Designing and constructing instruments for social research and evaluation/ David Colton and Robert W. Covert
Material type: TextPublication details: San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2007Edition: 1st edDescription: xvi, 394 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780787987848Subject(s): Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology | Evaluation -- MethodologyDDC classification: 300.72Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 300.72 COL/D (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P04787 |
Figures, Exhibits, Tables, and Instruments.
Preface: Asking and Answering.
Feedback.
Acknowledgments.
The Authors.
PART ONE: CONCEPTS.
1. Introduction.
2. Instruments and Social Inquiry.
3. Measurement.
4. Instrument Construction, Validity, and Reliability.
PART TWO: APPLICATION.
5. Purposeful Creativity: First Steps in the Development of an Instrument.
6. Pretesting.
7. The Structure and Format of Selection Items.
8. Guidelines for Writing Selection Items.
9. Selection Items: Alternative Formats.
10. Supply Items: Open-Ended Questions.
11. Guidelines for Constructing Multi-Item Scales.
PART THREE: ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION.
12. Organizing the Instrument.
13. Administering the Instrument.
14. Computers and Instrument Construction.
15. Managing the Data and Reporting the Results.
References.
Index.
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