Seminar agenda

The Doctor of Philosophy Program in Nursing

Faculty of Nursing Khon Kaen University

Code Course: NU 949 714 Quantitative Research Design

Topic: Unit 2: Measurement in nursing research /instrumental
development
2.1 measurement theories
2.2 Validity and reliability
2.3 Instrumental development (Factors analysis, etc.)
Date/ Time/ Room: 30 January, 2020 (9.00 a.m. – 12.00 a.m.)
Room 1305(Building 1 Floor 3rd),
Faculty of Nursing Khon Kaen University
12 Febuary, 2020 (9.00 a.m. – 12.00 a.m.) Room
1305(Building 1 Floor 3rd), Faculty of Nursing Khon
Kaen University
Advisor: Associate Professor Dr. Pulsuk Siripul
Seminar Leader: Miss. Sawitree Sommongkol
Participants: 1. Miss. Napachanok Raksaken
2. Mrs. Dasavanh Bounmany
3. Mr. Muhamad Zulfatul A’la
Objective: After finishing this topic the students are able to:
1. Describe and discus about the Measurements and Quality
of Measurement
2. Critical analysis about process to test the measurement
and Quality of measurement
3. Critical analysis about developing and testing self-report
scales
4. Critical analysis about translating scales into other
languages
5. Critical analysis about critiquing scale development
studies

Topic contents:
Prat 1. Measurement and Quality of Measurement
Introduction
1.Definition of Measurement
2. Advantage of Measurement
3.Level of Measurement
4.Error of measurement
Quality of Measurement
1. Validity
2. Reliability
3. Sensitivity, Specificity, and Like hood ration
4. Other criteria for assessing quantitative measurement

Part 2. Developing and Testing Self-Report Scales

Beginning Steps: Conceptualization and Item generation
1.Conceptualizing the Construct
2.Deciding on the Type of Scale
3.Developing an Item Pool: Getting Started
4.Making Decisions about Item Features
5.Wording the Items
Preliminary Evaluation of Items
1. Internal Review
2. Input from the Target Population
3.External Review by Experts
Administration to a Development Sample
1. Developing a Sampling Plan
2. Developing a Data Collection Plan
3. Preparing for Data Collection
Analysis of Scale Development data
1. Basic Item Analysis
2. Exploratory Factor Analysis
3. Factor Extraction
4. Factor Rotation
5. Reliability Analysis
FINAL STEPS: Scale refinement and Validation
1. Revising the Scale
 2. Scoring and Transforming the Scale
3. Conducting a Validation Study
4. Establishing Cutoff Points
5. Establishing Norms
Translating Scales into other languages
1. Centered Versus Decentered Translations
2. Conceptual Equivalence
3. Semantic Equivalence: Back Translations
Critiquing Scale Development Studies

Seminar question
1. What are the criteria for make decision before invoice the
experts for evaluation assessment from? (Criteria, number)
2. If the experts give score 1, 2, 3 in content validity from. How
dose to do for next steps?
3. It the score of reliability = .60. How to check the error or how
to improve the measurement?
4. What is factor are related to reliability?
5. If this project has the researcher more than 2 person. How to
preparing for control reliability?
6. What are criteria for choose the type of measurement before
development?
7. What is problem for translated measurement?
8. For paper discussion: How does the process development in
this paper?
Seminar procedures
1. The Seminar Leader identifies agenda of the study including
topics, search questions, objectives and scope of the seminar.
2. The Seminar Leader call for meetings with class members and
explore on relevancies or differences of the seminar agenda.
Then assigns each to have contributions on the progress and
completion of the seminar, such as explore some specific
contents, present them to the meetings, and etc.
3. The Seminar Leader set up the meeting to present baseline
contents which are related to answer all search issues and
agenda and requests all class members to react on those to
complete content availability. .
4. The Seminar Leader presents framework or the “how to” of
analysis on each of the agenda to the meeting and requests class
members to react or to propose alternative of analysis framework.
Then make a wrap up according to the agenda. .
5. The Seminar Leader make a report of all those finding and
summary of the meetings as “an input paper” for the seminar with
teachers.
6. The Seminar Leader organizes the seminar by presenting an
input paper while class members join in to add on some of the
comments and further analysis issues.
7. The teacher make comments and further guidance based on
the input paper and some critical comments of the class members
and the Seminar Leader.

Evaluation
1. The Seminar Leader should do performance evaluation of other
class members right after the final seminar with teacher is
completed.
2. The class members should also make performance evaluation
on the Seminar Leader and other class members, according to
their roles and functions during all activities of this topic. (An
evaluation form could be retrieved from the course director.)

Reference
Denise F. Polit & Cheryl Tatano Beck. (2012). NURSING
RESEARCH: GENERATING AND ASSESSING EVIDENCE
FOR NURSING PRACTICE Ninth Edition.
Denise F. Polit & Cheryl Tatano Beck. (2009). Essentials of ursing
Research: Applasing Evident for Nursing Practice. 7th.
Pliladephai. New York.
Denise F. Polit & Cheryl Tatano Beck. (2014). Essentials of ursing
Research: Applasing Evident for Nursing Practice. 8th.
Pliladephai. New York.