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Details about the project paper assignment:
The main purpose of this research paper is to evaluate two measures of a construct and select the best one. This assignment is designed to examine how well you can apply the knowledge you have acquired about basic principles of measurement to this task.
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Please note: This paper is not just to summarize this information. It is to present it in a way that enables you to reflect critically on two measures and their utility in practice. Papers that solely summarize the below information without engaging in critical reflection will be given lower grades. Please note that an in-depth reflection is required overall, so please make sure to critically reflect upon the information that you present (e.g., reliability, validity, implications of missing
information, etc.). Also, please include headings in your paper based on the below sections (Scenario, General Descriptive Information, etc.) Papers must be between 8-10 pages (EXCLUDING title page or references), double-spaced, using 1-inch margins, using 12-point Times New Roman font.
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You are expected to obtain information from a variety of sources, such as test manuals, journal articles, PSYC INFO and/or Google Scholar, books, and reference guides. These sources need to be appropriately cited using APA style (7th edition). I encourage a variety of article types, but you will want to have a large portion of your articles (at least half, possibly up to 75%) be empirical articles focused specifically on examining the validity and reliability of the tests. If you can locate a recent meta-analysis or review article on your construct and tests, that will be gold! Those article types provide a summary and comparison across many studies in a single citation
PLEASE NOTE IN ATTACHMENTS: Provided is the outline , and the resources, and paper guidelines to use that have already been shown and approved by the instructor. Which will be a continuation of that to format a draft paper.