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Schriesheim, Chester A.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1989
Three studies explored the effects of grouping versus randomized items in questionnaires on internal consistency and test-retest reliability with samples of 80, 80, and 100, respectively, university students and undergraduates. The 2 correlational and 1 experimental studies were reasonably consistent in demonstrating that neither format was…
Descriptors: Classification, College Students, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
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Schriesheim, Chester A.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1991
Effects of item wording on questionnaire reliability and validity were studied, using 280 undergraduate business students who completed a questionnaire comprising 4 item types: (1) regular; (2) polar opposite; (3) negated polar opposite; and (4) negated regular. Implications of results favoring regular and negated regular items are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Business Education, Comparative Testing, Higher Education, Negative Forms (Language)