Instrument Development in the Affective Domain Measuring Attitudes and Values in Corporate and School Settings

There has been longstanding interest in affective characteristics in both educational and corporate environments. While each domain has produced its own set of theorists and researchers, the work of some, such as Bandura, has found a place in the literature of both areas. In each of these settings,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gable, Robert K., Wolf, Marian B. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1993, 1993
Edition:2nd ed. 1993
Series:Evaluation in Education and Human Services
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • A. Semantic Differential: Me as a Counselor
  • B. Occupational Values Inventory: Normative Form Occupational Values Inventory: Ipsative Form
  • C. Example of Generalizability Study and Decision Study
  • Author Index
  • Content Validity
  • Construct Validity
  • Correlation
  • Factor Analysis
  • SPSSX Exploratory Factor Analysis
  • Computer Output: Expoloratory Factor Analysis
  • Confirmatory Factor Analysis
  • Computer Output: Confirmatory Factor Analysis
  • Multitrait-Multimethod Matrix
  • Causal Modeling
  • Rasch Latent Trait Analysis
  • Item Bias
  • Known Groups
  • Criterion-Related Validity
  • Summary
  • Additional Readings
  • 5 The Reliability of Affective Instruments
  • Reliability Theory
  • Sources of Error: Generalizability Theory
  • Types of Reliability Coefficients
  • Factors Affecting Reliability
  • Acceptable Levels of Reliability
  • The Relationship of Reliability to Validity
  • Computer Output: Reliability
  • Varimax and Oblique Factor Solution Reliabilities
  • Now It’s Your Turn
  • Additional Readings
  • 6 A Review of the Steps for Developing anAffective Instrument
  • Suggested Steps in Affective Instrument Development
  • References
  • Appendixes
  • 1 Affective Characteristics in School and Corporate Environments: Their Conceptual Definitions
  • School Environment
  • Corporate Environment
  • What are Affective Characteristics?
  • Types of Affective Characteristics
  • Attitudes
  • Self-Efficacy
  • Values
  • Self-Concept
  • Interest
  • Relationships Among the Affective Characteristics
  • Additional Readings
  • 2 Constructing Affective Instruments
  • Operational Definitions
  • The Domain-Referenced Approach
  • Item Content Sources
  • Summary
  • 3 Scaling Affective Characteristics
  • Measurement
  • Fishbein’s Expectancy-Value Model
  • Thurstone Equal-Appearing Interval Scale
  • Likert’s Summated Rating Techniques
  • Latent Trait Models
  • Semantic-Differential Scales
  • Fishbein’s Expectancy-Value Model: An Illustration
  • Ipsative Versus Normative Scale Properties
  • Ipsative Measures
  • Normative Measures
  • An Illustration
  • Summary
  • Additional Readings
  • 4 The Validity of Affective Instruments
  • Validity Evidence