Response-Order Effects in Likert-Type Scales.

Chan, Jason C.

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Publication Date: 1991

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Response-Order Effects in Likert-Type Scales.

Chan, Jason C.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v51 n3 p531-40 Fall 1991

A study involving 102 high school students (49 males and 53 females) from Taiwan revealed that the order of response scale labels had a primacy effect on subjects' choices of the alternatives in Likert-type attitude scales. Practical implications of the response-order effects for measurement are discussed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Correlation, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools, Item Bias, Item Response Theory, Likert Scales, Primacy Effect, Test Format, Testing Problems

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan (Taipei)

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