A method of assessing preferences using a tool, typically a line or a depiction of a thermometer, with one end representing the best health state and one end representing the worst The respondent is asked to evaluate a given health state by placing it on the scale between these anchors
A clear and concise list of criteria that student performance can be judged along a continuum Rating scales can be numeric, graphic, and/or descriptive
A scale based on descriptive words or phrases that indicate performance levels Qualities of a performance are described (e g , advanced, intermed-iate, novice) in order to designate a level of achievement The scale may be used with rubrics or descriptions of each level of performance Topic areas: Accountability and Evaluation
A device by which raters can record their judgments of others (or of themselves) on the traits defined by the scale
A means of measuring interval or ratio data, wherein respondents rate a target on a given attribute using scaled values; for example, "Please rate your satisfaction with your current physician using a 10-point scale, where 10 means you are completely satisfied and 1 means you are not at all satisfied"
a format for observing responses wherein the categories increase in the level of the variable they define, and this increase is uniform across all relevant agents of measurement