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Content Validity Using a Mixed Methods Approach

Its Application and Development Through the Use of a Table of Specifications Methodology

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ID12811674
AuthorsIsadore Newman (Florida International University, corresponding author), Janine Lim (0000-0003-0283-0668, Andrews University), Fernanda Pineda (Florida International University)
Year2013
Volume7
Issue3
Pages243-260
Publication date2013-02-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Mixed Methods Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1558-6898 • E-ISSN: 1558-6901
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1558689813476922
OpenAlexW2112628571
LanguageEN
Citations received23
References cited26

There is paucity of detailed information in the literature on how to develop procedures for estimating content validity to increase trustworthiness of assessment instruments. The authors present three unique examples, interpretation, and application of Tables of Specifications (ToS) for generating these estimates. The development and logic of the ToS requires presenting evidence that has transparency and creates trustworthiness in the validity estimates by maintaining an audit trail and using of triangulation, expert debriefing, and peer review. The argument presented is that content validity requires a mixed methods approach since data are developed through qualitative and quantitative methods that inform each other. This process is iterative and provides feedback on the effectiveness of the ToS through a process of determining consensus

Audit · Content validity · Data science · Debriefing · Management science · Process (computing · Process management · Psychometrics · Transparency (behavior · Triangulation · Trustworthiness · Computer Science · Engineering · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Health Education and Validation · Mathematics · Psychology · Reliability and Agreement in Measurement · Social Psychology

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