Week # 10: Establishing tha Validity and Reliability of a Research Instrument
The concept of validity, Types of validity in quantitative research, Face and content validity, Concurrent and predictive validity, Construct validity, The concept of reliability, Factors affecting the reliability of a research instrument, Methods of determining the reliability of an instrument in quantitative research, External consistency procedures, Internal consistency procedures, Validity and reliability in qualitative research.
Course Material
- Week # 1: Research a way of Thinking
- Week # 2: The Research Process: A Quick Glance
- Week # 3: Reviewing The Literature
- Week # 4: Formulating a Research Problem, Identifying Variables
- Week # 5: Constructing Hypothesis, The Research Design
- Week # 6: Selecting a Study Design
- Week # 7: Selecting a Method of Data Collection
- Week # 8: Collecting Data using Attitudinal Scales
- Week # 9: Mid-Term Examination
- Week # 10: Establishing tha Validity and Reliability of a Research Instrument
- Week # 11: Selecting a Sample
- Week # 12: How to Write a Research Proposal
- Week # 13: Considering Ethical Issues in Data Collection
- Week # 14: Processing and Displaying Data
- Week # 15: Research Methodology and Practice Evaluation
- Week # 16: Developing a Research Project: Exercise for beginners
- Week # 17: Evaluation and Discussion on Research Proposal, Research Report and Research Papers
- Week # 18: Final Term Examination
- Chapters 18
- Department Economics
- Teacher
Dr. Mahmood ul Hasan
