5. What is a Rating
Scale?
A rating scale is a
series of
numerical or
descriptive ratings
on a continuum.
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6. Rating scales are for…
• Assessing or judging specific levels of
performance.
• Indicating the:
degree a characteristic is present
the frequency of occurrence of
behaviour.
10. Example
Directions: Indicate the degree to which this
student contributes to class discussion by
encircling the appropriate number. The numbers
represent the following values:
5
4
3
2
1
Outstanding
Above Average
Average
Below average
Unsatisfactory
11. 1. To what extent does the student
participate in the discussion?
1 2 3 4 5
2. To what extent are the comments
related to the topic under
discussion?
1 2 3 4 5
Outstanding
Above average
12. Likert and Thurstone Scales
Numerical Rating Scale
Rensis Likert Louis Leon Thurstone
15. Developed the method
of Summated Ratings
also known as Likert’s
scale.
Tick on a box to report
degree of agreement
or disagreement.
LIKERT SCALE
Rensis Likert
17. Likert and Thurstone Scale
This is used to measure the degree of student
activity, consisting of the following categories:
5 Extremely active
4 Somewhat active
3 Average inactive
2 Somewhat inactive
1 Extremely inactive
2 Active
1 Inactive
4 Extremely active
3 Somewhat active
2 Somewhat inactive
1 Extremely inactive
19. Rating Scale by Guilford (1954)
-has developed an eleven-point numerical
scale to rate values of colors and odors
10 Most pleasant imaginable
9 Most pleasant
8 Extremely pleasant
7 Moderately pleasant
6 Mildly pleasant
5 Indifferent
4 Mildly unpleasant
3 Moderately unpleasant
2 Extremely unpleasant
1 Most unpleasant
0 Most unpleasant imaginable
22. What makes it different?
• The distinguishing feature of the
graphic rating scale is that each
characteristic is followed by a
horizontal line. The rating is made by
placing a check ( ) on the line.
Graphic Rating Scale
23. Directions: Indicate the
degree to which this pupil
contributed to class
discussions by placing an
x on the line, anywhere
along the line under each
item.
Example
24. 1. To what extent does the student
participate in discussion?
never seldom occasionally frequently always
x
2. To what extent are the comments
related to the topic under
discussion?
never seldom occasionally frequently always
x
27. This rating form uses descriptive
phrases to identify the points on a
graphic scale. The descriptions are
thumbnail sketches which convey in
behavioural terms what the students
are like at different steps in the scale.
Descriptive Rating Scale
28. Directions: Make your ratings
on each of the following lines
using 1-3 continuum, 3 being
the highest. In the space
provided write your comment(s).
Example
29. 1. To what extent does the student
participate in discussion?
Never
participates:
quiet, passive
Participates as
much as other
group members
Participates more
than any other
group
2. To what extent are the comments
related to the topic under discussion?
Never
participates:
quiet, passive
Participates as
much as other
group members
Participates more
than any other
group
21 3
21 3
38. Proximity
Nearness in time or location on a
rating form. Traits to be rated on
the same page tend to correlate
higher than if they were rated on
different pages.
39.
40. Scoring
• When the items of performance are equal in
weight, an accomplished rating scale may be
scored by using the formula:
SCORE = RVA x I
Where:
RVA = rank value average found by adding all the
checked rank values and dividing the total by the
number of items of performance.
I = the interval of the gradations or categories of
performance is found by dividing 100 by the
number of gradations or categories performance.
Editor's Notes
It is not uncommon for someone to ask us to rate something "from 1 to 10" with 10 being the highest score. Rating scale is one of the evalutive techniques used to adequately assss the afeective domain of learning.
What is it?
A rating scale is a series of numerical or descriptive ratings on a continuum
What is the use?
It is used to assess or judge specific levels of performance.
It provides an opportunity to indicate the degree a characteristic is present (the degree to which a student exhibits a specified behavior) or the frequency of occurrence of behaviour (the number of times a behaviour occurs). It can help evaluate the quality of the behaviour of one student or many students.
Generally rating scales help evaluate the quality of the behavior of the student or many students.
One of the more common, more convenient and simplest types of rating scale. As you can see, its gradations, degrees, categories are implied and symbolized by numbers. Numerical scales generally take the form of a sequence of defined numbers. The definitions of the numbers may be in terms of degree of favourableness, frequency, pleasantness, or agreement with a statement.
In numerical rating scales, the rater can indicate the degree to which a characteristic is present by checking or encircling the number.
To better illustrate what rating scales are, here is an example. (Read the directions). In numerical rating scale, each number is given a verbal description which remains constant from one characteristic to another. Now in this case, the numbers represent the following values.
For example, these are the questions. Let’s say your student is John Lloyd Cruz. Question number 1 asks, “To what extent does the student participate in discussion?”. As instructed, you are to encircle the appropriate number that best indicates the students’ participation. Let’s say Mr. John Lloyd always actively engages in class discussions, thus, taking it into consideration, we encircled 5. And by encircling 5 would mean you gave Mr. John Lloyd an Outstanding rating in this matter.
For question no. 2 “It asked “To what extent are the comments related to the topic under discussion?”. Let’s say Mr. John Lloyd is a wide reader and thus provides relevant input to the discussion. But then the teacher encircled four because there is still something he needs to improve. Encircling 4 would mean the teacher gave Mr. John Lloyd an above average rating for ts question.
Some common numerical rating scales that exist today is the Likert and Thurstone Scale.
The Likert Scale is a popular format of questionnaire that is used in educational research. It was invented by Rensis Likert, an educator and psychologist. The Likert scale can be four-point, five-point, six-point, and so on. The even-numbered scale usually forces a respondent to choose while the odd-numbered scale provides an option for indecision or neutrality. Below are the two Likert scales, the four-point and the five-point.
Thurstone scale on the other hand, was developed by psychologist Loius Leon Thurstone.
Guilford Rating scale is devised by Joy Paul Guilford (March 7, 1897 – November 26, 1987) was an American psychologist. He is well remembered for his psychometric studies of human intelligence and creativity.
This scale consist of a line by which a rater indicates with a mark the one most nearly representing his rating of a student.