Colton, David
Designing and Constructing Instruments for Social Research and Evaluation
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.
Keywords: instruments, stepbystep guide, surveys, constructing, comprehensive, research, effective, social, satisfaction, easytounderstand language, collection, important, commonsense, systematic, approach, data, book, first time, instrument
- Author(s)
- Colton, David
- Covert, Robert W.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2007
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Series
- Research Methods for the Social Sciences
- Page amount
- 412 pages
- Category
- Upbringing, Education
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781119177975