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Development and Adaptation of Questionnaires in Scientific Research Work
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:10.00
Study Course Accepted:28.02.2023 09:00:16
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VPUPK_244 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Psychology | Target Audience: | Life Science; Business Management; Pharmacy; Civil and Military Defense; Clinical Pharmacy; Health Management; Psychology; Sports Trainer; Medical Services; Social Anthropology; Sociology; Information and Communication Science; Marketing and Advertising; Communication Science; Medical Technologies; Political Science; Medicine; Dentistry; Law; Nursing Science; Juridical Science; Public Health; Biology; Rehabilitation; Social Welfare and Social Work; Management Science; Pedagogy; Person and Property Defence | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ingrīda Trups-Kalne | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 5 J. Asara Street, vppk rsu[pnkts]lv, +37167061587 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Basic statistics. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To develop students' understanding of the types of psychological tests and surveys, concepts of psychometrics, stages of development and adaptation of tests and surveys, to provide students with the opportunity to acquire knowledge of psychometrics and theoretical issues of instrument development and adaptation, to provide the opportunity to develop or adapt a test or survey by independently planning and implementing a pilot study and evaluating its results, as well as to develop students’ skills in using SPSS program in practical classes. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to the study course. Types of psychological tests and questionnaires. Concepts of psychometrics, principles of test and survey design. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Stages of test and questionnaire development, measurement scales, item analysis, reliability and validity, standardisation and adaptation samples. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Principles for the preparation of pilot studies for test/survey adaptation or development. Items' formulation/translation. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Stages of questionnaire/test development and adaptation and their evaluation criteria. International Test Commission guidelines. Process of conducting a pilot study. Preparation of stimulus material. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Processing of data from the pilot study. Calculation and analysis of psychometric indicators of tests/surveys. Using the SPSS software to calculate test/survey item scores. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Analysis of test/survey items and scale structure in SPSS. Description and interpretation of results. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students choose a test/questionnaire to adapt or formulate what variable the test/survey should be designed to measure. - Working in groups, students formulate/translate the items of the selected test/questionnaire, describe the test/survey administration procedure, prepare the necessary stimulus materials for the pilot study, present the pilot study plan. - Students carry out a pilot study, process and analyse the necessary data, analysing, describe and present the results. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | 1. Prepare, describe and agree on a pilot study plan and implementation steps (40%): • The survey/test items are clearly formulated. • The test/survey administration procedure is correctly described. • Stimulus material is properly prepared. • Steps to be followed for the implementation of the pilot study are in line with the guidelines of the International Test Commission. 2. Prepare and submit a pilot study report on the development or adaptation of the test/questionnaire (40%): • The report is submitted on time. • The report is fully compliant in form and content and is very well integrated and justified.• The work has appropriate structure and content and is well integrated and reasonable. Presents a pilot study report on the development or adaptation of the test/questionnaire (20%). • The presentation reflects the stages of the test/questionnaire development r adaptation that have been completed. • Uses appropriate terminology during the presentation, is able to justify his/her opinion, answer questions. • Is able to engage productively in discussion of other students' presentations. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | The student defines and explains concepts of psychometrics, measurement scales, reliability and validity criteria for tests and questionnaires. Identifies the stages of tests and questionnaire development and explains standardisation and adaptation procedures. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Uses the terminology acquired during the course; discusses the types of tests and surveys and their development and adaptation in a reasoned way; plans a pilot study and correctly prepares the necessary stimulus materials for its conduct; performs a test/survey development or adaptation of an existing test/survey working in a group; uses SPSS software to calculate psychometric indicators of tests/surveys; discusses the stages of test and survey development in a reasoned way, measurement scales, item analysis, reliability and validity of tests and surveys. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Compares different tests/questionnaires based on scientific principles. Plans and implements the development and adaptation of a test/questionnaire, planning the sequence of work stages. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Bender, M., & Adams, B. (Eds.). (2021). Methods and Assessment in Culture and Psychology (Culture and Psychology). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. | ||||||||
| 2 | John Rust, Michal Kosinski, & David Stillwell. (2021). Modern Psychometrics : The Science of Psychological Assessment: Vol. Fourth edition. Routledge. | ||||||||
| 3 | Hernández-Orallo, J. (2017). The Measure of All Minds: Evaluating Natural and Artificial Intelligence. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. | ||||||||
| 4 | Mārtinsone K, Pipere A, Martinsone K, Pipere A, Berķis U, Cauce V et al. (2021). Zinātniskās darbības metodoloģija: starpdisciplināra perspektīva. Riga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 608 p. | ||||||||
| 5 | Patil, S. (2020). Research Methodology in Social Sciences. NIPA. | ||||||||
| 6 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students: | ||||||||
| 7 | Bender, M., & Adams, B. (Eds.). (2021). Methods and Assessment in Culture and Psychology (Culture and Psychology). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. | ||||||||
| 8 | John Rust, Michal Kosinski, & David Stillwell. (2021). Modern Psychometrics : The Science of Psychological Assessment: Vol. Fourth edition. Routledge. | ||||||||
| 9 | Hernández-Orallo, J. (2017). The Measure of All Minds: Evaluating Natural and Artificial Intelligence. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Cripps, B. (Ed.). (2017). Psychometric testing: Critical perspectives. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated. | ||||||||
| 2 | Holmes Finch. (2016). Applied Psychometrics Using SPSS and AMOS. Information Age Publishing. | ||||||||
| 3 | Hong Jiao. (2020). Innovative Psychometric Modeling and Methods. Information Age Publishing. | ||||||||
| 4 | Hong Jiao. (2018). Technology Enhanced Innovative Assessment: Development, Modeling, and Scoring From an Interdisciplinary Perspective. Information Age Publishing. | ||||||||
| 5 | Stehlik-Barry, K., & Babinec, A. J. (2017). Data Analysis with IBM SPSS Statistics. Packt Publishing. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Educational and Psychological Measurement | ||||||||
| 2 | Psychological Assessment | ||||||||
| 3 | European Journal of Psychological Assessment | ||||||||
| 4 | International Journal of Testing | ||||||||
| 5 | International Test Commission Guidelines for Translating and Adapting Tests | ||||||||
