Construction of a valid and reliable test to determine knowledge on dietary fat of higher-educated young adults

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 133-139

  Venter, Irma ^a  

^a CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dietary fat; Nutrition knowledge; Reliability; Test construction; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACE VALIDITY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; KUDER RICHARDSON COEFFICIENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 54949090000     PISSN: 16070658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2008.11734166     Document Type: Article

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