1 Paste the expert ratings

1 row = 1 item · each column = 1 expert (rating +1, 0 or −1) · an item label in the first column is optional

Decision rule

  • IOC ≥ 0.50 → keep the item
  • IOC < 0.50 → revise or remove
4
Items
3
Kept
1
To revise

IOC per item

Item ΣR N IOC Decision
Q1 2 3 0.67 Keep
Q2 3 3 1.00 Keep
Q3 0 3 0.00 Revise / remove
Q4 2 3 0.67 Keep

Text for your report (Chapter 3)

The content validity of the questionnaire was examined by 3 experts using the Index of Item-Objective Congruence (IOC; Rovinelli & Hambleton, 1977). Of the 4 items, 3 met the criterion (IOC ≥ 0.50), while 1 item scored below 0.50 ("Q3") and was revised following the experts' suggestions.

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