Psychometric Properties of the Colorado Test (CLDQ) in the students of Roodehen male vocational schools in the academic year of 97-98
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Ghadir Ghadiri Alamdari
1
,
Hossein Bigdeli
2
,
Reza Hosseinpour
3
1 - PhD candidate, Psychology and Guidance Department, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University Tehran North Branch, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Psychology Department, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University Tehran East Branch, Tehran, Iran.
3 - Assistant Professor, Educational Sciences Department, Faculty of Social and cultural sciences, Imam Hossein Comprehensive University, Tehran, Iran.
Keywords: Reliability, Validity, Psychometric properties, Colorado test,
Abstract :
The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Colorado test (CLDQ). Due to the nature of their field of study, vocational school students must have perseverance, focus on purpose, perceptiveness and deep problem-solving power in order to achieve the goals of vocational schools curricula. The research method was exploratory factor analysis. The statistical population included 367 students of Shahid Chamran and Ayatollah Rafsanjani male' vocational schools in the academic year of 97-98 in the city of Roodehen. After screening, 120 people were selected by convenience sampling. The validity of the Colorado questionnaire with Cronbach's alpha coefficient is 0.90 and using the retest method is 0.94, which indicates high internal consistency and reliability. Three factors were identified, which included all five factors of reading, social cognition, social anxiety, and spatial and mathematical problems. According to the obtained results, this scale has high validity and reliability and can be used as a useful self-assessment tool for learning disorders.
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