Discuss Methods of Validity in Test Construction undefined Instructions undefined In 2002, Boholst constructed a Life Position Scale for the purpose of finishing his dissertation. The construct life position was one of the variables he studied in his doctoral dissertation titled, The Influence of Life Scripts and Life Positions on Psychopathology and Positive Mental Health: A Structural Equation Modeling. He had to construct this scale because there was no available one at the time. In 2005, he and two other authors wrote another article that found modest correlations between Life Positions and Attachment Styles—validating the scale by establishing the relationship between life positions and a variable that was theoretically argued to have conceptual parallels or to be “similar” with it. In 2012, Isgor and two other authors translated the Life Position Scale into Turkish and established its reliability and validity. undefined This is often a realistic scenario where a tool slowly attains credibility by a gradual validation process across the years—often by different authors. For example, in 2004, Weisner wrote his doctoral dissertation in the University of North Texas on the relationship between Affective Traits and Life Positions. Hadzi-Pesic and others more recently (2014) validated the Life Position Scale and found correlations with alcohol addicts’ personality.  undefined For this task, write a paper that addresses the following: undefined Discuss the different types of validity that have been employed—whether implicitly or explicitly to validate the life position scale. It is ideal therefore to read articles in chronological order starting with the A Life Position Scale, Life Positions and Attachment: A Canonical Correlation Analysis, and Life Positions Scale Language Equivalence, Reliability and Validity Analysis.

Re-imagine Expo Purpose: This re-imagine assignment asks you to revise, rewrite or reinvent a Disney character or a Disney movie plot. The goal is to reflect on alternative paths, genres, styles, characteristics, ways of representation and opportunities for Disney stories and characters based on the appraisals, evaluations and critiques of the Disney from our class discussions. Step 1 : In order to promote the most creativity and flexibility of this assignment, you can choose ONE of the following options for your final writing assignment: Re-create a character: in the character profile and analysis assignment, did you find anything you don’t like about the character? Is there anything you’d wish to “redo” to the character if you were the writer? Re-explore a relational dynamic: in the character profile and analysis assignment, did you find any relation between the main character and a supporting role worth further developing and exploring? Is there anything you’d like to add, supply or enrich to a side storyline or a particular scene? Re-develop a plot: through all the themed movie reviews, did you find any particular storyline in a movie troubling or problematic? Is there any story/ movie you’d hope to be re-designed or revised Step 2 : Based on what you have decided to do in Step 1, develop the written portion of this assignment which is about 800 words in length (2-3 pages, double-spaced, 1-inch margins, 12-point Times New Roman font) and worth 80 points. For each of the above option, you will always include the following aspects in your writing: Synopsis: in about one paragraph, provide an introduction of what you will do (which option you choose) and the background of your writing, such as which movie, which version of the movie, which character, which scene you will re-imagine. Narrative(s): use one-page to recreate a dialogue of a particular scene (be very specific of in which scene or moment the dialogue is happening) that could best represent the changes, revisions or supplements you’d like to make to the story or character(s). Write this portion in the format of a script, which usually includes the following elements: (1) settings which very briefly describe the environment, the context and the “mood” (atmosphere) of the scene; (2) dialogues which are consistent with what you’d like to advance in plots and/or achieve in the emotions, relations or characteristics of the characters; (3) action-gestures which assist the syntax to further reveal the emotions, reactions and actions of a character. Exposition: reflect on and analyze your narrative writing in 2-3 paragraphs: Explain what you have changed, added or revised in your version of the script, comparing to the original storyline and setting(s). Use at least two concepts you learned from our class to explain and justify why you made these changes Elaborate on what you would hope to achieve with these changes and what opportunities or possibilities your version of the character or the plot provides.