EDUR 7130
Educational Research

Topic 6a and 6b: Test/Scale Reliability and Validity

1. Start Here: Summary Presentation

• Summary Presentation 6a: Reliability (video 6a part 1 and 6a part 2)
• instructor note - add brief summary on measures for qual data
• Summary Presentation 6b: Validity
  • Video part 1 - 1 and 2 Relation Between Validity/Reliability and Empirical vs. Content Validity
  • Video part 2 - 3 Content Validity
  • Video part 3 - 4 Review of Terms
  • Video part 4 - 5 Internal Structure (to be added)
  • Video part 5 - 6 Published Examples

2. Detailed Presentation

• Measurement: Instrument/Test Reliability
• Measurement: Instrument/Test Validity (practice exercise)
  • Supplemental Validity Module
  • (Instructor note - add convergent and divergent validity discussion)
• Supplemental Textbook
  • Borg et al.(6th, 7th, and 8th edition): Chapters 7 and 8
  • or Fraenkel et al.(7th, 8th, and 9th edition): Chapters 7 and 8
  • or Cohen et al. (8th edition): Chapter 14

Topic 6c and 6d:  Survey Research

1. Start Here: Summary Presentation

• Summary Presentation 6c: Survey Research (no summary at this time, see chapter 17 below in detailed readings)
• Summary Presentation 6d: Questionnaire Selection (chat summary of important topics found in detailed readings below)

2. Detailed Presentation

• Chapter 17: Surveys, longitudinal, cross-sectional, and trend studies (Cohen et al. 2017, Research Methods in Education. Routledge.)
• Chapter 24: Questionnaires (Cohen et al. 2017, Research Methods in Education. Routledge.)

Topic 7: Quantitative Research Types

1. Start Here: Summary Presentation

•  Summary Presentation 7: Quantitative Research Types
  • Video part 1 - quantitative research distinguishing features
  • Video part 2 - published examples
    • Published studies shown in video
    • Clark et al. (2010) - descriptive research
    • Yildirim (2017) - true experimental
    • Sirakaya et al. (2018) - true experimental
    • Saputro et al. (2020) - quasi-experimental
    • Lybarger et al. (2017) - quasi-experimental
    • Muratori  et al. (2017) - true/quasi mix
    • Mattox et al. (2005) - ex post facto
    • Selkie et al (2015) - ex post facto
    • Michinov (2005) - correlational

2. Detailed Presentation

• Quantitative Research Types 
  • practice exercise
• Supplemental Textbook
  • Borg et al.(6th, 7th, and 8th edition): Chapters 10, 11, 12, and 13
  • or Fraenkel et al.(7th, 8th, and 9th edition): Chapters 13, 15, and 16
  • or Cohen et al. (8th edition): Chapters 20 and 40 (correlational research discussed in 40)

Topic 8: Experimental Research 

1. Start Here: Summary Presentation

• Summary Presentation 8a: Experimental Research
  • Video Part 1 - sections 1 and 2, Control and Confounding, and Control Procedures
  • Video Part 2 - sections 4 and 6, Experimental Designs and Internal/External Validity
• Summary Presentation 8b: Internal and External Validity 

2. Detailed Presentation

• Experimental Research: Control, Designs, Internal and External Validity
  • practice exercise for internal validity
  • practice exercise for external validity
• Supplemental Textbook
  • Borg et al.(6th, 7th, and 8th edition): Chapters 12 and 13
  • or Fraenkel et al.(7th, 8th, and 9th edition): Chapters 13
  • or Cohen et al. (8th edition): Chapters 20 and 40 (correlational research discussed in 40)