Towards a multidimensional model for evaluating electronic government: Proposing a more comprehensive and integrative perspective     

Luis Felipe Luna-Reyes  J. Ramon Gil-Garcia  Georgina Romero 《Government Information Quarterly》2012

The use of information and communication technologies has been a key strategy for government reform. It offers diverse benefits, ranging from efficiency and effectiveness to transparency and greater democratic participation. Governments in many parts of the world have invested vast resources into electronic government projects with the expectation of achieving these and other outcomes. However, the results in many cases are limited and there is no comprehensive way to evaluate these initiatives at the aggregate level. A method for measuring and evaluating electronic government that identifies its advances and problems is needed. Previous efforts to do so are limited in terms of scope and dimensions being considered. Based on a review of current literature and the analysis of international best practices, this paper proposes a multidimensional model for measuring and evaluating electronic government. It also includes examples, a proposal of how to operationalize it, and several recommendations for practical use.  相似文献   

e-GovQual: A multiple-item scale for assessing e-government service quality   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Xenia Papadomichelaki^{Author Vitae}  Gregoris Mentzas^{Author Vitae} 《Government Information Quarterly》2012,29(1):98-109

A critical element in the evolution of governmental services through the internet is the development of sites that better serve the citizens' needs. To deliver superior service quality, we must first understand how citizens perceive and evaluate online. Citizen assessment is built on defining quality, identifying underlying dimensions, and conceptualizing measurements of these e-government services. In this article an e-gov service quality model (e-GovQual) is conceptualized and then a multiple-item scale for measuring e-gov service quality of governmental sites where citizens seek either information or service, is developed, refined, validated confirmed and tested.  相似文献   

高职《电子测量》课程立体实践教学平台建构研究     

黄璟  金薇 《四川职业技术学院学报》2012,22(4):123-125

高职人才的培养依托实验、实训、实习等环节。高职《电子测量》技术课程的改革关键是实践教学模式的改革,实践教学改革的基础是实践教学平台的建立。《电子测量》课程利用基础性实验、开放性实验、仿真实验、虚拟仪器实验、项目化实践、企业实践来构建立体化实践教学平台。通过进阶性的实践,使学生由浅入深地掌握测量测试知识,丰富专业内涵。  相似文献   

The Student–Teacher Relationship Scale revisited: Testing factorial structure,measurement invariance and validity criteria in German-speaking samples     

Anne Milatz  Michael Glüer  Elena Harwardt-Heinecke  Gregor Kappler  Lieselotte Ahnert 《Early childhood research quarterly》2014

The Student–Teacher Relationship Scale (STRS) is widely used for research in kindergarten and school. The increasing number of applications inside and outside of the U.S. stresses the need to investigate STRS properties, accordingly. The present study used the STRS in German-speaking countries, examining whether (a) the original factor structure is appropriate for a German version, (b) whether applications of a German STRS are invariant across contexts (kindergarten, first and second grade) as well as gender, and (c) whether construct and criterion validity are met. The original STRS was translated into German and filled out by 368 kindergarten and 503 elementary school teachers in Germany and Austria. Observations in kindergartens, student reports in schools, and teacher reports of students’ characteristics served as validity criteria. Results of confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) did not confirm the original STRS factor structure. Subsequent exploratory factor analyses on training samples resulted in significant item reductions, followed by further CFAs on validation samples. The bootstrapped results yielded an adjusted three-factor model with subscales indicating satisfying alphas and invariance across context and gender. Construct and criterion validity were met for all subscales of the German STRS based on various criteria from both, observations and reports.  相似文献   

《测试技术基础》实验教学的改革与体会     

李喜梅 《中国科教创新导刊》2013,(35):154-155

实验教学在机械工程测试技术课程中具有非常重要的作用,针对实验教学中存在的问题,对实验内容、设备以及实验教学模式进行了一系列的探讨,对提高学生学习本课程的兴趣,增强对理论知识的理解,培养具有创新能力的高级应用型人才具有一定的意义。  相似文献   

Ethical Principles and Liability Risks in Providing Drug Information     

《Medical reference services quarterly》2013,32(3):59-67

In providing drug information to various groups of users, librarians must be aware of situations or actions that may result in liability. This paper examines these issues with respect to various categories of users and types of questions. In addition, this paper addresses the role of professional ethics in medical reference.  相似文献   

Examining the factor structure of the Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale—Revised     

Diana Schaack  Vi-Nhuan Le  Claude Messan Setodji 《Early childhood research quarterly》2013

The purpose of this study was to examine the factor structure of the Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale—Revised (FCCERS-R) in high-stakes contexts. The results of an exploratory factor analysis revealed three dimensions of quality on the FCCERS-R: (1) Activities/Materials, (2) Language/Interaction, and (3) Organization. This study also explored whether abridged versions of the FCCERS-R could serve as a proxy for the full instrument. In addition to subsets of FCCERS-R items created from the factor structure, purposively and randomly chosen item subsets were created. The purposively chosen subsets included 6-, 9-, and 12-item scales comprised of the items with the highest factor loading across the three factors, whereas the randomly chosen subsets consisted of 12 items. Results of a discriminant analysis showed that the factor subsets were poorer proxies for the total FCCERS-R score than were the other subsets, which demonstrated comparable internal consistencies and discriminant power as the full FCCERS-R when classifying homes into general quality categories. Implications for adopting shorter versions of the FCCERS-R are discussed.  相似文献   

Special section on understanding and improving quality in family child care: Introduction and commentary     

Juliet Bromer 《Early childhood research quarterly》2013

This introduction to the special section on understanding and improving quality in family, child care gives an overview of the eight papers included in the special section with implications for, future research and policy directions.  相似文献   

Teachers’ Concepts of Spatial Scale: An international comparison     

M. Gail Jones  Manuela Paechter  Chiung-Fen Yen  Grant Gardner  Amy Taylor  Thomas Tretter 《International Journal of Science Education》2013,35(14):2462-2482

Metric scale is an important concept taught as part of science curricula across different countries. This study explored metric and relative (body-length) scale concepts of inservice (N?=?92) and preservice (N?=?134) teachers from Austria, and Taiwan, and their concepts were compared with those of teachers from the USA. Participants completed three assessments: the Scale Anchoring Objects (SAO), Scale of Objects Questionnaire (SOQ), and a subsample of participants were interviewed with the Learning Scale Interview. A Rasch analysis was conducted with the SAO and SOQ and results showed that the Rasch model held for these assessments, indicating that there is an underlying common dimension to understanding scale. Further analyses showed that accuracy of knowledge of scale measured by the SAO and SOQ was not related to professional experience. There were significant differences in teachers’ accuracy of scale concepts by nationality. This was true for both metric and body-length SAO assessments. Post hoc comparisons showed that the Austrian and Taiwanese participants were significantly more accurate than the US sample on the SAO and SOQ. The Austrian participants scored significantly higher than the US and the Taiwanese participants. The results of the interviews showed that the Taiwanese experienced teacher participants were more likely to report learning size and scale through in-school experiences than the Austrian or the US participants. US teachers reported learning size and scale most often through participating in hobbies and sports, Taiwanese teachers reported learning scale through sports and reading, and Austrian teachers most often noted that they learned about scale through travel.  相似文献   

Exploration of Korean Students’ Scientific Imagination Using the Scientific Imagination Inventory     

Jiyeong Mun  Kongju Mun 《International Journal of Science Education》2013,35(13):2091-2112

This article reports on the study of the components of scientific imagination and describes the scales used to measure scientific imagination in Korean elementary and secondary students. In this study, we developed an inventory, which we call the Scientific Imagination Inventory (SII), in order to examine aspects of scientific imagination. We identified three conceptual components of scientific imagination, which were composed of (1) scientific sensitivity, (2) scientific creativity, and (3) scientific productivity. We administered SII to 662 students (4th–8th grades) and confirmed validity and reliability using exploratory factor analysis and Cronbach α coefficient. The characteristics of Korean elementary and secondary students' overall scientific imagination and difference across gender and grade level are discussed in the results section.  相似文献