: Write an Essay on the Process You Would Follow in Developing a Psychological Assessment Measure. Discuss the Steps That You Would Take in This Process, Including How You Would Choose Items for Your Test, How You Would

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| NAME: N.C ASSIGNMENT NO.: 01 UNIQUE ASSIGNMENT NO.:553283 MODULE: PYC4807 TOPIC: Write an essay on the process you would follow in developing a psychological assessment measure. Discuss the steps that you would take in this process, including how you would choose items for your test, how you would evaluate the reliability and validity of your test, and the issue of establishing norms. Discuss the theory comprehensively and illustrate your understanding with an example or examples. In addition, list the steps that should be followed in the adaptation of an assessment measure for cross-cultural application and briefly explain what each step involves. TABLE OF CONTENTS | PAGE | 1.INTRODUCTION | 2 | 2. STEPS AND PHASES OF DEVELOPING A PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASURE | 2 | 2.1 PLANNING PHASE | 2 | 2.1.1 Specifying the aim of the measure | 2-3 | 2.1.2. Defining the content of the measure | 3-4 | 2.1.3 Developing the test plan (specifications) | 4-6 | 2.2. ITEM WRITING | 6 | 2.2.1 Writing the items | 6 | 2.2.2 Reviewing the items | 6-7 | 2.3 ASSEMBLING AND PRE-TESTING THE EXPERIMENTAL VERSION OF THE MEASURE. | 7 | 2.3.1 Arranging the items | 7-8 | 2.3.2 Finalizing the length | 8 | 2.3.3 Answer protocols | 8 | 2.3.4 Developing the administration instructions | 8 | 2.3.5 Pre-testing the experimental version of the measure | 8 | 2.4 ITEM ANALYSIS | 8 | 2.4.1 Determining item difficulty values (p) | 9 | 2.4.2 Determining item discrimination value | 9-11 | 2.4.3 Investigating item bias | 11 | 2.4.4 Criteria for item selection | 11 | 2.5 REVISING AND STANDARDISING THE FINAL VERSION | 11 | 2.5.1 Revising the items and the test | 11 | 2.5.2 Selecting items for the final version | 11 | 2.5.3 Refining administration instruction and scoring procedure | 11 | 2.5.4 Administering the final version | 12-14 | 2.6 TECHNICAL EVALUATION

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