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You compile the description of your test and the results of your analysis of the provided dataset into a 5- to 7-page APA Results Section report.

Your Project report (your APA Results Section) must include:

· Your construct, test specifications, and test items

· Statistical analysis on dataset provided (MoneyData.sav -- found in the Week 2 Resources), Julius you have this Dataset!

including analysis of factor analysis, classical statistics, and reliability and validity measures

Your Final Project will be graded on a 20-point scale and is worth 30% of your final grade.

The Final Project is due Week 10!!! Although the Final Project is not due until Week 10, you should become familiar with the project requirements and have them in mind as you proceed through the course.

Many of the Discussions, Application Assignments, and Knowledge Assessments are building blocks for your Final Project.

The Final Project will be evaluated according to all four indicators in the Application Assignment and Final Paper Writing Rubric located in the Course Info area. *Julius I have attached this to the email as well for your reference.

Be sure that the Final Project is written using APA format.

Julius, This is what we had completed in Week 2 and what the professor has commented on…..

Introduction to Assessment Project

Constructing a useful psychological test is a meticulous process. First, you must formulate a clear, empirically based definition of what is to be measured and carefully consider the items and response formats that would best measure this construct. The test items are created based on a theory or by sampling a domain of knowledge. Subject-matter experts are often called upon to generate and evaluate the initial test items. The test is then given to a large sample of people, and, after careful analysis, the statistical properties of each item are scrutinized, and decisions are made about item retention, elimination, and revision.

As part of this class, you complete many of the steps necessary to construct a test. Test construction can be broken into two main phases. In phase one, you create test items. In phase two, you gather and analyze data from those items in order to choose the best items, (i.e., those that best measure the construct you have identified and defined). Ideally, your assignment would be to create items, gather data, and then analyze the data that you gathered. Unfortunately, test construction generally requires data from hundreds of participants, which is impractical to do over the course of one quarter. Therefore, your assignment will be broken down into two parts:

· First, you design a test. You decide on a construct, write your test specifications, create test items, and have your classmates review your items.

· Then, instead of gathering data on your own test, you are provided with a set of test data to analyze.

This week, consider what you would like your proposed test to measure. You describe this construct using evidence from the literature and submit it to your Instructor for approval this week.

Additionally, you should install the IBM-SPSS software on your computer and open the dataset in this week’s Learning Resources.

Although you do not need to analyze this dataset in any way this week, you do begin to perform calculations on it next week.

For now, familiarize yourself with how to open the dataset using SPSS.

The Assignment (1 paragraph)

Submit a brief description of the construct of interest for your Final Project to your Instructor for approval, including cited evidence from the empirical literature that helped you create an operational definition of this construct.

Julius, This is what we had completed in Week 3. All these assignments are preparing for the FINAL…..

Test Specifications

Test specifications provide a descriptive outline of a test and can include information about the construct measured, the format and structure of a test, the number of items, and other information as needed. In this week’s Learning Resources, there is a Test Specifications Template that you should now complete for your proposed Final Project. This template will help guide you through determining the specifications for your test. There is also a completed template that you may look at as a reference.

The Assignment (1–2 pages)

Submit completed test specifications for your Final Project test using the Test Specifications Template provided in this week’s Resources.