Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id fATMu7008754; Thu, 29 Nov 2001 17:56:07 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 17:56:07 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <40B30BA5E139F648B2EA60E6AE3A7B2649C7B4@sphnt3.sph.uth.tmc.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Popham, Karyn" <KPopham@sph.uth.tmc.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:3477] Likert scales for low-literacy readers X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 580 Lines: 17 Query: When using Likert-type scales with low-literacy readers, do you label the end-points of the scale (e.g., "a lot, very true" at one end and "not at all, false" at the other)? Do you label the mid-point? Or do you simply give instructions that say something like "1=least, 7=most"? This may well have something to do with the various successes people are reporting. Also, are you using 5-point or 7-point scales? Asking people to circle a spot on a scale, circle a number, or write a number in a blank? All these may also be relevant. Cheers, Karyn Popham Houston, Texas
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