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part1

This assignment is the third step toward completing your Test Development Proposal in Week 6.  Develop a 12-15 item test/instrument on the construct of interest you selected during Step One and Step Two (e.g. depression, anxiety, self-esteem, marital satisfaction, social persuasion, job satisfaction, etc.). Construct the items and response choices for the instrument (can either be in multiple choice, true/false, rating scale, and/or open ended question format). Include an introduction to the instrument (e.g. what the test is proposing to measure and why) and explicit instructions on how the instrument should be completed by the participants. Use the Diem (2002), Derrington (2009), and Siebert (2002) websites to assist you in your item and test construction. Information gathered from sources must be appropriately cited on the References page, following APA guidelines. Your test submission should include a title page and a References page (if sources were used

part 2

Students should be working on completing their Test Development Proposal, which is the final course assignment and is due in Week Six.  In previous weeks’ assignments, students have selected a construct of interest, discussed the purpose for developing an assessment to measure the construct, developed a research question(s), conducted a literature review and critique on current assessments used to measure the construct, and constructed a 12-15 test to measure the construct.

During Week Five, students should begin administering their tests to 3-5 family members, friends, co-workers, etc. As mentioned in Week 4, please ensure that each participant reviews the consent form (which should include the instructor’s information and student’s name) provided in the Week 4 Assignment folder See Participant Consent Form.doc). Since this proposal is completely anonymous, you will not be required to return the consent forms, but will receive credit during Week 6 for acknowledging that you presented this to your participants.

Although the testing is completely anonymous, students will need to write a brief summary about the Methods used, including non-identifying information about the participants (e.g. age, gender, occupation, education level, etc.) and how the test was administered (e.g. the setting, was it administered in person or via a computer, etc.). Thus, when administering the test to each participant, please be sure to record non-identifying information about the participant, as well as document how the test was administered to the participant.

Part 3a)  A title page (final paper)
b)  Abstract
c)  Rationale/Problem Statement: Explain your construct of interest. Make a case for why this construct is important to you, the field of psychology, or your specialization area. What specifically about your construct are you wanting to assess? Are there different characteristics or behaviors that can be assessed within your construct? For example, if measuring depression as a construct, would you want to measure the severity of depression or the symptoms related to depression? What are all the characteristics of depression? Would you be assessing all of the characteristics?
d)  Research Question: Develop a research question addressing what you will be assessing.

Literature Review: Taken from Step Two, along with any required edits. Write a 7-8 page literature review on your construct of interest and the 5-7 instruments used to assess it. Thus, the literature review should explain your construct of interest thoroughly, as well as provide thorough reviews of the 5-7 instruments used to measure it. This is slightly different from other literature reviews, whereby the idea is to review and critique the study and findings. For this literature review you are not reviewing the study but rather are reviewing and critiquing the instrument based on what studies and other research have found. The idea here is review the instrument and its usefulness in measuring your construct. Thus, what does the instrument measure, how reliable and valid is it, and what are its strengths and weaknesses?  What is lacking in the instrument which paves the way for the necessity of your newly developed instrument? How are these instruments different from what you will develop?

Use 5-7 scholarly resources, including mostly research studies and articles related to your construct and the instruments used to measure it. Information should be drawn from appropriate sources, such as professional journals, test publisher websites, and dissertations. Information gathered from sources must be appropriately cited, following APA guidelines.
Please be sure to include the following in your literature review:

·  A thorough discussion of each instrument you review for your construct, including the name of the test, what the test is used for, whether the test is appropriate for this area, what the reliability and validity of the test is, and what reviewers say about the strengths and weaknesses of it with regard to assessing this construct

·  What, in general, appears to be adequately assessed on each test with respect to the construct that you selected?

·  What does not appear to be adequately assessed?

·  Your literature review should justify your development of an assessment—is there a hole in what is currently being assessed that you can fill with your test? Make a case for why your proposed test would address an area that is not already well assessed.

      e)   Methodology: Provide detailed information regarding the scale that you developed, who the participants were, and how the scale was administered. Include the following:

·  Participant Selection: Explain who your participants were (e.g. total number, gender, age, etc.) and how you selected them. Be as specific as possible, as if you were giving directions to someone on how to choose and obtain the participants.  Include instructions on how informed consent was provided to the participants. Be sure to indicate whether each participant received and reviewed the consent form provided.

·  Measures: Discuss the instrument you developed, including what the instrument measures, how many items were developed, what type of scale it is (e.g. rating scale, observation, multiple choice, etc.), and how you developed the instruments (e.g. did you use examples from pre-existing scales, etc.).  Include a copy of the instrument in the Appendix.

·  Data Collection: Discuss how and where the data was collected (e.g. was the data collected via an internet survey, a group setting, individualized administrations, etc.). Was the data collected in an office setting, house, etc.? Were the participants provided with explicit instructions on how to complete the scale?

            f)  Discussion: Include the following information, using at least 2-3 scholarly sources to support your discussion:

·  Strengths and Weaknesses: Provide a thorough critique of your scale. What do you believe are the strengths of your scale? The weaknesses? Regarding test construction, are there any items that appear to be problematic or vague? Are the response choices clear and appropriate? Does the scale appear to measure the construct you have selected? How could you increase the validity of your scale?

·  Ethical Considerations: Could your participants be harmed by your scale, either in taking it or after it is finished? Address this and other possibly relevant questions of ethics.

·  Limitations: No research covers everything.  What are the obvious limitations to this study/proposal?


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