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J. Steven Reznick warns against using sloppy measurement development techniques, and discusses developing a measure of behavioral inhibition with Jerome Kagan. Quick Tip |
An Analog Task that Didn't Quite Work Howard Abikoff recounts an unsuccessful effort to design a useful task. Quick Tip - 4 minutes 33 seconds |
Peter Mangione describes three key features of developing an assessment measure. Quick Tip - 1 minute 25 seconds |
Cultural Evaluation of Questionnaires Velma McBride Murry describes how the cultural appropriateness of measurement items is evaluated. Quick Tip - 1 minute 31 seconds |
Deciding When to Develop a New Measure Stephen Moore and Peter Mangione explain how to decide when it's time to forge ahead with developing a new measure. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 31 seconds |
Developing a Measure of Racial Identity Robert Sellers talks in detail about how he and his colleagues developed the Multi-Dimensional Inventory of Black Identity. Q&A |
Margaret R. Weeks describes some of the challenges faced when translating a survey from a Hartford, Connecticut, context to a southern China context. Quick Tip - 1 minute 35 seconds |
Home Interviews Help Develop Measures In-home interviews help develop constructs, states Ruth Chao. Quick Tip - 1 minute 22 seconds |
Stephen Moore explains how developing a measure is an iterative process. Quick Tip - 1 minute 4 seconds |
Peter Mangione describes the pilot work that should take place before an instrument is ready. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 46 seconds |
Paul A. Pilkonis explains IRT, a latent variable approach to measurement. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 54 seconds |
Measuring a Changing Population Terence A. Ketter addresses wellness measurement in young adults. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 28 seconds |
Eric A. Youngstrom considers improving bipolar disorder measures to address discrepancies among informants. Quick Tip - 3 minutes 55 seconds |
Consecutive tasks in an experimental setting can provide data about behavior, says Howard Abikoff. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 17 seconds |
Quantifying Mood Disorders Is a Work in Progress Roger S. McIntyre underlines the importance of quantifying patient outcomes in the clinical realm. Quick Tip - 3 minutes 13 seconds |
Stephen Moore discusses the need for qualitative research underlying quantitative research. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 14 seconds |
You Need to Convince the Funders Stephen Moore and Peter Mangione state that you need strong rationale when proposing a new measure to a funding agency. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 11 seconds |
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