Practical Research - Instrumentation in Quantitative Research

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Validity
degree to which the instrument measures what it intends to
measure. It involves collecting and analyzing data to assess the accuracy of an instrument
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Face Validity
simplest and easiest type of validity where in the validator skim the surface of the instrument in order to form an opinion. Moreover, it is often criticized as the weakest form of
validity
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Content Validity
appropriateness of the content of an instrument. A type of validity that most often includes expert or people familiar
with the construct being measured. The expert make judgement about the degree to which the items in the questionnaire match the objective of the study.
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Criterion Validity
measures how well the relationship between a measure and an outcome.
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Construct Validity
how well a test measures what it claims to
measure. It is used to know whether the operational definition of a construct align to the true theoretical meaning of a concept.
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Stability or Test-retest reliability.
simplest type of reliability where in the same questionnaire is administered twice and correlation between two set of score is computed.
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Split-half method
Also called equivalent or parallel forms. This is done by
administering two different set of questionnaire but with same topic and correlation between two set of score is computed.
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Internal consistency
when the instrument measures a specific concept. It is estimate based on a single form of test administered on a single occasion.
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