Likert
- proper noun
- /ˈlɪkərt/
- The participants responded to the items on Likert-type scales (1 = totally disagree, 5 = totally agree).
- Likert scale
- Likert-type
- Likert-type items
Examples
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A Likert 4-point scale with answers ranging from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree" was used.
Academic text (2009) -
Statements were scored on a Likert scale from 1 to 5, with 5 indicating a positive attitude toward composition.
Academic text (2015) -
The items that formed the original Likert scale are shown in Table 1.
Academic text (2000) -
The data was expressed in two categories from the Likert scale.
Academic text (2004) -
Table 3 shows that staff scored at or above 4.7 on the Likert scale for six out of ten measures.
Academic text (2011) -
Scores were based on the student responses on the Likert scale.
Academic text (1999) -
Subjects rated the remaining 24 items on a 5-point self-report scale in Likert format, with higher scores indicating internal LOC.
Academic text (1994) -
The survey used a traditional Likert scale to measure participant satisfaction.
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Respondents selected their level of agreement using the Likert scale ranging from 1 to 5.
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In the research, the Likert scale was essential for quantifying attitudes towards the new policy.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Likert is the last name of Rensis Likert, an American social psychologist who developed the survey method that now carries his name. That's why in research the name Likert refers to the scale he invented.
