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Bline, Dennis; Lowe, Dana R.; Meixner, Wilda F.; Nouri, Hossein; Pearce, Kevin – Written Communication, 2001
Employs factor analysis and comparability analysis to investigate the impact of item order on the number of factors and the underlying factor structure stability of the writing apprehension construct of the 1975 Daly and Miller scale. Finds that the randomized item factor structure was comparable with the original item order factor structure. (SR)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Writing Apprehension

Bline, Dennis; Lowe, Dana R.; Meixner, Wilda F.; Nouri, Hossein – Journal of Business Communication, 2003
Presents the results of an investigation about the effect of question order randomization on the psychometric properties of two frequently used oral and written apprehension instruments: McCroskey's oral communication apprehension scale and Daly and Miller's writing apprehension scale. Shows that the measurement properties of these instruments…
Descriptors: Communication Apprehension, Communication Research, Higher Education, Questionnaires