Scale Development: Theory and Applications (Applied Social Research Methods)
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (519 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1412980445 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Solid Help for First-Time Scale Developers John M. Ford My colleague Doug recently completed a research study on the level of engagement in the Federal workforce. He used data from a 2005 governmentwide survey of nearly 37,000 Federal employees. Although Doug has a solid background in Federal employment issues like employee engagement, this w. Great Intro This book is a great introduction to psychometrics. If you knowledge of scale creation is somewhere between nothing and a moderate amount, then this book is for you. The book contains many helpful hints (such as how to generate questions/items) and helps make sure that you have a solid p. Nice, practical overview of the scale construction process If you've never developed scales for survey research before, this is probably one of the most readable and actionable books describing the process step by step. Browse through it in your local library before you buy a copy. Highly recommended.May 2013 Update:---------------Chapter 5 has
Students' attention is drawn to important concepts that are foundational for subsequent topics, with opportunities provided to test understanding through chapter summaries and exercises.. Robert DeVellis demystifies measurement by relating it to familiar experiences and by emphasizing a conceptual rather than a strictly mathematical understanding. This book presents complex concepts in a way that helps students to understand the logic underlying the creation, use, and evaluation of measurement instruments and to develop a more intuitive feel for how scales work
He has served on the Board of Directors for the American Psychological Association’s Division of Health Psychology (38), on the Arthritis Foundation’s Clinical/Outcomes/Therapeutics Research Study Section, and on the Advisory Board of the Veterans Affairs Measurement Excellence Initiative. He has served as principal investigator or co-investigator since the early 1980s on a series of research projects funded
The use of specific examples that demonstrate key points is very effective.” (Jonathan Feldman) . Green)"The key strength of this text is its ability to present the basic and necessary background on scale construction and measurement for the subsequent material, either in the context of the same first-year graduate course or in future courses during a masters and PhD program.” (René Bautista)“The author has a very nice writing style that makes reasonably complicated technical concepts clear to students who are accessing them for the first time.” (Catherine Horn)“This book does an excellent job in explaining complicated topics in test construction at a level that students can understand. “Scal