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Selection and use of content experts for instrument development
Author(s) -
Grant Joan S.,
Davis Linda L.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-240x(199706)20:3<269::aid-nur9>3.0.co;2-g
Subject(s) - content (measure theory) , selection (genetic algorithm) , content validity , instrumentation (computer programming) , process (computing) , computer science , measure (data warehouse) , psychology , process management , data science , management science , psychometrics , artificial intelligence , data mining , engineering , mathematical analysis , clinical psychology , mathematics , operating system
Content experts frequently are used in the judgment‐quantification stage of content validation of instruments. However, errors in instrumentation may arise when important steps in selecting and using these experts are not carefully planned. The systematic process of choosing, orienting, and using content experts in the judgment‐quantification stage of instrument development is addressed, with particular attention to the often neglected, important step of familiarizing these experts with the conceptual underpinnings and measurement model of the instrument. An example using experts to validate content for a measure of caregiver burden is used to illustrate this stage of instrument review. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Res Nurs Health 20: 269–274, 1997