Exam 11: Measurement Tools and Strategies

Developing an alternative version of the scale and administering it to a group similar to those in the group completing the original instrument, then determining if the versions correlate with each other, is known as which technique for measuring internal consistency?

When experts are asked to review an instrument to determine if the entire range of the concept is represented in the items, this is done to establish ___________________.

When each item within a scale is examined to see how well they correlate with the other items as a whole, this is a test for _____________________.

Typically, when items are added to a scale, it decreases the reliability.

When a scale is found to be consistent after it is administered to the same group of participants repeated times, this is a demonstration of what type of reliability?

Data collected for program evaluation that involves observations, interviews or making judgments and involves more than one person assigning the ratings independently must build in measures of which of the following?

When an instrument measures the concept for which it was designed, it is said to be __________________________.

Even if an instrument is objective, an evaluator cannot determine the magnitude of a client's problems with any amount of precision.

Administering a scale known to be a valid measure of a certain concept, along with a new scale intending to measure the same concept, and finding that the scores correlate is a way to establish __________________ validity.

An instrument is reliable when it measures what it was designed to measure.

If a measure is found to be valid by empirical evidence, then it can be assumed that it is also reliable.

______________ validity is concerned with the theoretical relationship of the scale to other variables and involves testing the presumed relationships and hypotheses.

Examining the number of tickets received while also looking at a score on an instrument rating driving skill is an example of working to establish what kind of validity?

Behavioral data can be obtained through client self-monitoring.

When deciding on the measurement instrument to use, what is the first consideration?

When a questionnaire is ____________________________, that means it consistently and dependably measures the concept accurately.