Title: Scale Construction Proposal for Measuring Academic Motivation in PhD Students Slide 1: Introduction – Welcome and thank the audience for their time – Introduce yourself and your expertise in the field of psychology – Briefly explain the

Instructions
For this task, imagine that you were asked to give a scale construction proposal to a group of hypothetical PhD students. The PowerPoint presentation should include the definition of the construct that you intend to make a scale on, the existing tools measuring it, and other related studies. Also include your justification and rationale for your construction. More importantly, discuss how you will construct the items and the item response scales, how you will analyze the items’ reliabilities, and establish the scale’s validity.
Incorporate appropriate animations, transitions, and graphics as well as speaker notes for each slide. The speaker notes may be comprised of brief paragraphs or bulleted lists.
Support your presentation with at least five scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources may be included.  
Length: 12-15 slides (with a separate reference slide)
Notes Length: 200-350 words for each slide 
Be sure to include citations for quotations and paraphrases with references in APA format and style where appropriate. Save the file as PPT with the correct course code information. Upload your document and click the Submit to Dropbox button.