APPL 655 Practical Applications in I/O Psychology

APPL 655 Practical Applications in I/O Psychology

APPL 655 Practical Applications in I/O Psychology

Data definition and SPSS structure Form

For the PA, SEL and OB projects, please submit two files that will enable me to collect the data you will need:

  1. Data Definition File (MS Word docx): to include all the information needed to populate the SPSS data set
  2. SPSS Structure file (SPSS v 23 .sav file): to include all variable names and labels, and , value labels (where needed)
  3. Submit both files to the SAKAI Assignment folder

DATA DEFINITION File (Word)

Project name: ______(e.g. PA 1 FCPS Teacher)

Team Lead: (whoever will submit): ______

Date submitted to me: _Mo__/ day_/year

_____ Total N

Demographics: (Subgroup sizes in % to total 100%)

Variable labelsValue Labels

  1. Gender: Male ____% Female _____%Male = 1; Female = 2
  2. Race (or ethnic) %African Amer = 1; White = 2; Asian = 3; etc.
  3. Raters: (specify type, e.g. supervisor, peer)
  4. Other categorical Vars:

(e.g certification, education, region, dept, etc.) % of each category

  1. Continuous Vars (all):
  2. Specify construct name and number of items (e.g. PA rating 3 K of job; 3 items)
  3. Scaling ( four items all on Likert 1-5 with value labels)
  4. Psychometric properties (if needed e.g alpha; normative data – Means/SD).

SPSS.sav file

  1. File name: PA 2 Principal.sav
  2. Include all Var names & labels and values (where appropriate)
  3. Make all vars numeric/ scale
  4. Submit both files to SAKAI Assignment folder

EXAMPLE:

(include identifying information)

Parameters for data variables: PA 1 FCPS Teachers

1. Total (N)Value label

7,455 N= Population

1817 n= Sample

2. Gender (%)

Male- 26%1

Female- 74%2

3. Ethnicity (%)

African American- 38.7% 1

Hispanic- 5.9%2

Caucasian- 45.9%3

Asian- 6.1%

4. Education

Bachelors- 60%1

Masters-38%2

Ph.D. or Higher-2%3

5. Years of Experience (range)

(0-15 years)

6. Certifications (y/n)

Yes – 85%1

No – 15%2

7. Number of raters = 3 (self, supervisor, coworker)

8. Objective criteria

* Test Scores Range= 65-95 percent, Test Scores Mean = 83 percent

* Passing rate range =70-100 percent, Mean =80 percent

9. Performance Appraisal (PA) Subjective Measures

10 Duties (constructs)

Duty 1: Demonstrates effective planning skills

Duty 2: Lesson Delivery (Content and Instructions)

Duty 3: Enforces rules and policies

Duty 4: Demonstrates effective planning skills

Duty 5: Lesson Delivery (Content and Instructions)

Duty 6: Provides students with appropriate evaluative feedback

Duty 7: Provides students with appropriate evaluative feedback

Duty 8: Prepares appropriate evaluation activities/Assessment of student learning

Duty 9: Fosters a cooperative and respectful partnership with families

Duty 10: Continues intellectual and professional development

10.Scale =5 Point Scale

1-Poor Performance, 2-Needs Improvement, 3-Meets Expectations, 4-Above Average, and 5-Exceptional Performance

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