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The objective of this course is to introduce and expand on measurement issues relevant within the field of Industrial and Organisational Psychology. Particular emphasis is placed on scale development, reliability analysis, validity assessment techniques, common method variance Issues, measurement bias issues, design issues, classical test theory. Critical thinking, relation of theory to practice, as well as reflection, both oral and written, will be strongly emphasized.
A variety of assessment methods are available for use in research and in practice, such as questionnaires, interviews, and field studies. The objective of this course is to introduce and expand on measurement issues relevant within the field of I/O psychology, with a special focus on survey methods and measurement design. We will cover topics like scale development and related concepts, such as reliability analysis, validity assessment techniques, as well as other concepts relevant to conducting and interpreting survey-based research common method variance issues, measurement bias issues, design issues, classical test theory.
After completion of the course you should be able to: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the main measurement theories and different types of validity relevant to I/O Psychology, knowledge of reliability of measures/tests, why it is important, and what factors affect it, as well as the relation between a research question, questionnaire construction, and statistical analysis.2. Critically evaluate the quality of a measure/test published in journals/case reports/media, and choose the appropriate measure to assess a particular phenomenon.3. Construct multiple indicator measurement scales for psychological constructs.4. Statistically evaluate measurement properties of scales designed to measure latent variables with multiple indicators (e.g., by using exploratory factor analysis and reliability estimates).5. Discuss measurement properties and reflect on benefits and drawbacks of scales.
Subject to approval of the Head of Department
Katharina Naswall
DeVellis, R.F; Scale development: Theory and applications ; 4th; Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2017 (or DeVellis, R.F. & Thorpe, C.T (2022). Scale development: Theory and applications. 5th ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage).
Fabrigar, Leandre R. , Wegener, Duane Theodore; Exploratory factor analysis ; Oxford University Press, 2012.
Shultz, K.S. & Whitney, D.J; Measurement theory in action ; Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2005.
Taylor, C., S; Validity and Validation ; Oxford, 2013.
Domestic fee $1,051.00
International Postgraduate fees
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
Maximum enrolment is 30
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