Assignment #1: Locating & Evaluating Screening and Assessment Measures via PubMed

Measure Write-Up:

Criteria / Excellent / Good / Acceptable / Unacceptable
Content / Write up addresses all of the following required elements:
·  Purpose of measure
·  Length of measure
·  Format of measure (e.g. Yes/No, Likert-type scale)
·  How measure is scored
·  How measure is interpreted
·  Provides specific psychometric properties and related scores (e.g. reliability, validity, sensitivity, specificity)
(10 points) / Write up includes 4-5 of the 6 required elements
(8 points) / Write up includes 3 of the 6 required elements
(5 points) / Write up includes 2 or fewer of the 6 required elements
(0 points)
References & Support / In-text citation and supplemental reference are in appropriate APA style
(2 points) / In-text citation and reference are included. One, but not both, is in appropriate APA style
(1.5 points) / In-text citation and reference are included, but both are not in APA format
(1 point) / Includes no citation and/or reference for article
(0 points)
Clarity & Mechanics / Paragraph is clear and concise, formatted in an easy to read style, and is free of grammatical or spelling errors
(2 points). / Paragraph is well formulated with minor clarity or mechanics errors.
(1.5 points) / Paragraph contains some errors in clarity or mechanics.
(1 point) / Paragraph is unorganized and may contain multiple grammatical errors.
(0 points)

Screening Measure Requirements:

Criteria / Excellent
(3 points) / Good
(2 points) / Acceptable
(1 point) / Unacceptable
(0 points)
Measure / Measure is provided in clear manner that would allow for it to be immediately incorporated into clinical care / Measure is reproduced from validation article or provided from other source, but format of measure would not allow for it to be readily incorporated into clinical practice / Measure is provided in the context of the validation article / No measure is submitted

Article Requirements:

Criteria / Excellent
(3 points) / Good
(2 points) / Acceptable
(1 point) / Unacceptable
(0 points)
Article / Article submitted is the original validation article / Article submitted discusses an attempt to validate the measure on particular groups/populations; however, it is not the article in which the measure was initially developed or validated / Article submitted refers to the measure but is not an attempt to validate the measure / No article is submitted