Examines relative merits of the "forced-choice" mode of response v the "undecided" or the "don't know" response categories. Observations are "spin-off" of a larger research project to be reported soon. Authors invite reader reaction to their conclusion that "forced choice" is less effective than…

The Protest Situational Attitude Scale (PSAS) is designed to measure reactions to various types of protest behavior. The PSAS consists of two forms, a general, neutral version and a more extreme or concrete form. Results demonstrate that students have not become negatively disposed toward the idea of protest behavior. (Author)

A counseling service follow-up questionnaire was constructed to include both process and outcome measures. The questionnaire was mailed to students who had been counseled at a university counseling centre. The follow-up results from 207 students provided global evidence of students' satisfaction with treatment. In order to refine and shorten this…

An instrument for measuring pharmacists' attitudes is described, following Hall and Snizek definitions of ideal professional attitudes. Items measure relationships between professional attitudes and personal variables, participation in educational programs, and job satisfaction among hospital pharmacists. The questionnaire is appended. (MLW)

The Profile of Real/Ideal Scholastic Motivation (PRISM) self-report instrument is included in the user's manual. PRISM is a set of 30 postulates which measures attitudes in an educational setting (i.e., educational self-theory). The instrument has a closed response format chosen on the grounds of reliability, validity, and reactivity. It is scaled…

A bank of psycometrically sound scaled behavioral incidents of college classroom teaching behavior was developed for use in devising performance evaluation scales, teacher training devices, and policy evaluation questionnaires. Using a combination of the critical incident and retranslation methodologies a set of 720 incident descriptions was…