Guiding Questions for Reviewers
Guiding Questions for Reviewers
Date:
Reviewer:
Item(s):
The following questions are designed to help expert reviewers evaluate individual MAAS items and their corresponding handbook sections. They reflect the key dimensions along which items can be strengthened: conceptual accuracy, clinical wording, differential clarity, contextual sensitivity, and instrument design.
- Is the concept correctly operationalized?
Would a clinician using this item actually capture the phenomenological dimension intended? - What’s implicit that should be explicit?
Are there assumptions embedded in the item that a clinician might miss without clearer guidance? - What exact words should clinicians use?
Provide direct sentences, not just concepts. - What common conflations should be flagged?
Are there related but distinct phenomena that clinicians might confuse when using this item? - How does this manifest across conditions?
Brief notes on relevant diagnostic contexts where presentation differs. - Is the item scannable as an instrument?
Does it guide the clinician efficiently, or does it drift into explanation that belongs in the handbook? - Is the tier assignment correct?
Does the item sit at the right level of training and clinical expertise, or should it be reclassified?
Suggestions
Please note any specific rewording, additions, or deletions you would recommend.
