Colton, David.  <br/><br/>
Designing and constructing instruments for social research and evaluation/ 
David Colton and Robert W. Covert 
 - 1st ed. 
 - San Francisco:  Jossey-Bass,  2007. 
 - xvi, 394 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Figures, Exhibits, Tables, and Instruments. <br/>Preface: Asking and Answering. <br/>Feedback. <br/>Acknowledgments. <br/>The Authors. <br/>PART ONE: CONCEPTS. <br/>1. Introduction. <br/>2. Instruments and Social Inquiry. <br/>3. Measurement. <br/>4. Instrument Construction, Validity, and Reliability. <br/>PART TWO: APPLICATION. <br/>5. Purposeful Creativity: First Steps in the Development of an Instrument. <br/>6. Pretesting. <br/>7. The Structure and Format of Selection Items. <br/>8. Guidelines for Writing Selection Items. <br/>9. Selection Items: Alternative Formats. <br/>10. Supply Items: Open-Ended Questions. <br/>11. Guidelines for Constructing Multi-Item Scales. <br/>PART THREE: ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION. <br/>12. Organizing the Instrument. <br/>13. Administering the Instrument. <br/>14. Computers and Instrument Construction. <br/>15. Managing the Data and Reporting the Results. <br/>References. <br/>Index. <br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780787987848 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology<br/>Evaluation -- Methodology
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>300.72  / COL/D