Common Rating Scales to Use When Writing Questions
Robin Kim
—July 27, 2015
I'm constantly collecting feedback from my coworkers and students at my job. I used the following resource (courtesy of Isabella Tea) to help fine tune my upcoming feedback session with my students.
| Category | Scale |
|---|---|
| Acceptability | Not at all acceptable, Slightly acceptable, Moderately acceptable, Very acceptable, Completely acceptable |
| Agreement | Completely disagree, Disagree, Somewhat disagree, Neither agree nor disagree, Somewhat agree, Agree, Completely agree |
| Appropriateness | Absolutely inappropriate, Inappropriate, Slightly inappropriate, Neutral, Slightly appropriate, Appropriate, Absolutely appropriate |
| Awareness | Not at all aware, Slightly aware, Moderately aware, Very aware, Extremely aware |
| Beliefs | Not at all true of what I believe, Slightly true of what I believe, Moderately true of what I believe, Very true of what I believe, Completely true of what I believe |
| Concern | Not at all concerned, Slightly concerned, Moderately concerned, Very concerned, Extremely concerned |
| Familiarity | Not at all familiar, Slightly familiar, Moderately familiar, Very familiar, Extremely familiar |
| Frequency | Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, Always |
| Importance | Not at all important, Slightly important, Moderately important, Very important, Extremely important |
| Influence | Not at all influential, Slightly influential, Moderately influential, Very influential, Extremely influential |
| Likelihood | Not at all likely, Slightly likely, Moderately likely, Very likely, Completely likely |
| Priority | Not a priority, Low priority, Medium priority, High priority, Essential |
| Probability | Not at all probable, Slightly probable, Moderately probable, Very probable, Completely probable |
| Quality | Very poor, Poor, Fair, Good, Excellent |
| Reflect Me | Not at all true of me, Slightly true of me, Moderately true of me, Very true of me, Completely true of me |
| Satisfaction (bipolar) | Completely dissatisfied, Mostly dissatisfied, Somewhat dissatisfied, Neither satisfied or dissatisfied, Somewhat satisfied, Mostly satisfied, Completely satisfied |
| Satisfaction (unipolar) | Not at all satisfied, Slightly satisfied, Moderately satisfied, Very satisfied, Completely satisfied |