The Measurement of Information Technology Performance in Indonesian Higher Education Institutions in the Context of Achieving Institution Business Goals Using COBIT Framework Version 4.1 (Case Study: Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga)

Researchers World : Journal of Arts Science & Commerece, Vol. III, Issue 3(3) July 2012, p. 9-19. Tersedia online di http://www.researchersworld.com/vol3/issue3/vol3_issue3_3/Paper_02.pdfIT management in higher education institutions is a Critical Success Factor (CSF) for University leaders and partners, but this IT management has not been done by using well structured method and approach. In addition, supervision and assessment of IT performance have not been carried out periodically, but only if there are complaints from the working unit. Therefore, the IT performance measurement will be done in order to achieve the business goals by measuring the maturity level of IT process using COBIT model framework version 4.1. The measurement was made in SWCU. The aim of this research is to see the IT management and provide recommendation for improvements in the IT management for service process to the stakeholders so that it can reduce the risk of problems in the future. The results showed that the IT has been managed well in which the processes of IT to support the business goals have been standardized, documented and well communicated, just for the service aspect for the users should receive more priority in improvements from the Bureau of Technology and information Systems (BTSI), because this aspect has the worst performance among the other aspects of the business goal

How self-regulated learning strategies interfere between metacognitions and decisional procrastination

Generally conceptualized as a failure of performance, procrastination has been a central focus of psycho-educational research. Among the various facets of the construct, decisional procrastination has been scarcely analyzed in relation with self-regulated learning strategies. Assuming a cognitive standpoint we investigated the linkage between decisional procrastination and metacognitive beliefs about procrastination, taking into account self-regulated learning strategies as potential mediators. A sample of 296 undergraduate students filled out a questionnaire measuring metacognitive beliefs about procrastination, concentration on academic tasks and interests in academic success, and decisional procrastination. The hypothesized model was partially confirmed: Results from structural equation model indicated that: (1) positive metacognitive beliefs about procrastination had an adverse impact on both concentration and interests; (2) concentration mediated the relationship between positive metacognitions and decisional procrastination. Although the results were preliminary in nature, they provided a basis for examining procrastination as a barrier to academic success. Some professional indications for education were suggested

Factores motivacionales relacionados con la agresividad en las artes marciales

Hasta hoy, muchas investigaciones sobre las diferencias individuales en las artes marciales han mostrado efectos tanto positivos como negativos de este deporte sobre los comportamientos antisociales. La finalidad del presente trabajo cross-seccional fue analizar un modelo de mediación en donde la orientación motivacional, la motvación autodeterminada y la deportividad son factores predictivos de la agresividad. Artistas marciales italianos (N = 366) completaron un cuestionario para medir la orientación motivacional (TEOSQ), la motivación autodeterminada (SMS), la deportividad (MSOS) y la agresividad (AQ). La path analysis confirma el modelo hipotetizado: la motivación autodeterminada y la deportividad median la relación entre la orientación motivacional y la agresividad. Los resultados sugieren que estos factores pueden ayudar a comprender las consecuencias psicosociales de las artes marciales.This study was aimed at testing a meditational model in which goal orientation, self-determined motivation, and sportspersonship werepredictive factors of aggressiveness. Italian martial artists (N = 366; Mage = 29.53, SD = 9.107; Men = 325, Female = 41) were asked to fill in a questionnaire assessing sport orientation, sport motivation, sportspersonship, and aggressiveness. The path analysis supported the hypothesized model: self-determined motivation mediates the relationship between motivational orientations and sportspersonhip, which in turn mediates the relationship between motivation and aggressiveness. The results suggest considering these motivational factors in order to plan interventions to prevent aggressiveness among athletes.A finalidade do trabalho foi analisar um modelo de mediação no qual a orientação motivacional, a motivação auto-determinada e o desportivismo eram factores preditores da agressividade. Praticantes de artes marciais italianos (N = 366; Midade = 29.53 anos, DP = 9.107; Homens = 325, Mulheres = 41) completaram um questionário para medir a orientação motivacional, a motivação auto-determinada, o desportivismo e a agressividade. A path analysis confirmou o modelo testado: a motivação auto-determinada medeia a relação entre a orientação motivacional e o desportivismo que por seu turno medeia a relação entre a motivação e a agressividade. Os resultados sugerem que se deveria intervir sobre os factores motivacionais para prevenir a agressividade entre os atletas

The Revised Identity Style Inventory: Factor Structure and Validity in Italian Speaking Students

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factor structure and convergent and discriminant validity of scores on an Italian translation of the Revised Identity Style Inventory (ISI-5) with samples of 237 adolescents (50 males, Mage = 18.04, SD = .86) and 268 university students (42 males, Mage = 22.71, SD = 3.70). Confirmatory Factor Analysis indicated that a three-factor solution provided a good fit, which was invariant across age and sex groups. The theoretically relationships between scores on the ISI and scores on measures of reasoning and identity processes, identity commitment, and social desirability were partially consistent, thus further studies are needed to give more evidence to the convergent and discriminant validity

Self-control and aggressiveness as mediating factors between motivational orientations and sportspersonship

In light of the increasing propensity toward unsportsmanlike behaviours that have caused the failure of the notion of fair play, this research tested a causal model of theoretically-predicted antecedents of sportspersonship, in which the two trait-related personality factors, self-control and aggressiveness, mediated the relationship between motivational orientations and sportspersonship. After examining the five-factor structure of the Multidimensional Sportspersonship Orientation Scale in a first sample of Italian athletes (n = 371, M age = 26.57), the resulting 20-item four-factor model proved to be satisfactory and reliable. In a second sample (n = 814, M age = 25.96) the proposed empirically-based model confirmed the important role played by self-control in mediating the relationship between ego orientation, aggressiveness, and sportspersonship. In terms of practical implications, the findings provide a more comprehensive conceptualization of the factors that differentiate the inter- and intra-individual characteristics in sportspersonship, thus allowing practitioners to develop effective intervention programs addressed to athletes

The use of digital technologies, impulsivity and psychopathological symptoms in adolescence

Abstract: Background and aims: Past research on the associations between psychopathological symptoms and technological-based addictions, i.e., Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) and Social Media Addiction (SMA), showed contradictory results in adolescents and adult populations. The present study investigated correlations between adolescents’ psychopathological risks and impulsivity, IGD and SMA. Methods: A sample of 656 participants (338 males; Mage = 16.32 years) was divided into three age groups (early, mid-, and late adolescence) and completed a battery of scales comprising the (i) Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short Form, (ii) Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale, (iii) Barratt Impulsiveness Scale for Adolescents, and (iv) Symptom Checklist-90-R. Results: The significance of the correlations was not corroborated in the basic tables. Significant associations appeared only in the adolescent subgroups, sometimes for bivariate and sometimes for partial correlations and with different patterns of associations between males and females. Moreover, both technological addictions were correlated with impulsiveness in bivariate and partial correlations. Discussion and conclusions: Following a developmentally-oriented approach to determine the patterns of associations between technological behavioral addictions and psychopathology in the specific sub-phases of early-, mid- and late-adolescence, this exploratory research showed how these associations might change depending on the developmental phase and gender of the individual. Future research is needed to provide empirical evidence of specific emotional–psychopathological correlations

Development of Si-based electrical biosensors: Simulations and first experimental results

In this work, we simulated and experimentally assessed the possibility to detect, through electrical transduction, hybridization of DNA molecules on MOS-like devices, having different dielectrics: SiO2, Si3N4 and SiO2/Si3N4/SiO2 (ONO). The electrical characterization was performed after the various functionalization steps, consisting of dielectric activation, silanization, DNA spotting and anchoring, and after the hybridization process, to test the devices effectiveness as DNA recognition biosensors. The experimental results were used to validate device simulations. The comparison shows the ability to determine a priori the DNA probe density needed to maximize the response. The results confirm that the structures analyzed are sensitive to the immobilization of DNA and its hybridization

Assessment of the Italian version of the Internet Disorder Scale (IDS-15)

Much research has focused on the validation of psychometric tools assessing Internet addiction. One of the newest measures is the Internet Disorder Scale (IDS-15) based on the modified IGD criteria outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). This study aimed at investigating the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the IDS-15 by examining the construct and the concurrent and the criterion-related validity and by identifying the taxonomy and the patterns of Internet users. A sample of 471 participants (Mage = 24.72 years, SD = 8.66; 256 males) was recruited from secondary schools, universities, and gaming halls. Confirmatory factor analyses supported the four-dimensional second-order structure and the three levels of the measurement invariance across gender. The reliability and the validity of the scale were confirmed, and the LPAs provided four classes of Internet users on the basis of the scores obtained in all four dimensions of the scale. The psychometric robustness of the Italian version of the IDS-15 was clearly demonstrated. Cross-cultural research should expand and generalize the present findings