Introduction
This course introduces students to the internal characteristics or technical qualities and other measures of human characteristics that identify and describe attributes of research instruments. The course involves students learning about validity, reliability, and useability of research instruments. The course also discusses the rationale for learning about the psychometric properties of research instruments.
Learning Outcomes
- Explain the meaning of psychometric properties/qualities of research instruments.
- Explain the meaning of validity.
- Identify and explain the types of validity.
- Identify and explain the factors affecting the validity of research instruments.
- Explain the meaning of reliability.
- Identify and explain the types of reliability.
- 7. Identify and explain the factors affecting the reliability of research instruments.
- 8. Explain the meaning of usuability of research instruments.
- 9. Explain the rational for investigating and learning about a research instrument’s psychometric properties.
Skills to Acquire
By the end of the course, students would acquire the following skills:
1. Data analysis skill
2. Statistical reasoning skill
3. Critical evaluation skill
Communication skill- Lecturer : uche agwagah