Reliability
Validity
Error
Measurement
Questions, Questions
100
Study that employs the re administration of a single instrument to check for consistency across time.
What is test-retest reliability
100
What is the weakest form of validity
What is Face validity. It asks whether the items on an instrument seem to measure the intended concept.
100
Give an example of a random error
What is Too boring of a measurement Asking questions that are not understood
100
These are the scales of measurement.
What are nominal, ordinal, interval/ratio
100
A type of question that has another question embedded within it (example: do you think cats and dogs make good pets?)
What is a double-barreled question?
200
A method of checking the consistency across items by halving a test and administering two half-forms of same test.
What is split-half reliability
200
This subjective judgment looks at the degree to which a measure covers the rage of meanings included within the concept
What is content validity - To what extent are the questions or items a representative of the construct – are there enough items to fully assess the construct
200
Information we collect consistently reflects a false picture of the concept we seek to measure
What is systematic error
200
This is the level of measurement for letter grades given at the end of a school term.
What is ordinal?
200
A data collection method used to elicit an individual participant's detailed perceptions, with room for follow-up questions to probe for details
What is using open ended questions ?
300
This is the statistic for assessing Internal Consistency Reliability
What is the coefficient alpha: α
300
The extent to which a measurement instrument measures what it is intended to measure.
What is validity?
300
This occurs when obtain data that do not accurately portray the concept we are attempting to measure.
What is Measurement error
300
The question: Given the following ranges, what is your GPA is what level of measurement?
What is Interval?
300
A step that should be done before administering a survey to participants in a study
What is doing a pilot/pretest?
400
What is a type of reliability that is associated with the consistency between multiple people rating something they observe?
What is Inter-rater reliability
400
What are the two subtypes of critierion related validity and describe them
What is Predictive validity– measure the same concept over time and with different measures What is Concurrent validity – compare results of 2 different measures
400
When a respondent answers in a way that they feel will make them look good to the researchers
What is social disability bias?
400
The level of measurement that results when cases are only grouped into discrete categories (for example, “single” or “married”)
What is nominal?
400
With this type of question the respondent is asked to select an answer from a provided list – or a Yes or No answer
What are closed ended questions
500
When administering the instrument in a test-retest reliability occasion, how far apart (maximum) should the tests be?
What is Two to three weeks apart.
500
Suppose you created a new measure of reading comprehension and you wanted to test its validity. Therefore you compare the results of your new measure to existing validated measures of reading comprehension and find that your measure compares well with these other measures. We could then say that your new measure has good____. - reliability, content validity, current validity or criterion-related validity
What is criterion-related validity
500
This type of pattern has no consistent pattern of effects
What is a random error
500
Using a 1-5 scale rank your satisfaction with each of your current courses is what level of measurement?
What is ordinal?
500
When formatting a questionnaire – what are some characteristics that it should have or be
What is Uncluttered Clear instructions Do not abbreviate
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