Analyzing Tests and Scales Review Chapter 18, "Index Construction and Scaling Methods" (pp. 414415, 422431) in the course text Research Methods in the Social Sciences, and the Web site on criterion- and standards-referenced testing. Search your child welfare literature for an example of a test and an example of a scale. For each example, determine the typical population and the reliability and validity. Provide a 2- or 3-paragraph analysis of the relationships among tests and scales, populations, and reliability and validity. Additionally, post 1 or 2 paragraphs describing the test and scale examples from your discipline, including the populations, the reliability and validity of each test, and whether the test and scale could be applied to another population.

Analyzing Tests and Scales Review Chapter 18, "Index Construction and Scaling Methods" (pp. 414415, 422431) in the course text Research Methods in the Social Sciences, and the Web site on criterion- and standards-referenced testing. Search your child welfare literature for an example of a test and an example of a scale. For each example, determine the typical population and the reliability and validity. Provide a 2- or 3-paragraph analysis of the relationships among tests and scales, populations, and reliability and validity. Additionally, provide 1 or 2 paragraphs describing the test and scale examples from your discipline, including the populations, the reliability and validity of each test, and whether the test and scale could be applied to another population.