Research Design Explained
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Chapter Overview
Chapter Outline
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Professor-oriented summary
Key Terms
Key Issues
Lectures
Lecture 3.1: Introduction to operational definitions
Lecture 3.2: Reliability
Lecture 3.3: Finding, refining, and devising measures
Lecture 3.4: Devising a valid measure
Powerpoint lecture/Chapter outline
Handouts
Handout 3.1: Interpreting reliability coefficients
Handout 3.2: Measures of internal consistency
Handout 3.3: Coding sheet for content analysis of personal ads
Handout 3.4: Reporting on articles that attempt to validate a scale.
Handout with visual highlighting relationships between reliability and validity
"Quiz" over reliability-validity handout
Crossword puzzle
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Class
Activities/Discussion Topics
Discuss the history of a measure
Have students critique a measure
Have students report on the validity of a scale
Have students generate their own operational definitions
Have students create their own scale
Let students code personal ads
Evaluate Facilitated Communication
Theory and measurement
Debate the validity of self-report
Discuss reliability
Discuss psychological tests
Have students practice concept mapping
Discuss subject biases
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