20 Questions
Which type of validity assessment is criticized as the weakest type of validity used in research instruments?
Face Validity
What kind of judgment does Face Validity involve?
Subjective judgment
What is needed in Content Validity assessment?
Expert to the content or professional familiar with the construct being measured
What does Content Validity refer to?
Degree to which items in the questionnaire cover all relevant parts of the construct being measured
What happens if some aspects are missing or irrelevant aspects are included in a research instrument during Content Validity assessment?
The validity of the instrument is threatened
What type of validity measures how well the relationship between the result of your instrument to the result of another instrument?
Criterion Validity
Which type of validity assesses whether the operational definition of a construct aligns with the true theoretical meaning of a concept?
Construct Validity
What does reliability refer to in the context of measuring instruments?
Consistency of responses over repeated measurements
What is stability or test-retest reliability based on?
Administering the same questionnaire twice to the same sample at different times
What does the split-half method involve in assessing instrument reliability?
Administering two different sets of questionnaires but with the same topic to the same sample
What type of validity assessment is typically considered the weakest in research instruments?
Face Validity
In assessing the reliability of an instrument, what does the split-half method involve?
Administering two different sets of questionnaires with the same topic to the same sample
What does construct validity assess in relation to a measuring instrument?
Whether the operational definition of a construct aligns with the true theoretical meaning of a concept
Which type of validity measures how well the relationship between the result of your instrument and the result of another instrument is measured?
Criterion Validity
What does reliability refer to in the context of measuring instruments?
How accurate and precise the measuring instrument is
What is the main criticism of Face Validity as a type of validity assessment?
It is subjective and considered the weakest type of validity assessment
In Content Validity assessment, what does an expert assess?
The alignment of the construct being measured with the items in the questionnaire
What is threatened if some aspects are missing from the instrument or irrelevant aspects are included in Content Validity assessment?
Validity of the instrument
What type of judgment does Face Validity involve?
Subjective judgment based on skimming the overview of the instrument
What does Content Validity assessment refer to?
The extent to which the items in the questionnaire cover all relevant parts of the construct being measured
Learn about the different ways to assess the validity of a set of measurement, including the subjective type of Face Validity and its criticisms. Understand how validators form opinions by skimming the overview of the research instrument.
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