A Think Aloud Study Comparing the Validity and Acceptability of Discrete Choice and Best Worst Scaling Methods

Objectives This study provides insights into the validity and acceptability of Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) and profile-case Best Worst Scaling (BWS) methods for eliciting preferences for health care in a priority-setting context. Methods An adult sample (N = 24) undertook a traditional DCE and a BWS choice task as part of a wider survey on Health Technology Assessment decision criteria. A ‘think aloud’ protocol was applied, whereby participants verbalized their thinking while making choices. Internal validity and acceptability were assessed through a thematic analysis of the decision-making process emerging from the qualitative data and a repeated choice task. Results A thematic analysis of the decision-making process demonstrated clear evidence of ‘trading’ between multiple attribute/levels for the DCE, and to a lesser extent for the BWS task. Limited evidence consistent with a sequential decision-making model was observed for the BWS task. For the BWS task, some participants found choosing the worst attribute/level conceptually challenging. A desire to provide a complete ranking from best to worst was observed. The majority (18,75%) of participants indicated a preference for DCE, as they felt this enabled comparison of alternative full profiles. Those preferring BWS were averse to choosing an undesirable characteristic that was part of a ‘package’, or perceived BWS to be less ethically conflicting or burdensome. In a repeated choice task, more participants were consistent for the DCE (22,92%) than BWS (10,42%) (p = 0.002). Conclusions This study supports the validity and acceptability of the traditional DCE format. Findings relating to the application of BWS profile methods are less definitive. Research avenues to further clarify the comparative merits of these preference elicitation methods are identified

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Статья посвящена монетной чеканке древнегреческих колоний на Черноморском побережье Кавказа. Автор обращает внимание на статеры эллинистического времени с территории Колхиды.Список сокращений: с. 577-578. Библиогр.: с. 579-610

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Intracurricular (Embedded) Model of Information Literacy Approach at Academic

Koncept informacijske pismenosti u području prava u Republici Hrvatskoj neistraţeno je područje. S obzirom na neistraţenost fenomena informacijske pismenosti u području prava u Republici Hrvatskoj, cilj je rada na temelju istraţivanja strateških dokumenta i kurikuluma institucije i stajališta nastavnog osoblja prema konceptu informacijske pismenosti i njihovog stajališta o informacijskim vještinama studenata posebice u području prava, kao i stavova i iskustva knjiţničara vezana uz informacijsko opismenjavanje studenata kroz suradnju s nastavnim osobljem na pravnim fakultetima u Republici Hrvatskoj, potaknuti raspravu o vaţnosti informacijske pismenosti u području prava te predloţiti prikladan model informacijskog opismenjavanja u području studija prava koji će otvoriti put daljnjim istraţivanjima i razvoju programa informacijskog opismenjavanja u praksi. Svrha je istraţivanja razvoj modela koji će proširiti teorijske spoznaje i unaprijediti proučavanje i poučavanje informacijske pismenosti u području prava. S obzirom na dobivene rezultate istraţivanja uočava se da pri izboru primjerenog tipa informacijskog opismenjavanja moraju uzeti u obzir specifičnosti pravne discipline. Kod studenata prava potrebno je istodobno razvijati generičke vještine informacijske pismenosti i kontekstualne specifične vještine informacijske pismenosti u području prava. Kako intrakurikularni pristup informacijskoj pismenosti omogućava uključivanje informacijske pismenosti u kurikulum institucije i ishode učenja zaključuje se da bi navedeni pristup bio najprimjereniji. Budući da ne postoje formalni programi informacijskog opismenjavanja u području prava u Republici Hrvatskoj, predloţeni model intrakurikularnog pristupa informacijskoj pismenosti na visokoškolskoj razini u području prava moţe posluţiti kao teorijski okvir za implementaciju informacijske pismenosti i na druge pravne i srodne visokoškolske knjiţnice u Hrvatskoj, ali i šire, posebice u polju društvenih i humanističkih znanosti. Na praktičnoj razini predloţeni model moţe posluţiti kao okvir za izradu formalnih programa informacijskog opismenjavanja u praksi knjiţnica pravnih fakulteta, kao i u unaprjeĎivanju prakse u knjiţnicama sa sličnim iskustvom i u drugim zemljama.Research on concept of information literacy in the field of law is non-existent in the Republic of Croatia. This is the reason why it is necessary to investigate representation of the concept of information literacy in strategic documents and institution's curricula, as well as attitudes of teaching staff regarding the information literacy concept and information skills of students, especially in the field of law, as well as attitudes and experiences of librarians related to information literacy programmes of students through collaboration with faculty staff at law faculties in the Republic of Croatia, and to encourage discussion of the importance of the concept of information literacy in the field of law and propose a suitable model of information literacy in the field of law that will open the way for further research and the developing the information literacy porgramme in practice. The aim of this research is to develop a model that will enhance the teaching of information literacy in the field of law. Given the obtained results of the research it can be concluded that the choice of an adequate model of information literacy in the field of law must take into account the specifics of legal discipline. Students need to develop generic skills of information literacy as well as contextual specific skills of information literacy in the field of law. An Intracurricular Approach of Information Literacy enables the inclusion of information literacy concept in the curriculum of institutions and its learning outcomes, and thus is proposed as the most appropriate. Since there are no programmess of information literacy in the field of law on a formal level within academic institutions, the proposed model can serve as a theoretical framework for the implementation of the concept of information literacy in other academic libraries in Croatia, especially in the field of social sciences and humanities. On a practical level, the proposed model can serve as a theoretical framework for creating formal programmes of information literacy in law libraries’ practice, as well as for improving practice in libraries with similar experience in other countries