Experiment embedded in the 2006 National Survey of Student Engagement comparing numerically and vaguely quantified frequency reports¶

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Description¶

The study's data source is an experiment embedded in the 2006 National Survey of Student Engagement, a large-scale survey of student engagement. The experiment collected behavioral frequency information in two formats: "numerically or vaguely quantified frequency reports," allowing comparison of the measurement models each format supports. It serves as the empirical basis for the working paper's findings on measurement-model structure.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Behavioral frequency information must be collectable in both numerically and vaguely quantified report formats within the same survey context.

Constraints¶

• Evidence is limited to the 2006 National Survey of Student Engagement context as described in the available text.

Target Learners¶

• Postsecondary students surveyed in the National Survey of Student Engagement

Target Learning Goals¶

• Accurate measurement of student behavioral frequency reports for engagement research

Claims¶

• Measurement models based on vaguely quantified behavioral frequency reports differ in structure from those based on numerically quantified reports [+W]

Related Elements¶

• Experiment embedded in the 2006 National Survey of Student Engagement

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Jamie Lynn Marincic. (2012). Measurement Models for Behavioral Frequencies: A Comparison Between Numerically and Vaguely Quantified Reports. Working Paper 10. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/measurement-models-for-behavioral-frequencies-a-comparison-between-numerically-and-vaguely-quantified-reports