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Helmes, Edward; Campbell, Alistair – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: Reluctance to reveal sensitive or socially undesirable attitudes has posed a problem for measurement of personal attributes such as attitudes toward older people. These have long been documented to be negative and likely arise both from fears of one's own aging and the modern societal emphasis on youth. In order to increase our knowledge…
Descriptors: Negative Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Internet, Computer Assisted Testing
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Finegan, Joan E.; Allen, Natalie, J. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1994
Reports on a set of three studies that compared responses to commonly used attitude and personality questionnaires administered by computer with those administered in written form. Subjects' affective reactions to the two modes of administration were also examined. Overall the differences between the two conditions were negligible. (25 references)…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Attitude Measures, Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Testing
Boser, Judith A.; And Others – 1984
Different formats for four types of research items were studied for ease of computer data entry. The types were: (1) numeric response items; (2) individual multiple choice items; (3) multiple choice items with the same response items; and (4) card column indicator placement. Each of the 13 experienced staff members of a major university's Data…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Attitude Measures, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Oriented Programs
Cartwright, Glenn F.; Derevensky, Jeffrey L. – 1975
The study investigated the effects of exposure to computer-assisted testing (CAT) as an effective instructional method and its effects on attitudes toward computer-assisted instruction (CAI). Five computer quizzes consisting of 20 randomly drawn multiple-choice questions were individually administered on 10 teletype terminals. A feedback mechanism…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing
McKinley, Robert L.; Reckase, Mark D. – 1980
A live tailored achievement testing study was conducted to compare procedures based on the one- and three-parameter logistic models. Previous studies yielded inconclusive results because of the procedures by which item calibrations were linked and because of the item selection procedures. Using improved procedures, 83 college students were tested…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Attitude Measures, Computer Assisted Testing, Correlation
Antons, Christopher M.; Dilla, Benjamin L.; Fultz, Miriam L. – 1997
This study compared results of measuring student attitudes regarding race, gender, and religious climate using pencil-and-paper administration in a group setting with computer-administrated measurement over a local area network. Approximately 2,000 U.S. Air Force Academy cadets in February 1996 and 1,400 in November 1996 were administered the…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Environment, College Students, Comparative Analysis