Effects of Scale Anchors on Student Ratings of Instructors.

Dunham, Trudy C.; Davison, Mark L.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Effects of Scale Anchors on Student Ratings of Instructors.

Dunham, Trudy C.; Davison, Mark L.

Applied Measurement in Education, v4 n1 p23-35 1990

The effects of packing or skewing the response options of a scale on the common measurement problems of leniency and range restriction in instructor ratings were assessed. Results from a sample of 130 undergraduate education students indicate that packing reduced leniency but had no effect on range restriction. (TJH)

Descriptors: Education Majors, Higher Education, Professors, Rating Scales, Scoring, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Test Format, Testing Problems, Undergraduate Students

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