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Likert

Likert

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A scale that asks people how much they agree or disagree with a statement
  • noun
  • /ˈlɪkərt/
  • Specialized
: escala de Likert
  • Students answered 4 items specific to the focal course using a 5-point Likert scale.
  • Likert scale
  • Likert item
  • Likert rating

Examples

  • Responses were made with a 5-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree).

    Academic text (1999)
  • All items were measured on a five-point Likert-type scale anchored with "strongly disagree" and "strongly agree."

    Academic text (1999)
  • The teacher rates the target student on a 7-point Likert scale for each item.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The handwritten and online surveys included Likert-like questions, each with five response options.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Participants responded to the item on a Likert-type scale, where 1 was strongly disagree and 5 was strongly agree.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Each item used a 5-point Likert-type scale as the response format.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Responses from strongly agree to strongly disagree on a 5-point Likert scale were solicited.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The survey consisted of 28 items that the preservice teachers rated on a 4-point Likert scale.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Each of the attitudinal items was measured on a 5-point Likert scale (strongly agree to strongly disagree).

    Academic text (1999)
  • Participants rated their level of satisfaction with the program using a 5-point Likert scale, ranging from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree."

Surface Forms

Likert singular
Likerts plural

Etymology

Likert is the name of a survey scale named after Rensis Likert, an American psychologist who created it. He used choices like 'strongly agree' to 'strongly disagree', so a Likert scale now means a list of agreement options used to measure opinions.