Methods for scoring a check-list type rating scale

Abstract

A check-list type rating scale to measure supervisory ability was scored by six different methods. These included two methods in which precise differential weights, derived from the judgments of a large group of persons, were used. It was found that the same results for all practical purposes could be achieved by a simple method of scoring as by the complex ones. The simple method eliminates the necessity for a large judging group, and does not require the statistical computations necessary to determine the scale values in the more complex methods. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)