One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Selecting Response Scales For Attitude Items

Johns, Robert

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“…Entre los tópicos estudiados con relación al formato, destacan los estudios que analizan los argumentos a favor y en contra de incluir una opción intermedia (opción de indecisión o ambivalencia) entre las alternativas de respuesta. Estos argumentos están estrechamente vinculados a los sesgos de tendencia central y deseabilidad social, tal como se ha puesto de manifiesto en varios estudios (Baka y Figgou, 2012;Johns, 2005).…”

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“…Existen evidencias de que la alternativa intermedia suele ser elegida entre el 20% y el 50% en las escalas Likert (Johns, 2005). En un estudio más reciente, Baka y Figgou (2012) registraron hasta un 88.65% de respuestas intermedias dadas por una muestra de 71 voluntarios a una escala sobre cuestiones políticas.…”

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“…En los estudios se llega a la conclusión de que la opción SO/NS es socialmente menos deseable que la alternativa intermedia (Johns, 2005;Nadler, Weston y Voyles, 2015). Así, cuando el encuestado no comprende el ítem, y además no se dispone de la opción SO/NS, la persona que contesta puede plantearse tres escenarios (Velez y Ashworth, 2007):…”

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Diseño del formato de escalas tipo Likert: un estado de la cuestión

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ResumenLas escalas tipo Likert constituyen uno de los instrumentos más utilizados en Ciencias Sociales y estudios de mercado. No obstante, existe cierto debate sobre el formato de estas escalas para obtener datos de calidad. En este artículo se presenta un estudio de revisión sobre los formatos de las escala tipo Likert y su relación con la calidad de los datos que es posible obtener con ellos. Para ello se ha realizado una revisión sistemática junto con una síntesis del contenido, identificando un conjunto de temas o tópicos relevantes por sus implicaciones metodológicas: sesgos y estilos de respuesta, el número óptimo de alternativas, las razones de elección de la alternativa intermedia y el efecto de la alternativa ‚No opino‛. Con base en el análisis y discusión de estos temas se presentan algunas recomendaciones de formato en las conclusiones del estudio.Palabras clave: Escala Likert, encuestas, datos de investigación, sesgo. AbstractLikert-type scales are one of the most commonly used instruments in social sciences and market research. Nonetheless, there is some debate regarding the format needed in these scales to obtain quality data. This study is a review of Likert-type scale formats and their association with data quality. To that effect, a systematic review was performed, along with a synthesis of content, to identify a series of topics that are relevant due to their methodological implications: response bias and styles, the optimal number of alternatives, reasons for choosing the intermediate response, and the effect of the ‚No Opinion‛ alternative. On the basis of an analysis and discussion of these topics, the study presents some recommendations for formatting in the conclusions.

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“…This problem is particularly acute when parties attempt to manipulate their placement in order to gain more voting recommendations (see below). For such reasons, it is advisable to offer a neutral midpoint only in statements associated with less prominent issues where parties are expected to take a neutral position (Johns, 2005).…”

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Estimating parties’ policy positions through voting advice applications: Some methodological considerations

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The past few years have seen the advent and proliferation of Voting Advice (or Aid) Applications (VAAs), which offer voting advice on the basis of calculating the ideological congruence between citizens and political actors. Although VAA data have often been used to test many empirical questions regarding voting behaviour and political participation, we know little about the approaches used by VAAs to estimate the positions of political parties. This article presents the most common aspects of the VAA approach and examines some methodological issues regarding the phrasing of statements, the format of response scales, the reliability of coding statements into response scales and the reliability and validity of scaling items into dimensions. The article argues that VAAs have a lot of potential but there is also much space for methodological improvements, and therefore concludes with some recommendations for designing VAAs.

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“…Substantial research has articulated how undergraduate students learn and the instructional practices that best support student learning, including empirically validated instructional strategies (e.g., Chickering & Gamson 1987;Pascarella & Terenzini 1991;2005). Efforts to transform postsecondary STEM courses to include more of these strategies have had only modest success.…”

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Describing undergraduate STEM teaching practices: a comparison of instructor self-report instruments

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Background: Collecting data on instructional practices is an important step in planning and enacting meaningful initiatives to improve undergraduate science instruction. Self-report survey instruments are one of the most common tools used for collecting data on instructional practices. This paper is an instrument-and item-level analysis of available instructional practice instruments to survey postsecondary instructional practices. We qualitatively analyzed the instruments to document their features and methodologically sorted their items into autonomous categories based on their content. The paper provides a detailed description and evaluation of the instruments, identifies gaps in the literature, and provides suggestions for proper instrument selection, use, and development based on these findings. Results: The 12 instruments we analyzed use a variety of measurement and development approaches. There are two primary instrument types: those intended for all postsecondary instructors and those intended for instructors in a specific STEM discipline. The instruments intended for all instructors often focus on teaching as well as other aspects of faculty work. The number of teaching practice items and response scales varied widely. Most teaching practice items referred to the format of in-class instruction (54 %), such as group work or problem solving. Another important type of teaching practice items referred to assessment practices (35 %), frequently focusing on specific types of summative assessment items used. Conclusions: The recent interest in describing teaching practices has led to the development of a diverse set of available self-report instruments. Many instruments lack an audit trail of their development, including rationale for response scales; whole instrument and construct reliability values; and face, construct, and content validity measures. Future researchers should consider building on these existing instruments to address some of their current weaknesses. In addition, there are important aspects of instruction that are not currently described in any of the available instruments. These include laboratory-based instruction, hybrid and online instructional environments, and teaching with elements of universal design.

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One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Selecting Response Scales For Attitude Items

Cited by 126 publications

References 28 publications

Diseño del formato de escalas tipo Likert: un estado de la cuestión

Diseño del formato de escalas tipo Likert: un estado de la cuestión

Estimating parties’ policy positions through voting advice applications: Some methodological considerations

Describing undergraduate STEM teaching practices: a comparison of instructor self-report instruments

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