Directions: Please complete this assignment using the FSSB article.
Article - Development and Validation of a Multidimensional Measure of Family Supportive Supervisor Behaviors (FSSB) by Leslie B. Hammer, Ellen Ernst Kossek, Nanette L. Yragui, Todd E. Bodner and Ginger C. Hanson
1. Review the article from this week on the FSSB and answer the following questions:
a. What types of item analysis did they conduct?
b. They reported Cronbach's alpha for the dimensions. What is your interpretation of these results?
c. What types of reliability and validity checks did they conduct on the final instrument? Do you feel they were appropriate?
2. If you were giving the faculty of the School of Education recommendations on the creation of an instrument entitled: "Evaluation of Course and Instructor," what steps and item analysis would you encourage them to take in the development?
Directions: Please review each of the following survey questions. Decide if the question is written appropriately or if it is poorly written. For those questions poorly written, please state why it is written poorly and rewrite the question.
1. When was the last time you upgraded your computer and printer?
2. Do you approve of the President's oppressive immigration policy?
3. Should the U.S. not oppose the world court?
4. The presenter effectively answered questions from the class.
Directions: How would you change the following survey questions from opened ended qualitative questions to a quantitative question / what choices would you provided?
5. What is your marital status?
6. How many hours of television do you watch each week?
7. How important is the natural environment to you?