A Likert-type item is one prompt with ordered response categories. It differs from a Likert scale combining several items intended to measure a common construct. The familiar response format alone establishes neither equal intervals nor the validity of an underlying scale.
- FamilyTool
- Category of its source unitMeasurement & Assessment Instruments
- DomainEvidence & Evaluation
What these mean
Editorial orientation · Family
Tool
In this series, Tool names the editorial family primarily used to act on, examine, measure or organize communication. It includes instruments, methods, practices, protocols, codes and institutional arrangements. Membership does not certify effectiveness, portability or safe use in every setting.
Editorial orientation · Category
Measurement & Assessment Instruments
Produces measures, scores, profiles or assessments through defined items, observations or measurement rules. The entry identifies what is measured and the conditions governing interpretation.