Designing and Constructing Instruments for Social Research and EvaluationISBN: 978-0-7879-8784-8
Paperback
412 pages
August 2007, Jossey-Bass
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Written in easy-to-understand language, this important text
provides a systematic and commonsense approach to developing
instruments for data collection and analysis. This book can be used
by both those who are developing instruments for the first time and
those who want to hone their skills, including students, agency
personnel, program managers, and researchers.
This book provides a thorough presentation of instrument construction, from conception to development and pre-testing of items, formatting the instrument, administration, and, finally, data management and presentation of the findings. Throughout the book, the authors emphasize how to create an instrument that will produce trustworthy and accurate data. To that end they have included guidelines for reviewing and revising the questionnaire to enhance validity and reliability. They also show how to work effectively with stakeholders such as instruments designers, decision-makers, agency personnel, clients, and raters or respondents.