The Implications of Using Judgement by Experts in Scale Development to Enhance the Reliability and Validity of Executive Functions Questionnaire for School Going Adolescents in Bahrain

The reason for this study was to assess the Executive Function Questionnaire for Adolescents (EFQA) validity and reliability. Lawshe, (1975) the content validity index (CVI), and the content validity ratio (CVR) were utilized to assess the face and content validity of the inventory items following the creation of the initial inventory list. This evaluation was guided by professional university experts in science, psychometrics, physical education, education and instruction, and MBBS. The complete unwavering quality of the survey was evaluated utilizing Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Using the SPSS program the data were examined. The 36 items on the scale were partitioned into 12 significant skills. Everything in the inventory had both face validity and content reliability, as per the outcomes (CVR> 0. 0.99). Besides, all inventory dimensions had the content validity index set to 0.99, which is a decent incentive for the inventory. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was found the instrument’s reliability 0.959. The Executive Function Questionnaire for Adolescents (EFQA) has the potential to be promoted as a useful tool for evaluating adolescents’ executive function abilities. It has been recommended to the Psychiatrists, researcher, and professionals can use this study for screening and Identifying drawbacks, weaknesses, and the skills where one is doing well but needs to be nurtured. This study can be very useful to teachers, coaches, and educators to find out talents and facilitate the behaviors required to plot and gain goals on this Executive functioning helps.