Measuring the Mathematical Attitudes of Elementary Students: The Effects of a 4-Point or 5-Point Likert-Type Scale

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Evidence-Based Survey Design: The Use of a Midpoint on the Likert Scale (2017, methodology): “A midpoint can also improve psychometric properties such as instrument reliability (Adelson & McCoach, 2010).”
Using Likert Type Data in Social Science Research: Confusion, Issues and Challenges (2016, background): “For instance, some studies find that the construct validity may not be influenced by the midpoints (Adelson & McCoach, 2010) but some researchers suggest the keeping out of the midpoints may weaken the validity (Johns, 2005).”
Diseño del formato de escalas tipo Likert: un estado de la cuestión (2018, background): “Y en tercer lugar, porque no parece haber un acuerdo en cuanto al formato óptimo de las escalas (Adelson y McCoach, 2010).”
Development and Psychometric Properties of the Math and Me Survey (2011, methodology): “The sample for this study was a part of a larger study comparing a 4-point and 5-point Likerttype scale (Adelson & McCoach, 2010).”
Knowledge management and business performance: Does innovation matter? (2017, background): “Eliminating the middle-point provided a better measure of the intensity of participants’ attitudes or opinions (Adelson & McCoach, 2010; Reid, 1990).”