EPSY 430 Lecture Notes - Face Validity, Psychometrics
26 Dec 2013
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The person approach has guided most of the empirical research on creativity (nichols, 1972): process, product. Product definitions are generally considered to be most useful for creativity research. Three main causes: identify those who are creative, especially kids, research, counseling (occupational, psychological) Constitute: creativity is to us as , how you define a construct. Take the same test twice: inter-rater reliability. If the modality of the measurement makes a difference: you want very high reliability, above . 7 (approximately . 6). Does it look like a creativity test: content validity. How wide will you study: construct validity. Are you truly measuring what you"re intending to measure: predictive validity. How accurate are the results: approximately (. 4). Error potential: type 1: faults possible, type 2: faults negative. The three e"s : elaboration, examples, explanation: environmental effects. How much time you have: scoring errors. How it will be graded: examine issues. People perform differently depending on how you give it.
