MEASUREMENT DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOMETRIC TESTING

A valid and reliable questionnaire plays a vital role in helping the researcher collect valuable data for the research. However, developing a questionnaire is challenging, even with experienced researchers. It requires a significant amount of effort, knowledge, and skills. This course focuses on developing questionnaires and their psychometric properties.

1. Who should take this course?

– Medical staff and students in healthcare fields
– People who are interested in measurement

2. Course duration

60 hours (16-hour theoretical period and 44-hour practical period)

3. Course Content:

– Overview of measurement and latent variable.
– Scales of measure
– Reliability and the assessment of reliability
– Validity and the evaluation of the validity
– Common bias and errors in questionnaire research.
– Issues of translation, copyright, and amendment of the questionnaires
– How to select qualified questionnaires for a research study
– Development of a research questionnaire.

4. The language used in the course: Vietnamese and/or English, depending on the learners’ needs

5. The number of trainees per course: maximum 20 participants.

6. Certification: CME/CPD certificates equivalent to 60 hours

7. Fee: 5.000.000 VND/course/person