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E219 Week 11 (rep in mid Ch) RESEARCH METHODS (Competence and performance …
E219 Week 11 (rep in mid Ch) RESEARCH METHODS
we say tests but most are tasks
most not on pen and paper
very controlled who gets to do a test - only appropriately qualified psychologists who are registered with the test supplier.
two most important suppliers are the Psychological Corporation and NFER-Nelson (founded by the National Foundation for Educational Research).
‘psychometrics’ because they aim to provide a measurement (or metric) of some psychological function(s)
eg Bayley Scales of Infant Development.
British Picture Vocabulary Scales and Raven’s Progressive Matrices ????
Competence and performance - across board is judged on answers given inc latent talents
eg British Ability Scales (BAS)
bear in mind not 100% reliable as ...
.performance will vary from day to day, due to factors like tiredness, the way that the tester relates to the child and many other influences, often outside the control of the researcher.
https://learn2.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=1446307§ion=9.2
Floor & Ceiling effects no good
eg. if 1/3 100% and/or 1/3 0% then only judging middle third
https://learn2.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=1446307§ion=9.3
Standardising tests
In order to avoid problems due to inconsistency, researchers typically draw up ‘
protocols
’ for tasks that they wish to use in research and develop
manuals
so that task administration can be ‘
manualised
’
https://learn2.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=1446307§ion=9.4
rapport
P
iaget (1926/1960, cited in Mayer, 2005cited in ) stressed that an experimenter would need considerable practice in developing the skills and ability to ask questions that draw out children’s explanation behind their initial responses.
https://learn2.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=1446307§ion=9.7
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