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Readability is the ease in which text can be read and understood. Various Iactors to measure
readability have been used, such as "speed oI perception," "perceptibility at a distance," "perceptibility
in peripheral vision," "visibility," "the reIlex blink technique," "rate oI work" (e.g., speed oI reading),
"eye movements," and "Iatigue in reading."
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Readability is distinguished Irom legibility which is a measure oI how easily individual letters or
characters can be distinguished Irom each other. Readability can determine the ease in which computer
program code can be read by humans, such as through embedded documentation.
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ikert Scale

The following choices may help you when you design an attitude instrument. The bold
face sets are the most popular.

AGREEMENT

O trong|y Agree
O Agree
O Dndec|ded
O |sagree
O trong|y |sagree
O gree SLrongly
O gree
ModeraLely
O gree SllghLly
O lsagree SllghLly
O lsagree
ModeraLely
O lsagree SLrongly
O gree
O lsagree
O gree
O Dndeclded
O lsagree
O gree very
SLrongly
O gree SLrongly
O gree
O lsagree
O lsagree SLrongly
O lsagree very
SLrongly
O es
O no
O ompleLely gree
O MosLly gree
O SllghLly gree
O SllghLly lsagree
O MosLly lsagree
O ompleLely
lsagree
O lsagree
SLrongly
O lsagree
O 1end Lo lsagree
O 1end Lo gree
O gree
O gree SLrongly
REQUENCY

O Iery Irequent|y
O Irequent|y
O ccas|ona||y
O kare|y
O Iery kare|y
O -ever
O A|ways
O Iery Irequent|y
O ccas|ona||y
O kare|y
O Iery kare|y
O -ever
O lways
O Dsually
O bouL Palf Lhe
1lme
O Seldom
O never
O lmosL lways
O 1o a onslderable
egree
O Cccaslonally
O Seldom
O CreaL eal
O Much
O SomewhaL
O LlLLle
O never
O CfLen
O SomeLlmes
O Seldom
O never
O lways
O very CfLen
O SomeLlmes
O 8arely
O never

MPORTANCE

O Iery Important
O Important
O ,oderate|y Important
O L|tt|e Importance
O Dn|mportant
O very lmporLanL
O ModeraLely lmporLanL
O DnlmporLanL
O very lmporLanL
O lmporLanL
O nelLher lmporLanL or
DnlmporLanL
O DnlmporLanL
O very DnlmporLanL
QUATY

O very Cood
O Cood
O arely ccepLable
O 9oor
O very 9oor
O treme|y oor
O e|ow Average
O Average
O Above Average
O ce||ent
O Cood
O lalr
O 9oor
EOOD

O L|ke ,e
O Dn||ke ,e
O 1o a CreaL LxLenL
O SomewhaL
O very LlLLle
O noL aL ll
O 1rue
O lalse
O eflnlLely
O very 9robably
O 9robably
O 9osslbly
O 9robably noL
O very 9robably noL
O A|most A|ways 1rue
O Dsua||y 1rue
O ten 1rue
O ccas|ona||y 1rue
O omet|mes ut Inrequent|y
1rue
O Dsua||y -ot 1rue
O A|most -ever 1rue
O 1rue of Myself
O MosLly 1rue of Myself
O bouL Palfway 1rue of
Myself
O SllghLly 1rue Cf Myself
O noL aL ll 1rue of Myself
Sample ront Page from an nstrument Using a ikert Scale...


Del Siegle, Ph.D.
Neag School of Education - University of Connecticut
del.siegle@uconn.edu
www.delsiegle.com
11/24/2010