Anonymity and Attitude Scores among Ten- and Eleven-Year Old Children
- 1 December 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Experimental Education
- Vol. 49 (2), 74-76
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00220973.1980.11011768
Abstract
A number of commentators argue that the guaranteed anonoymity of the respondent is an essential aspect of the accurate measurement of attitude by means of questionnaires. This assertion was tested among 300 ten- and eleven-year old children in relationship to a questionnaire measuring attitude towards religion. No significant difference in attitude scores was found between the situations of anonymity and the direct identification of the response forms.Keywords
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