psy 839 Performance Enhancement
Your first assignment included an initial needs assessment. The use of reliable and valid measurement tools is required to verify and/or effectively modify that initial assessment. Performance psychology specialists have devoted considerable effort to understanding and reducing measurement error; however, the work of error mitigation continues. Thus, the performance psychology practitioner should take every reasonable action to ensure that the measurement tool used to assess a case is not only well suited to the problems identified in the case but also exhibits a reasonable level of reliability and validity.
For this assignment, evaluate the reliability and validity of three measurement tools that could be used to assess the needs of the client in the “PSY-839 Case Study.” One tool should be selected from each of the following forms: physiological measurements, human performance measurements, and survey instruments. You should consider predictive, construct, content-related, and criterion-related validity in your evaluation.
General Requirements: Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:
- Refer to “PSY-839 Case Study.”
- Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
- Refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association for specific guidelines related to doctoral-level writing. The manual contains essential information on manuscript structure and content, clear and concise writing, and academic grammar and usage.
- This assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.
- You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
Directions:
Choose three measurement tools that could be used to assess the needs of the client in the case study. One tool should be selected from each of the following forms: physiological measurements, human performance measurements, and survey instruments.
Write a paper (1,750-2,000 words) in which you evaluate the three measurement tools you selected. Include the following in your paper:
- A description of each measurement tool and its theoretical foundation
- A research-based discussion of the reliability and validity of the measurement tools
- A research-supported rationale for using the measurement tools in the case study