CCC Research Methods & Program Evaluation 3

Question 1

A counselor-researcher wants to ensure that a depression inventory consistently measures the same construct across repeated administrations over time. This property is called:

Accepted Answer

Test-retest reliability

Answer

Test-retest reliability assesses whether a measure produces stable, consistent scores when administered to the same individuals on two or more separate occasions under the same conditions.

Question 2

When a research study's results can be applied to populations and settings beyond the sample studied, the study is said to have high:

Accepted Answer

External validity

Answer

External validity refers to the extent to which research findings can be generalized to other populations, settings, and times beyond the specific study conditions.

Question 3

In action research, the primary goal is to:

Accepted Answer

Solve practical problems within a specific context while improving practice

Answer

Action research is a cyclical, participatory process in which practitioners investigate and address specific real-world problems in their own settings to improve professional practice.

Question 4

A researcher reports that an anxiety intervention produced a statistically significant result (p = .03) but an effect size of d = .12. A counselor should interpret this as:

Accepted Answer

Statistically significant but practically trivial in magnitude

Answer

A Cohen's d of .12 represents a very small effect, indicating the intervention produced a detectable but practically negligible change despite reaching statistical significance, often due to large sample size.

Question 5

Which type of validity evidence is gathered by examining whether a test's items adequately represent all facets of the construct it is intended to measure?

Accepted Answer

Content validity

Answer

Content validity is established by expert review of whether a test's items comprehensively and proportionally sample the full domain or construct being measured.

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CCC Research Methods & Program Evaluation 3