PSY 3094 Psychological Measurement – Scale Construction Project

The aim of this project is to develop a scale measuring a construct related to psychology and to report its psychometric properties. You will work in groups and prepare a report including the following componets given in the table below. The Assessment Rubric summarizes the details that should be included in each part of the report and how they will be graded. Please submit a copy of this rubric with your paper for grading.

Title Page

including the title of the project, the Group No/Name, the Name, Surname and Student No of the group members

Main Text

organized in subtitles of Introduction, Preparation of the Scale, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Evaluation of the Scale

References

in APA style

Appendices:

You should refer to the relevant appendices in text

Adapted from Improving Student Learning through Classroom Action Research: A Guide to Becoming an Action Research; Florida Department of Education https://tr.scribd.com/doc/132663674/action-research-assignment-and-rubric

SCALE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ASSESSMENT RUBRIC

Group No / Name: ____________________________________________________ Title of Project: _________________________________________________________

Section

REQUIREMENTS & POINTS

POINTS RECEIVED

Introduction

5 points

3 points

0 points

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A detailed description/definition of the construct that you are measuring

An adequate description/definition of the construct that you are measuring, but some important details are missing.

No definition of the construct that you are measuring

5 points

3 points

0 points

…

A detailed – clear description of the importance of measuring the construct

The importance of measuring the construct is stated, but why it is important is not clear.

The importance of measuring the construct and its reasons are not stated.

10 points

5 points

0 points

…

A detailed-clear description/definition of the variable that will be measured for criterion-related/construct validity and why it is selected/how it is related to the construct that you are measuring.

The variable that will be measured for the criterion-related/construct validity is described/defined, but why it is selected/how it is related to the construct that you are measuring is not clear.

No description/definition of the variable that will be measured for the criterion-related/construct validity and no statement about why it is selected

Preperation of the Scale

First version of the scale

• – Detailed description of how the first items are created (3 points)
• – presentation of the items (in Appendix) (5 points)
• – information about the scaling method (2 points)

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Analysis of Content validity

• – Characteristics of experts (number, age, gender, their expertise level)(2 points)
• – How experts rated the items (2 points)
• – The results of experts’ ratings (3 points)
• – Content validity coefficient (3 points)

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Finalization of the Scale

• – the solution for the items on which the experts do not agree (2 points)
• – the final list of the items (in Appendix) (2 points)
• – how the scoring of the scale should be done. ( 1point)

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Data Collection

Sample

• – the number of participants (1 points)
• – how the participants are recruited ( 2 points)
• – demographic characteristics of participants (required : Age (M, SD, Min, Max), gender distribution; optional:education level, SES, other characteristics that are important for the construct you are measuring etc.) (2 points)

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Measures/Instruments- demographic information form & presentation in Appendix (3 points)

Information about how the variable that is included for the criterion-related/construct validity is measured. If via a questionnaire, then

• – when and by whom the questionnaire is developed (1 point)
• – the number of items and the scale used for the rating (2 points)
• – how the score is computed (1 point)
• – psychometric properties of the original questionnaire and also in your data (2 points)
• – presentation of the questionnaire in Appendix (1 point)

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Procedure

• – consent form (1 point)
• – presentation of consent form in Appendix (1 point)
• – order of the measures (1 point)
• – paper-pencil vs. online (1 point)
• – duration (1 point)

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Data Analysis

Descriptive statistics of the scale that you are constructing and other scales used for validity analysis – M, SD, Min, Max (3 points)

Information about the analysis of inter-item consistency

• – how it is calculated (2 points)
• – report of the coefficient (3 points)
• – Interpretation of the score for inter-item consistency (high-low etc, whether it will change if some items aredeleted) (3 points)
• – Report of SEM (3 points)Information about the analysis of the criterion-related/construct validity
• – How it is calculated (3 points)
• – Report of the validity coefficient (3 points)
• – Interpretation of the score (5 points)Optional: Information about the analysis of split-half reliability (5 additional points)

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Evaluation of the Scale

Evaluation of the scale that you are developing in terms of its reliability and validity (5 points) Limitations of the study (sample, problem of restricted range, procedural problems etc.) (3 points) A general conclusion ( 2 points)

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References

5 points

2 points

0 points

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All citations appearing the text match the reference list. The reference list is consistent in APA style and error free.

References partially match text citations. Reference list is inconsistent with regard to APA style.

References missing or do not match citations. Reference list is not consistent with APA style.

Have to make a power point presentation with the word doc MAIN IS PPT, explaning the ppt (just explanation of ppt in word )

This assessment is designed to assess your technical skills in designing and communicating a project proposal effectively. Your topic related to a project proposal for a business problem, for example implement just in time to optimize supply chain, create a new procurement process, develop a new information system to improve communication, reduce volume of customer calls for call centers and so on.

The project proposal presentation should include the typical components of a project charter: background of the project/problem, scope, SMART objectives, governance, schedule, budget and risks as well as solutions to the problem and existing alternatives.

Create a 1,050- to 1,400-word strategic plan for your place of employment or a company with which you are familiar.

Include the following in your plan:

• Mission, vision, core values
  • Environmental analysis
  • Internal or external industry trends and economic factors
  • Legal and legislative issues
  • Internal or external technological changes
  • Demographic or labor trends
  • Social concerns, such as education, family or sustainability factors
• Objectives
  • Financial
  • Strategic (Long-term/short-term goals)

Cite any sources according to APA formatting guidelines.

Initial Post: Original, thorough, on topic, cited and referenced properly using APA 6th edition. The post is cited and referenced. = 60 points Spelling, Grammar, Writing: Posts are free of errors and demonstrate university level writing using standard American English = 10 points

Case 1: Read the case, “Nursing Facilities Case: Mary” on pages 115-116 of the text. Discuss your thoughts, and answer the following questions while using your text to back up your answers. You must cite and reference using APA 6 ed format:

Should Mary’s family members authorize the double hip replacement?

What factors should be considered?

Who else, if anyone, should be considered?

What are the implications of that decision on the parties involved: Mary, her children, the facility staff?

Long-Term Care:  Managing Across the Continuum, 4th edition

Publisher:  Jones and Bartlett

Author:  John R. Pratt

ISBN:  9781284185737

1. Contrast the positive and negative aspects of care giving from the caregiver’s perspective and discuss the issues that tip the balance for any given individual.  How would support and incentives for informal caregivers support our current long-term care system?

the people who are working for caregivers, is service providers to the patients in several dimensions. they need to understand the needs of patients, treated them, serve them with care, affection and love. can you imagine how a 2-year-old kid behaves, the same way these people to care of the patients. the benefits of these people are, they get more satisfaction than any other. because they are serving people who are not able to take care of themselves. god gives us birth, but rebirth only gifted by doctors only. hence, caregivers are doing the job perfectly. the drawbacks of this job are, many of the patients and their relative people does not know how these people are working. many of the people assumes that, they are paying, then why don’t they do better than this.

it is all about quality of service the caregivers offer to patients. these caregivers spend most of the time with patients only. they do not have much time to spend with their family and for personal obligations.

these people must offer a little high pay than existing level of pays. as i already said that, these people psychologically bear much tension and personally, and heartfully serve to the people. assume that you are repairing a car, how do you deal it. you do not ask anything the car. just you proceed based on the problem, and the car never expects any return from you. but a patient, whose health is in trouble, expects many things from you. you are there to cure the medical problem along with psychological problems of the patient. the patient expects something from you, he asks, gives suggestions, raise his voice, create more hurdles, may not react properly and so on. but at the end it is your talent, to make him perfect and cure from the problem. so, it is better to offer some high pays to the caregivers in the industry.

when these people get some good income, a greater number of people takes this as employment opportunity and more kind of concentration will be taken on patients. they caretakers never treat the patients as patients, they always treat them like their birth child only. they only they can serve as caregivers, otherwise they cannot survive in the profession.

2.      Long-term care providers may be considered in a continuum of care. Summarize this concept and include the three elements of a continuum

Respond 250 words apa cite

 Long term care providers are experiencing the need to operate in a highly efficient cost-effective manner, has third party payers have become much more restrictive in defining the types and amounts of costs for which they will pay.

it had also motivated many providers of long term care engage in various forms of reengineering, attempting to maintain or expand their particular portion of the market through reorganization.

One approach to defining the interrelationship among long term care providers is to consider them collectively as a continuum of care.

Also, the term continuum of care it may be specific subsystem serving a defined geographic area or a service population, such as integrated care networks (competition, cooperation, integration) the elements of continuum remain the same.

It is client-oriented, comprehensive and integrated.

The continuum is comprehensive: A Long-term care system, whether local or national in scope, must provide all of the services needed by its consumers if it is to be a true continuum.

The continuum is integrated: Dr. Eastwick emphasizes that a continuum of care is an integrated system of care more than a collection of fragmented services.

The continuum of care is not a set of concentric circles. a set of concentric circles is another frequently used means of visualizing the continuum of care, with acute services at the hub and less intensive services in the outer circles.