Questionnaire Construction Manual Annex. Questionnaires: Literature Survey and Bibliography

Abstract

This report is an annex to the companion volume, 'Questionnaire Construction Manual,' published in 1985 by the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI). It is designed to present summaries of the latest research findings related to developing questionnaires. Although both volumes were prepared primarily for personnel engaged in developing questionnaires for use in military tests and evaluations, the content is equally applicable to many nonmilitary areas. Keywords: Multiple-choice scales; Bipolar scales; Semantic differential scales; Rank order scales; Paired-comparison scales; Demographic characteristics; Continuous and circular scales; Behaviorally anchored rating scales; Questionnaire layout; Branching; Middle scale point; Response alternatives; Bibliography; Rating scales; Scale points; Item wording; Questionnaire construction.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA213255

Entities

People

  • Bettina A. Babbitt
  • Charles O. Nystrom

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Applied Psychology
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Databases
  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Information Processing
  • Job Analysis
  • Literature Surveys
  • Military Research
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Recreation
  • Surveys
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.