Educational Research and Methodology Listserv ----------------------------------------------------------------- List Service Info http://listserv.uconn.edu To cancel your subscription address click please do the following: SEND an email to the following address: mailto (colon) listserv (at) listserv (dot) uconn (dot) edu Your email should contain only the message UNSUB EDRESMETH-L. Address problems with your subscription to: [log in to unmask] -----------------------------------------------------------------Question for research and measurement experts,Are any of you concerned about the unbalanced 4-point rating scale being used by the AERA to evaluate the recent annual conference? Here is the unbalanced scale they are using:1=dissatisfied2=somewhat satisfied3=satisfied4=very satisfied.It seems pretty convenient and unfair to have 3 of 4 responses indicating satisfaction and only one indicating dissatisfaction in my professional opinion.I informed the Executive Director of the AERA about this problem two years ago and she did not make a change to a recommended scale.I had recommended that they use one of the two following scales:1=Very dissatisfied2=Somewhat dissatisfied3=Somewhat satisfied4=Very satisfiedor1=Very dissatisfied2=Somewhat dissatisfied3=Neutral4=Somewhat satisfied5=Very satisfiedIf you agree with me about this scaling problem, do you have any suggestions about how to get the AERA to change their scale?Cheers,Burke Johnson