Cultural Evaluation of Questionnaires

Velma McBride Murry describes how the cultural appropriateness of measurement items is evaluated.

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Getting the Language Right

Margaret R. Weeks describes some of the challenges faced when translating a survey from a Hartford, Connecticut, context to a southern China context.

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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.

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A Commitment to Measurement

J. Steven Reznick warns against using sloppy measurement development techniques, and discusses developing a measure of behavioral inhibition with Jerome Kagan.

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Base It on Theory

Peter Mangione describes three key features of developing an assessment measure.

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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.

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Quantifying Mood Disorders Is a Work in Progress

Roger S. McIntyre underlines the importance of quantifying patient outcomes in the clinical realm.

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Item Paneling and Piloting

Peter Mangione describes the pilot work that should take place before an instrument is ready.

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An Analog Task that Didn't Quite Work

Howard Abikoff recounts an unsuccessful effort to design a useful task.

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Parent-Child Analog Tasks

Consecutive tasks in an experimental setting can provide data about behavior, says Howard Abikoff.

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