Course Description
Hands-on experience in instrument development, especially in the affective domain. Scaling methods will be considered in addition to actual item and reliability analyses. Techniques such as Likert, Thurstone, and Osgood's semantic differential method.
Athena Title
Constr of Educ Measur Instrum
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in ERSH 7600E
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students will be able: 1. To apply the theory and techniques used to develop affective assessment instruments. 2. To develop a short instrument in the affective domain. 3. To gather data and conduct validity and reliability analyses.
Topical Outline
Affective Characteristics and Conceptual Definitions Types of Affective Characteristics Attitudes Self-Efficacy Values Self-Concept Interest Relationships Among the Affective Characteristics Constructing Affective Instruments Operational Definitions The Domain-Referenced Approach Item Content Sources Scaling Affective Characteristics Measurement Fishbein's Expectancy Value Model Scaling Models Thurstone Equal-Appearing Interval Scale Likert's Summated Rating Techniques Latent Trait Models Semantic-Differential Scales Ipsative Versus Normative Scale Properties The Validity of Affective Instruments Validity Evidence Content Validity Construct Validity Correlation Factor Analysis Exploratory Principal Components and Common Factor Analysis Confirmatory Factor Analysis Multitrait-Multimethod Matrix Causal Modeling Item Response Theory Item Bias Known Groups Criterion-Related Validity The Reliability of Affective Instruments Reliability Theory Sources of Error Types of Reliability Coefficients Factors Affecting Reliability Acceptable Levels of Reliability The Relationship of Reliability to Validity A Review of the Steps for Developing an Affective Instrument Suggested Steps in Affective Instrument Development