Response Format in Writing Self-Efficacy Assessment: Greater Discrimination Increases Prediction

Frank Pajares, James R. Hartley, Giovanni Valiante

2001-01-01articleMeasurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development304 citationsclosed

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Psychometric Methodologies and Testing Writing and Handwriting Education Psychological Testing and Assessment

Abstract

Writing self-efficacy scales differing in response format were compared. A scale with a 0-100 format was psychometrically stronger than a scale with a traditional Likert format.

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