TY  - GEN
AU  - Devellis, Robert
TI  - Scale development : theory and applicaitons 
SN  - 978-1-15063-4156-9
U1  - 300.72/DeV 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Los Angeles
PB  - Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd.
KW  - Research methodology
KW  - Social science
KW  - Scaling
N1  - 1. Overview 
General Perspectives on Measurement	 
Historical Origins of Measurement in Social Science	 
Later Developments in Measurement	 
The Role of Measurement in the Social Sciences	 
Summary and Preview	 
Exercises	   2. Understanding the Latent Variable 
Constructs versus Measures	 
Latent Variable as the Presumed Cause of Item Values	 
Path Diagrams	 
Further Elaboration of the Measurement Model	 
Parallel Tests	 
Alternative Models	 
Exercises	 
Note	   3. Reliability 
Methods Based on the Analysis of Variance	 
Continuous versus Dichotomous Items	 
Internal Consistency	 
Reliability Based on Correlations Between Scale Scores	 
Reliability and Statistical Power	 
Generalizability Theory	 
Summary	 
Exercises	 
Notes	   4. Validity 
Content Validity	 
Criterion-Related Validity	 
Construct Validity	 
Exercises	   5. Guidelines in Scale Development 
Step 1: Determine Clearly What it is You Want to Measure	 
Step 2: Generate an Item Pool	 
Step 3: Determine the Format for Measurement	 
Step 4: Have Initial Item Pool Reviewed by Experts	 
Step 5: Consider Inclusion of Validation Items	 
Step 6: Administer Items to a Development Sample	 
Step 7: Evaluate the Items	 
Step 8: Optimize Scale Length	 
Exercises	 
Note	   6. Factor Analysis 
Overview of Factor Analysis	 
Conceptual Description of Factor Analysis	 
Bifactor and Hierarchical Factor Models	 
Interpreting Factors	 
Principle Components versus Common Factors	 
Confirmatory Factor Analysis	 
Using Factor Analysis in Scale Development	 
Sample Size	 
Conclusion	 
Exercises	   7. An Overview of Item Response Theory 
Item Difficulty	 
Item Discrimination	 
Guessing, or False Positives	 
Item-Characteristic Curves	 
IRT Applied to Multiresponse Items	 
Conclusions	 
Exercises	   8. Measurement in the Broader Research Context 
Before Scale Development	 
After Scale Administration	 
Final Thoughts	 
Exercises	 
For instructors
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N2  - In the Fourth Edition of Scale Development, Robert F. DeVellis demystifies measurement by emphasizing a logical rather than strictly mathematical understanding of concepts. The text supports readers in comprehending newer approaches to measurement, comparing them to classical approaches, and grasping more clearly the relative merits of each. This edition addresses new topics pertinent to modern measurement approaches and includes additional exercises and topics for class discussion.

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