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Research Methods Knowledge Base
A comprehensive web-based textbook that addresses all of the topics in a typical introductory undergraduate or graduate course in social research methods.
In this unit, you will look into assessment and how these concepts apply to the measurement of abstract constructs that cannot be measured directly. It emphasizes on the importance of a well-defined and conceptualized construct as the first step in developing accurate and reliable instruments. You will also look into the different formats of instruments at varying levels of measurement. The unit ends with the conceptualization of the construct you wish to measure and its assessment context.
HP 233 Thu 10 -12 Thursday, January 23⋅10:00am – 12:00pm
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Each group/individual will present the following:
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What is a CONSTRUCT?
DEFINING VARIABLES
In this unit, you will develop your items through a literature review and use any of the available scaling methods to develop a pool of items that will measure your construct. At this stage, you are expected to arrive at key decisions regarding specific characteristics of your instrument, from the format, medium, analysis, and data collection processes. Ethical considerations should also be made. The unit ends with a pool of items ready for validation.
Key concepts: scaling, instrument format, privacy, confidentiality, informed consent, access to data
Measurement (direct link to research method knowledge base)
"Measurement is the process of observing and recording the observations that are collected as part of a research effort. There are two major issues that will be considered here.
First, you have to understand the fundamental ideas involved in measuring. Here we consider two of major measurement concepts. In Levels of Measurement, I explain the meaning of the four major levels of measurement: nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio. Then we move on to the reliability of measurement, including consideration of true score theory and a variety of reliability estimators.
Second, you have to understand the different types of measures that you might use in social research. We consider four broad categories of measurements. Survey research includes the design and implementation of interviews and questionnaires. Scaling involves consideration of the major methods of developing and implementing a scale. Qualitative research provides an overview of the broad range of non-numerical measurement approaches. And unobtrusive measures presents a variety of measurement methods that don’t intrude on or interfere with the context of the research." (research method knowledge base)
Operationalization
This unit represents the final stage in instrument development, which is the development and evaluation or validation of the instrument. This stage provides a more empirical approach to operationalizing the construct you are measuring. You will create a pilot study plan for your instrument to establish its psychometric properties. You will also be introduced to the two main theories of measurement and how validity and reliability are estimated using these theories. The culmination of the unit and the course is implementing content and construct validation of your instrument.
Key concepts: psychometric properties, validity, reliability, classical test theory, item response theory, content validity, face validity, convergent validity, discriminant validity, concurrent validity, predictive validity, stability, equivalence, internal consistency, inter-rater reliability