Journal article
Computerized and Traditional Administration of Questionnaires: Psychometric Quality and Completion Time for Measures of Self-Concept
The Journal of experimental education, Vol.87(3), pp.384-399
07/03/2019
DOI: 10.1080/00220973.2018.1448748
Abstract
In two independent studies of questionnaire administration, respondents completed multidimensional self-concept inventories within four randomized research conditions that mirrored the most common administration formats used in practice: paper booklets with and without answer sheets and computer questionnaires with single versus multiple items per screen. Strong differences among conditions emerged for completion time, but not for psychometric properties of scores (means, variances, reliability coefficients, concurrent validity coefficients). Answer sheets increased completion time by 24% to 34%, single-item displays by 20% to 25%, and computerization by 13% to 17%. Completion time was longer for multiple-alternative than for rating-scale items, but relative effects of answer sheets, single-item displays, and computerization remained consistent. We discuss implications for questionnaire construction and administration.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Computerized and Traditional Administration of Questionnaires: Psychometric Quality and Completion Time for Measures of Self-Concept
- Creators
- Walter Peter Vispoel - University of IowaCarrie Ann Morris - University of IowaLinan Sun - Pearson VUE
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of experimental education, Vol.87(3), pp.384-399
- Publisher
- Routledge
- DOI
- 10.1080/00220973.2018.1448748
- ISSN
- 0022-0973
- eISSN
- 1940-0683
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/03/2019
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
- Record Identifier
- 9983993488502771
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