Investigation in the readability and reliability of Basic Offshore Safety and Emergency (B.O.S.E.T) test

This paper presents the development of a Basic Offshore Safety and Emergency Training (B.O.S.E.T) knowledge test. The knowledge test is a research tool that is meant to measure B.O.S.E.T knowledge retention among offshore professionals. The objective of this paper is to validate a research tool by u...

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Published in2011 IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science and Engineering pp. 364 - 369
Main Authors Bin Hussin, Mohamad Fahmi, Noor, S. Z. M., Bin Wang, Hipnie, R.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.12.2011
Subjects
B.O.S.E.T
Correlation
Fires
Helicopters
knowledge retention
Reliability
risk management
safety training
Training
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Summary:This paper presents the development of a Basic Offshore Safety and Emergency Training (B.O.S.E.T) knowledge test. The knowledge test is a research tool that is meant to measure B.O.S.E.T knowledge retention among offshore professionals. The objective of this paper is to validate a research tool by using key test elements such as validity, reliability and readability. The knowledge test was subjected to Face Validity and Content Validity. Then, a reliability test (Cronbach Alpha) was calculated and proved the knowledge test as reliable. After that, three (3) readability tests (Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level Test, Flesch Reading Ease Test and Gunning's Fog Index Test) were used to determine the suitability of test language. The results suggest that the knowledge test is reliable and valid as well as suitability in the use of language for target population.
ISBN:1467300217
9781467300216
DOI:10.1109/CHUSER.2011.6163752