ITEM本体学:一种阐明心理测量指标解剖学的工具
Kai R Larsen1, Roland M Mueller2, Dario Bonaretti3
1University of Colorado Boulder.
概括
研究人员需要一个系统的方法来分析调查指标属性. 解释和测量指标术语 (ITEM) 实体学提供了一个共同的语言,以提高信息系统研究中的规模有效性.
科学领域:
- 信息系统信息系统信息系统
- 心理测量 心理测量 心理测量
- 本体论发展发展 本体论发展
背景情况:
- 基于调查的信息系统研究依赖于理论进步的有效尺度.
- 当前的尺度验证方法优先考虑心理特征,可能会忽视关键的词汇和语义指标元素,导致无效的尺度.
- 需要一种系统的方法和共同的语言来分析指标属性,并识别传统心理测量分析错过的有效性问题.
研究的目的:
- 提出一种系统的方法,用 Ontology 开发方法来分析心理指标.
- 引入指标术语解释和测量 (ITEM) 实体学,这是一个旨在发现指标属性和解决有效性问题的框架.
- 为研究人员提供一种共同的语言和方法来评估和验证调查尺度.
主要方法:
- 开发了指标术语解释和测量 (ITEM) 实体学,包括四个高层次层次结构:对象,可测量,合格者和响应集.
- 创建了一种方法,一个代码书和一个网站,用于将ITEM本体学应用于心理指标.
- 使用常见的本体学评估方法,评估ITEM本体学的表达力,实用性,重要性,可访问性,适用性和外部有效性.
主要成果:
- "ITEM本体学"提供了一个结构化的框架,用于分析调查指标的词汇和语义属性.
- 开发的方法,代码书和网站有助于ITEM实体学在研究中的系统应用.
- 评估证实了ITEM本体论的表达力,实用性和适合解决调查科学中以前无法解决的问题.
结论:
- "ITEM本体学"提供了一种新且具有生成性的解决方案,用于提高信息系统研究中调查尺度的有效性.
- 通过专注于指标属性,ITEM本体学补充了传统的心理测量分析,导致更强大的理论发展.
- 拟议的框架和资源可以通过提高测量仪器的质量,显著推进调查科学,民意调查和理论测试.
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