Process of assigning labels to certain characteristics of things according to a set of rules.
What is measurement?
100
Consistency of measurements.
What is reliability?
100
Knowing weather a measurement procedure actually does what it is supposed to.
What is Validity?
100
How practitioners plan to monitor progress and evaluate outcomes. Collect baseline information.
What is Evaluation design?
200
Reliability requires that observations be ______ and under the same circumstances.
What is Independent
200
Purpose is to help clarify and define the target and to collect detailed information on the target and to aid in assessment. Useful for pinpointing/ defining problems and circumstances.
What is Exploratory Log?
300
Rank ordered on a scale from less- more for some target. For example, each week the number of marital arguments for a couple might be classified into 1- Never 2- Some of the time
3- Occasionally 4- All of the time.
What is ordinal level
300
Extent to which parts of a measure are homogeneous or measure the same thing. There are 2 types of this reliability that you are likely to see reported.
What is Internal-Consistency Reliability?
300
Occurs when an act of observation by another person increases the pressure on the client to act according to what they believe is expected of them in contrast to their true feelings.
What is Negative Reactivity?
300
Four reasons for using a SSD.
What is assess/monitor, evaluate, can be causally linked, and compare effectiveness.
400
Example: The Fahrenheit scale for measuring temperature.
What is Interval Level
400
Determined by independently measuring the same group of people (or things) with the same measure on 2 different occasions under the same circumstances.
What is Test- Retest Reliability?
400
Effects or results of behaviors rather than the behaviors themselves. Monitor temporary/ permanent effect that is seen as a result of specifiable behavior.
What is Behavior Products?
400
Can provide with some hypotheses for future testing even though they do not offer basis for direct logical comparison.
What is Nonadjacent Phase.
500
A defined zero point with some intrinsic meaning. Example: The amount of time spent caring for an elderly parent.
What is Ratio level
500
Involves administration of 2 forms of measurement that are constructed according to the same specifications but the actual content of items is different.