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 fB1KC2000624; Sat, 1 Dec 2001 15:12:03 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 15:12:03 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <10f.859b342.293a9306@aol.com> 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: KathleenBombach@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:3478] Re: likert scales for low-literacy readers X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows US sub 10021 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_10f.859b342.293a9306_boundary" Status: O Content-Length: 962 Lines: 28 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit There is a strong tendency for Likert scale responses to cluster at the ends anyway. I don't suggest using Likert scales. Even though it is more work, write out the choices vertically: 1. I like school. a. Always b. almost always c. usually etc. Kathleen bombach
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