How to Measure Attitudes
2nd Edition
Published on 19. February 1988
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-8039-3131-2 (ISBN)
Description
This edition of How to Measure Attitudes draws on examples from a broader range of disciplines and professions than the first edition. It helps novice evaluators with the difficult task of assessing whether the affective and attitude objectives of a program have been met. The most commonly used attitude measures are described and sources of existing measurement instruments are listed. If no existing instrument is appropriate, step-by-step instructions are given enabling readers to construct their own. Methods for analyzing and reporting attitude data are also included.
More details
Series
Edition
2. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
254 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8039-3131-2 (9780803931312)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
03/1979
2nd Edition
SAGE Publications Inc
€29.59
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Persons
Carol Fitz-Gibbon initiated the A-Level Information System in 1983 and was Director of the Curriculum, Evaluation and Management Centre from 1989-2003 and Professor of Education at Durham from 1996-2003. She has a continuing interest in cross-age tutoring and Reforms as Experiments in an active retirement.
Content
An Introduction to the Measurement of Attitudes and Attitude Change
Essential Preliminary Questions
Selecting from Among Alternative Approaches to Collecting Attitude Information
Finding an Existing Measure
Developing Your Own Measures
Questionnaires
Developing Your Own Measures
Attitude Rating Scales
Developing Your Own Measures
Interviews
Developing Your Own Measures
Written Reports
Developing Your Own Measures
Observation Procedures
Developing Your Own Measures
Sociometric Instruments
Validity and Reliability of Attitude Instruments
Summarizing, Analyzing and Displaying the Data
Essential Preliminary Questions
Selecting from Among Alternative Approaches to Collecting Attitude Information
Finding an Existing Measure
Developing Your Own Measures
Questionnaires
Developing Your Own Measures
Attitude Rating Scales
Developing Your Own Measures
Interviews
Developing Your Own Measures
Written Reports
Developing Your Own Measures
Observation Procedures
Developing Your Own Measures
Sociometric Instruments
Validity and Reliability of Attitude Instruments
Summarizing, Analyzing and Displaying the Data