The Development of the Network Examination for Student Socialization (NEXSS) Observational Instrument
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| Title: | The Development of the Network Examination for Student Socialization (NEXSS) Observational Instrument |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Rhoades, Jesse Lee, Hastmann, Tanis Joy |
| Source: | Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science. 2014 18(1):53-71. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 19 |
| Publication Date: | 2014 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Physical Education, Measures (Individuals), Social Networks, Reliability, Validity, Systems Analysis, Theories, Models, Socialization, Observation, Video Technology, Student Surveys, Sociometric Techniques, Correlation |
| Geographic Terms: | North Dakota |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1091367X.2013.841701 |
| ISSN: | 1091-367X |
| Abstract: | The complexity of learning has plagued the educational establishment for decades. Recently, ideas of complexity theory and complex adaptive systems have made headway in how we think of institutions of learning. This study developed and tested an instrument for the modeling of underlying social structures, as an element of complexity, within the physical education learning environment. Currently, there are no instruments capable of producing valid and reliable models of underlying student social networks in physical education classes. This study sought to develop and test one of the first instruments for the explicit purpose of this modeling. The Network Examination for Student Socialization was developed as a product of this effort. Testing demonstrated the Network Examination for Student Socialization is both a reliable and valid instrument for modeling underlying student social structures within physical education classes. It is hoped that in years to come, the Network Examination for Student Socialization can play a key role in the study of complexity within physical education. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 34 |
| Entry Date: | 2014 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1029742 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | The complexity of learning has plagued the educational establishment for decades. Recently, ideas of complexity theory and complex adaptive systems have made headway in how we think of institutions of learning. This study developed and tested an instrument for the modeling of underlying social structures, as an element of complexity, within the physical education learning environment. Currently, there are no instruments capable of producing valid and reliable models of underlying student social networks in physical education classes. This study sought to develop and test one of the first instruments for the explicit purpose of this modeling. The Network Examination for Student Socialization was developed as a product of this effort. Testing demonstrated the Network Examination for Student Socialization is both a reliable and valid instrument for modeling underlying student social structures within physical education classes. It is hoped that in years to come, the Network Examination for Student Socialization can play a key role in the study of complexity within physical education. |
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| ISSN: | 1091-367X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1091367X.2013.841701 |
