The Use of Negative Item Stems: A Cautionary Note.

Melnick, Steven A.; Gable, Robert K.

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ERIC Number: EJ429474

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Publication Date: 1990

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The Use of Negative Item Stems: A Cautionary Note.

Melnick, Steven A.; Gable, Robert K.

Educational Research Quarterly, v14 n3 p31-36 1990

By administering an attitude survey to 3,328 parents of elementary school students, use of positive and negative Likert item stems was analyzed. Respondents who answered positive/negative item pairs that were parallel in meaning consistently were compared with those who answered inconsistently. Implications for construction of affective measures are discussed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Affective Measures, Comparative Testing, Elementary Education, Likert Scales, Parents, Test Construction, Test Items

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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