. Pandangan AQ melalui perspektif Islam akan membawa suatu pandangan yang berbeza dalam pengukuran AQ yang baharu se...

Falsafah Pendidikan Kebangsaan telah menjadi panduan kepada sistem pendidikan negara sejak sekian lama bertujuan melahirkan individu yang seimbang dan harmonis menerusi aspek jasmani, emosi, rohani dan intelek. Penekanan aspek IQ, EQ dan SQ sudah sebati dalam arus pendidikan negara termasuk konteks politeknik. Sudah sampai masanya untuk negara mene...

Kajian ini bertujuan menguji kesahan kandungan instrumen pengukuran Kecerdasan Menghadapi Cabaran atau IKBAR bagi pelajar politeknik menggunakan analisis Nisbah Kesahan Kandungan (CVR) oleh Lawshe (1975). Rekabentuk tinjauan dengan soal selidik bertulis dan dalam talian terhadap 37 orang pakar dijalankan melalui teknik persampelan bertujuan. Mereka...

The purpose of this study is to assess challenges faced by Malaysian university students in four aspects, namely, academics, personal, social and career as well as university's infrastructure. 237 second year students from a local public university provide responses for this study. A 30-item questionnaire based on Mooney Problem Check List was deve...

In order to fulfil the need of sizeable skill workers, Malaysia will introduce STEM integration education in mainstream schools throughout the country. However, like any educational reform, one important issue that needs to be taken into account is the teachers’ readiness especially in terms of their skills and competency in implementing the reform...

Adolescences is an important transitional phase in human development where they experience physiological as well as psychological changes. Nevertheless, these changes are often understood by teachers, parents, and even the adolescents themselves. Thus, conflicts exist and adolescents are affected from the conflict physically and emotionally. An imp...

Objective: This research aims to study the relationship between Adversity Quotient (AQ) with dominant intelligence quotients such as IQ, EQ, and SQ in the National Education Philosophy (NEP) among students in polytechnics. Methods/ Analysis: The research used survey with four sets of questionnaires to measure all types of intelligences. A total of...

This paper aims to examine the internal consistency and separation index of Mooney Problem Checklist (MPCL) using Rasch Model, investigating the intercorrelation between eleven dimensions in MPCL and discussing about the polytechnic students’ performance for each dimension. MPCL was measured using eleven dimensional category covers issues: (i) heal...

p>This paper aims to review research on the challenges of implementing formative assessment in Asian classrooms. Multiple electronic databases were used to search for relevant articles and twenty-one studies were selected. The challenges faced while conducting formative assessments were analyzed and categorized into three levels (micro-, meso- and...

Item analysis is an important procedure to determine the quality of the items. The purpose of this study is to assess two important indices in item analysis procedure, namely (1) item difficulty (p) and (2) item discrimination (D) as well as a correlation between them. The study involves ten 40-item multiple-choice mathematics tests. A total of 124...

There is a growing body of literature that emphasises the importance of formative assessment to improve the students’ performances in both summative assessment and learning motivation. In this practitioner study, the aim is to examine the effect of formative assessment on academic achievement in the context of the Vietnamese college classroom. A qu...

The purpose of this study was to calibrate the challenges faced by undergraduates in Malaysian universities. The challenges are divided into four aspects which includes: academics, personal, social and career, as well as the infrastructural needs of universities. A total of 360 undergraduates from two local public universities participated in this...

Abstract: Previous research found that there are a correlation between the level of knowledge on bullying behavior and the level of bullying. Therefore, the Program 2Bs: I'm a Buddy not a Bully, has been planned and implemented with the aim to enhance knowledge for students and teachers regarding bullying behavior that occurs in school. It also aim...

Abstract Kajian pembinaan alat ukur Higher Education Potential Inventory (HEPI) bermula apabila perbincangan berkaitan pencapaian pelajar secara holistik yang merangkumi bukan hanya kepada pencapaian akademik tetapi juga pencapaian lain seperti afektif, sosial dan tingkah laku dilihat penting dalam kehidupan pelajar universiti. Kepercayaan baha...

This study aimed to investigate the characteristics of the psychometric items from Emotional Intelligence Inventory USM or USMEQ-i using the Rasch model in the context of the polytechnic. A total of 151 students from the Polytechnic Sultan Azlan Shah, Perak selected using purposive sampling technique. The results show that as many as three items ha...

The purpose of the present study is to demonstrate adequacy of Rasch Model in modeling two important parameters in educational measurement, namely, students' ability and items' difficulty. 307 students provide response in a 40-item multiple choice test for the modeling using WINSTEPS 3.63. Results showed that 2 items do not fit the model's expectat...

This study aimed to examine the influence of Adversity Quotient (AQ) on the academic achievement among Malaysian polytechnic students. A total of 1,845 students from five polytechnics in Malaysia participated in this study and these polytechnic was selected from five different zones, namely Nouthern, Southern, Eastern, Western and Borneo. The sampl...

This study aims to examine the face validity of Adversity Quotient instrument or IKBAR for polytechnic students using the Content Validity Ratio (CVR). The assessment was conducted through the evaluation by 10 test takers among polytechnic students selected via purposive sampling. The instrument involved 220 items with four main AQ constructs such...

This study aims to examine the content validity of Adversity Quotient‟s instrument or IKBAR for polytechnic students using Content Validity Ratio (CVR). The assessment was conducted through the evaluation among 37 experts selected via judgement sampling. Nine professional university experts involved with the expertise in psychology, measurement and...

This study aims to identify other challenges besides those already faced by students, in seven polytechnics in Malaysia as a continuation to the previous research that had identified 52 main challenges faced by students using the Rasch Model. The explorative study focuses on the challenges that are not included in the Mooney Problem Checklist (MPCL...

Kajian ini bertujuan membandingkan cabaran – cabaran pelajar di tujuh buah politeknik seluruh Malaysia. Seramai 252 orang pelajar politeknik dipilih sebagai sampel. Instrumen yang dipilih adalah Senarai Semak Masalah Mooney (SSMM) yang mengandungi 327 item berdasarkan 11 dimensi permasalahan seperti kesihatan, kewangan, rekreasi, persahabatan, sosi...

Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti cabaran pelajar di tujuh buah politeknik di seluruh Malaysia. Seramai 252 orang pelajar politeknik dipilih sebagai sampel untuk kajian ini. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah Senarai Semak Masalah Mooney (SSMM) yang mengandungi 327 item dengan 11 dimensi permasalahan, iaitu kesihatan, kewangan, rekreasi, persa...

Setting cuts cores is considered one of the most controversial issues in educational measurement. Not only the procedure is complex, it also relies heavily on the judgments of the panelist. The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence of the adequacy of the Bookmark method in setting cut scores. 15 teachers have been employed as panelist for th...

Abstrak: Hati buddy CD-i/ Mobile Apps is an interactive multimedia game which uses creative and fun pedagogy approach. The purpose of the invention is to increase and enhance the knowledge and awareness on bully behavior among school students. This game also helps to reveal the participants’ inclination towards certain roles in bullying ecology. In...

Producing a high quality of test items needs a substantial time and efforts in developing and examining each test item. Literature suggested this limitation can be remedied with a large collection of test items along with their measurement characteristics which termed as item bank. However, a well-developed item bank is formed by a set of high qual...

Many concerns have been raised about the psychometric properties of instruments when used in different culture. Studies show that adaptation of instrument within a particular context sometimes has different meaning since a particular psychology construct is considered cultural specific. The purpose of the present study is to examine the psychometri...

The purpose of this study is to investigate teaching efficacy among a group of college student-teachers. Data were collected using a 12-item questionnaire with a sample size of 442 student-teachers. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the degree of teaching efficacy, while differences among relevant groups were analyzed using an independen...

The prime aim of this study is to examine the level of teaching efficacy among Mathematics student teachers of Universiti Sains Malaysia. In addition, two variables, namely, gender differences and Mathematics performance are also studied in relation with teaching efficacy. The sample consisted of 110 student teachers who just completed their teachi...