Social Science Measurement Conference/Workshop - 2010
Paul Barrett
Not sure if others have seen this ... it’s free to download (or read online) ..
The Importance of Common Metrics for Advancing Social Science Theory and Research: A Workshop Summary. The National Academies Press
http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13034
“In February 2010, the National Research Council (NRC) convened a workshop to investigate the feasibility of developing well-grounded common metrics to advance behavioral and social science research, both in terms of advancing the development of theory and increasing the utility of research for policy and practice. A planning committee was appointed by the NRC’s Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education (DBASSE) to organize the event, structure the sessions, select the participants, and ensure that the workshop would address the variety of research methods and data sets. ”
The workshop had three goals:
1. To examine the benefits and costs involved in moving from metric diversity to greater standardization, both in terms of advancing the development of theory and increasing the utility of research for policy and practice.
2. To consider whether a set of criteria can be developed for understanding when the measurement of a particular construct is ready to be standardized.
3. To explore how the research community can foster a move toward standardization when it appears warranted.
The history of social science measurement began with …(p. 8):
“Bohrnstedt traced the history of social science measurement, beginning with Pierre Guillaume Frédéric Le Play (1806-1882), who is credited with establishing what has become the modern-day social survey. He followed with mention of Guttman scales, popular in the 1950s and 1960s, which order both items and persons on a scale and are an important precursor to item response theory (IRT) scaling, developed in the early 1960s primarily to measure latent ability and achievement;”
Regards .. Paul
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