Re: Reliability, validity for Case vignettes

[aron <shlonsky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sarah,

You might want to try Children's Research Center 
http://www.nccd-crc.org/crcindex.htm

They've done work with vignettes related to risk assessment 
instruments.  Also, you might want to look at Rossi, Schuerman, and Budde's 
report using vignettes to assess choice of level of service provision by 
social workers.

Rossi, P. H., Schuerman, J. R., & Budde, S. (1996). Understanding child 
maltreatment decisions and those who make them. Chicago: University of 
Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

Hope this helps,

Aron

At 01:03 PM 10/5/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Rob
>Thanks, I  will look at the chapter you suggest but I was thinking more of use
>of case vignettes in questionnaires as in the study by Giovannoni and Becerra
>amongst other.
>Sarah
>
>Rob Newell wrote:
>
> > Sarah:
> >
> > It sounds like you are referring to a "N of 1" stduy--is that what you had
> > in mind?  Try the classic text by Cook & Campbell (1978) about
> > quasi-experimental design....  I can't remember the exact title right now
> > and I'm not in my office.  There is at least one chapter in the book on 
> this
> > topic.
> >
> > Robert M. Newell, Ph.D.
> > Seattle, Washington
> >
> > ________

Aron Shlonsky, MSW
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