Deck 11: Measurement Tools and Strategies

Question 1

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

Answer 1

False

Question 2

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.

A)content
B)construct
C)criterion
D)concurrent

Answer 2

D

Question 3

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 _____________________.

A)criterion validity
B)face validity
C)internal consistency
D)statistical significance

Answer 3

C

Question 4

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

A)how the program's success can best be demonstrated
B)the reliability and validity of the instrument
C)the cost of securing the instrument for agency use
D)the empirical support of the instrument

Question 5

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

Question 6

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

Question 7

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 ___________________.

A)content validity
B)criterion validity
C)construct validity
D)concurrent validity

Question 8

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?

A)parallel
B)split-half
C)bivariate
D)test-retest
E)none of these

Question 9

Behavioral data can be obtained through client self-monitoring.

Question 10

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

A)Content
B)Construct
C)Criterion
D)Concurrent

Question 11

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

Question 12

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

A)reliable
B)valid
C)internally consistent
D)empirical

Question 13

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

A)valid
B)reliable
C)empirical
D)psychometrically sound

Question 14

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?

A)parallel
B)split-half
C)bivariate
D)test-retest
E)none of the above

Question 15

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?

A)construct validity
B)internal consistency
C)inter-rater reliability
D)test-retest

Question 16

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?

A)face
B)construct
C)criterion
D)construct