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Development and Adaptation of Questionnaires in Scientific Research Work (VPUPK_244)

About Study Course

Department: Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy
Credit points / ECTS:2 / 3
Course supervisor:Ingrīda Trups-Kalne
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Life Science; Business Management; Pharmacy; Civil and Military Defense; Clinical Pharmacy; Health Management; Psychology; Sports Trainer; Medical Services; Social Anthropology; Sociology; Information and Communication Science; Marketing and Advertising; Communication Science; Medical Technologies; Political Science; Medicine; Dentistry; Law; Nursing Science; Juridical Science; Public Health; Biology; Rehabilitation; Social Welfare and Social Work; Management Science; Pedagogy; Person and Property Defence
Language:Latvian
Study course description
Branch of science:Psychology

Objective

To develop students' understanding of the types of psychological tests and surveys, concepts of psychometrics, stages of development and adaptation of tests and surveys, to provide students with the opportunity to acquire knowledge of psychometrics and theoretical issues of instrument development and adaptation, to provide the opportunity to develop or adapt a test or survey by independently planning and implementing a pilot study and evaluating its results, as well as to develop students’ skills in using SPSS program in practical classes.

Prerequisites

Basic statistics.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

The student defines and explains concepts of psychometrics, measurement scales, reliability and validity criteria for tests and questionnaires. Identifies the stages of tests and questionnaire development and explains standardisation and adaptation procedures.

Skills

Uses the terminology acquired during the course; discusses the types of tests and surveys and their development and adaptation in a reasoned way; plans a pilot study and correctly prepares the necessary stimulus materials for its conduct; performs a test/survey development or adaptation of an existing test/survey working in a group; uses SPSS software to calculate psychometric indicators of tests/surveys; discusses the stages of test and survey development in a reasoned way, measurement scales, item analysis, reliability and validity of tests and surveys.

Competence

Compares different tests/questionnaires based on scientific principles. Plans and implements the development and adaptation of a test/questionnaire, planning the sequence of work stages.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Spring semester
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