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Peer reviewedWeems, Gail H.; Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2001
Counselors conducting survey research have many item format options to contemplate. This study examined midpoint selection and the effect on reliability of including or excluding midpoint options, and using both positively and negatively worded items. Findings indicate that reliability can be affected by both midpoint options and reverse coding.…
Descriptors: Coding, Data Analysis, Item Analysis, Questionnaires
Direct linkBurnham, Joy J. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2005
Twenty contemporary fears (e.g., terrorist attacks, drive-by shootings, having to fight in a war) were added to E. Gullone and N. J. King's (1992) Australian Fear Survey Schedule for Children-II for use in the United States. The revised survey, the American Fear Survey Schedule for Children (J. J. Burnham, 1995), was investigated. The component…
Descriptors: Fear, Security (Psychology), Student Surveys, Research Methodology
