Design and validation of measurement instruments

Authors

  • Ana María Soriano Rodríguez Ana María Soriano Rodríguez es profesora investigadora del Instituto de Investigación y Formación de Pedagógica la Universidad Don Bosco y candidata a doctora en educación por la Universidad de Costa Rica.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/dialogos.v0i14.2202

Keywords:

Instrument, measurement, validity, reliability, consistency

Abstract

In this article, the author approaches in a brief but logical way the design and validation of measurement instruments. She emphasizes the importance of validation as an articulating process that goes beyond validity and reliability as necessary conditions for rigorous scientific research. There is also a conceptual construct to support the design and validation. The approach includes four phases. Each one develops in detail the theoretical aspects, the operational steps that should be followed, the expert judgment and the psychometric processes which allow the generation of empirical evidences for validation. This article is addressed to those people at the university developing research as part of their postgraduate studies and those novice researchers from the academy.

Diá-logos 14, 19-40.

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Published

2015-11-24

How to Cite

Soriano Rodríguez, A. M. (2015). Design and validation of measurement instruments. Diá-Logos, (14), 19–40. https://doi.org/10.5377/dialogos.v0i14.2202

Issue

No. 14 (2014)

Section

Artículos

License

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