THURSTONE-SCALE.pptx

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1. Thurstone Scale

2. What is it?

3. THURSTONE SCALE Thurstone scale is one of Thurstone's 3 different scales It is the method of equal-appearing intervals, reason why it is often called as "equal-appearing interval scale" 3

4. THURSTONE SCALE It is the first formal method of measuring attitude both in psychology and sociology. It is made to provide a more precise and quantitative way to understand and compare individuals' opinions, making them valuable tools in fields such as psychology, market research, and sociology. 4

5. Who constructed it?

6. THURSTONE SCALE Thurstone scale was developed by the psychologist Louis L. Thurstone He created it on the 20th to measure people's attitude and opinions on various subjects. 6

7. What is it originally for?

8. THURSTONE SCALE Originally, Thurstone scale was used to measure attitudes towards religion but is later used in the application of sociology and psychology 8

9. How can it measure the affective learning outcome?

10. THURSTONE SCALE The Thurstone scale measures a student’s affective learning outcome by using a series of “agree-disagree” statements of various weights. These statements help determine not only how a student feels, but how strongly they feel that way. By measuring attitude with the Thurstone scale, teachers can gauge the sentiment or opinion of their students with greater accuracy. 10

11. Example of a Thurstone Scale

12. Attitudes of Students Towards Online Class Statements Agree Disagree 1 Online classes are useful 2 Z oom online class is better than google meet 3 Network issue is a major proble m in online class 12 4 There are security issues with the zoom meeting app 5 Online class is better than classroom teaching

13. How can its result be interpreted?

14. 14 THURSTONE SCALE “Each “agree” answer must be assigned a score between 1 to 11, each “disagree” answer must be assigned a score of 0. The final score of each respondent’s quiz represents the strength of their opinion. The higher the score, the more supportive their opinion.

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