Developing and Validating Measurement Scales During Pandemic Conditions: A Case Study with the Scale for Habitat Usability

Author:

Robertson Ian12,Munson Brandin32,Stephenson Jerri2,Amick Ryan Z.12

Affiliation:

1. KBR, Houston, TX

2. NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX

3. University of Houston, Houston, TX

Abstract

At NASA, habitat evaluations often employ subjective measures. Some measures are frequently used, well-established tools, whereas others are homegrown measures tailored to specific projects. The variety of measures used makes evaluation comparisons across projects difficult. Additionally, some of these measures are burdensome, may be too specialized, or may require an expert to use and interpret, limiting their utility. Taken together, these drawbacks suggest the need for a new measurement tool. To that purpose, a team at NASA worked on developing a new scale for measuring habitat usability, the Scale for Habitat Usability (SHU). The SHU is intended to be a quick, multi-faceted measure for evaluating habitat usability across the development lifecycle. However, like many research projects, the development of the SHU faced setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pandemic prevention protocols precluded in-person data collection, forcing the team to take some non-traditional approaches to scale development. This paper reports the steps the team took to complete the project.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

General Medicine,General Chemistry

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