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CHARACTERISTICS OF A

GOOD RESEARCH
INSTRUMENT
Concise. Have you tried answering a very long test, and because of
its length, you just pick the answer without even reading it? A good
research instrument is concise in length yet can elicit the needed
data.

Sequential. Questions or items must be arranged well. It is


recommended to arrange it from simplest to the most complex. In
this way, the instrument will be more favorable to the respondents
to answer.

Valid and reliable. The instrument should pass the tests of validity
and reliability to get more appropriate and accurate information.
Easily tabulated. Since you will be constructing an instrument
for quantitative research, this factor should be considered.
Hence, before crafting the instruments, the researcher makes
sure that the variable and research questions are established.
These will be an important basis for making items in the
research instruments.
Types of Validity of
Instrument
Face Validity. It is also known as “logical validity.” It calls for an
initiative judgment of the instruments as it “appear.” Just by looking
at the instrument, the researcher decides if it is valid.

Content Validity. An instrument that is judged with content


validity meets the objectives of the study. It is done by checking the
statements or questions if this elicits the needed information.
Experts in the field of interest can also provide specific elements
that should be measured by the instrument.

Construct Validity. It refers to the validity of instruments as it


corresponds to the theoretical construct of the study. It is concerning
if a specific measure relates to other measures.
Concurrent Validity. When the instrument can predict results
like those similar tests already validated, it has concurrent
validity.

Predictive Validity. When the instrument can produce results


similar to those similar tests that will be employed in the future,
it has predictive validity. This is particularly useful for the
aptitude test.
Reliability of Instrument
Test-retest Reliability. It is achieved by giving the same
test to the same group of respondents twice. The
consistency of the two scores will be checked.

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