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Rating scales are tools used to systematically evaluate and record judgments about traits, performances, or situations. They involve assigning qualitative ratings to aspects of an object or person according to specified criteria. Rating scales provide more nuanced assessments than checklists by indicating the degree to which traits are present. They have advantages such as being easy to administer, providing clear feedback, and applying to large groups or a wide range of evaluations. Common types of rating scales include graphic, descriptive, and numerical scales.

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Rating scales are tools used to systematically evaluate and record judgments about traits, performances, or situations. They involve assigning qualitative ratings to aspects of an object or person according to specified criteria. Rating scales provide more nuanced assessments than checklists by indicating the degree to which traits are present. They have advantages such as being easy to administer, providing clear feedback, and applying to large groups or a wide range of evaluations. Common types of rating scales include graphic, descriptive, and numerical scales.

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KMC COLLEGE OF NURSING, MEERUT

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RATING SCALE

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RATING SCALE
Rating is the term used to express opinion or judgment regarding some
performance of a person, object, situation and character. The rating scale
involves qualitative description of a limited number of aspects of a thing or
traits of a person. When we use rating scales, we judge an object in absolute
terms against some specified criteria, i.e. we judge properties of objects without
reference to other similar objects. Rating is, essence, direct observation.
Rating scales resemble checklists but are used, when finer discriminations are
required. Instead of merely indicating the presence or absence of a trait or
characteristic, it enables us to indicate the degree to which trait is present.
Rating scales provide systematic procedure for obtaining, recording, and
reporting the observers judgment. That may be filled out while the observation
is made, immediately after the observation is made, or as often in the case, long
after the observation. There are other aspects of clinical performances that do
not lend themselves to be evaluated by checklists. For example, the important
aspect known as ‘attitude’ or ‘style’ is a part of all interactions between nurses
and other-which includes patients, patient’s relatives, friends, village leader,
administrator, managers, and fellow members of the health team, etc. To
evaluate such aspects ‘rating scales’ are more likely to provide a better record
than checklist. A rating scale is a method by which we systematise the
expression of opinion concerning a trait. The ratings are done by parents,
teachers, a board of interviewers and judges and by the self as well. These
ratings scale given an idea of the personality of an individual.

DEFINITIONS OF A RATING SCALE-

Rating is a term applied to expression of opinion or judgement regarding some


situation, object or character. Opinions are usually expressed on a scale of
values.
-Barr and others

Rating scale refers to a scale with a set of opinion, which describes varying
degree of the dimensions of an attitude or a phenomenon being observed.

Rating scale is a device by which judgments may be qualified or an opinion


concerning a trait can be systematized.
-Suresh K. Sharma

A rating scale is a tool in which one person simply checks off another person’s
level of performance. It could be a 3-point, a 5-point or a 7-point rating scale.
Rating scales measure how much or how well something happened, where
generally quantitative and qualitative terms are used to judge the performance.
A wide variety of attributes may be assessed by using rating scales.

Q. How frequently do you discuss with your clinical instructor the difficulties
encountered during clinical posting?

FUNCTION OF RATING SCALES

 Direct observations towards specific aspects of behaviours.


 Provide a common frame of reference.
 Convenient method for recording the observers judgment.

PRINCIPLES OF RATING SCALES

 It should be educationally significant.


 It should be directly observable.
 It should be clearly defined.
 It should be between 3 and 7 positions and provided raters should permit
to mark at intermediate points.
 Raters should be oriented to specific scales.
 Raters should be ratings when they feel unqualified to judge.
 Rating from several observers should be combined whenever possible.

TYPES OF RATING SCALES-


1. Graphic rating scale- In this scale, the performance is printed
horizontally at various points from lowest to highest. It includes the
numerical points on the scale. It is anchored by two extremes presented to
respondents for the evaluation of a concept or object. Rating is made by
placing a check on the lie.

Were the illustrations used interesting?


1 2 3 4 5

Too little Little Adequate Much Too much

2. Descriptive rating scale- This type of rating scale does not use numbers
but divides the assessment into a series of verbal phrases to indicate the
level of performance. Provide for each trait a list of descriptive phrases
from which the rater selects the one most applicable item being rated,
selected usually by means of a check mark. This type of scale is generally
the most desirable type of scale to use.
For example- Q. Judge the level of performance of the nursing personnel in a
medical ICU.

Nursing Personnel in a Level of Clinical Performance


Ward Very Active Moderately Active Passive
Active
1. Amandeep
2. Jasveen
3. Tara
4. Kirandeep

Such specific descriptions contribute to a greater objectivity of the rating


process. The description also helps to clarify and further define a particular
dimension.

3. Numerical rating scale- It divides the evaluation criteria into a fixed number
of points and defines only numbers except at the extremes. In these scales, each
statement is generally assigned a numerical score ranging from 1 to 10 or even
more. The rater assigns a code numbers and approximate numbers to each trait
of the person being rated or to the descriptive phases. Arranged in order of
degree, level, intensity or frequency with which they indicate possession or lack
of occurrence of each trait. The number of specifications depends on the nature
of research problem. This is one of the simplest types of rating scales. Typically
a common key is used throughout, the key provide a verbal description.
DIRECTION: Encircle the appropriate number showing the extend to which the
pupil exhibits his skill in questioning.
KEY: 5-outstanding, 4-above average, 3-average, 2-below average, 1-
unsatisfactory

SKILL

i. Questions were specific 12345


ii. Questions were relevant to topic discussed 12345
iii. Questioning were grammatically correct, etc 12345

4. Comparative rating scale- The rater has clear knowledge of the


activities of the given groups or individuals. The positions on the rating
scales are explicitly defined in terms of a given population or group or in
terms of people with known characteristics. The rater may be asked to
specify the comparative ability of a teacher with reference to the teaching
in a college.In this type of rating scale, the rater makes a judgement about
a person’s attributes by comparing with other similar persons.
For example, Mr. Ram’s decision making abilities closely resemble that of
Mr. Shyam and Mr. Gopal. In this type of rating scale, the rater must have
beforehand knowledge about the selected attributes of the people with whom
the subjects are supposed to be compared.
USES OF RATING SCALE
 Procedure evaluation
 Product evaluation
 Personal social development
DESIRABLE QUALITIES OF RATING SCALES
 Clarity
 Variety
 Simple
 Relevance
 Objectivity
 Precise
 Useful
 Uniqueness
CHARACTERISTICS OF A RATING SCALE-
 Rating scales are value judgements of the attributes of one person by
another person.
 These scales are most commonly used tools to carry out structured
observations.
 They are generally developed to make quantitative judgements about
qualitative attributes.
 They provide more flexibility to judge the level of performance or
presence of attributes among subjects.
 Guiford (1954) identified that a rating scale must have the following
basic characteristics that must be taken care of while construction of a
rating scale.
 Clarity- The rating scale must be constructed using short, concise
statements in simple and unambiguous language.
 Relevance- The statement designed in a rating scale should be
relevant to the phenomenon and should be exactly in accordance
with the variables under study.
 Variety- While developing the rating scale, monotony of the
statements must be avoided and variety in different statements
must be ensured.
 Objectivity- The statement formed in a rating scale must be
objective in nature so that it is convenient for the rater to judge the
attributes or performances of the subjects under study.
 Uniqueness- Each statement constructed in a rating scale must be
unique in itself so that the attributes can be judged appropriately.

ADVANTAGES OF A RATING SCALE-

Rating scales continue to be a part of the evaluation process for nursing practice
in many situations, because it has some advantages as given below:

 Rating scales are easy to administer and score the measured attributes.
 Technically, rating-scale is standard device for recording qualitative and
quatitative judgements about observed performance.
 They measure specified outcomes or objectives of education deemed to
be significant or important to the teacher.
 The can help to reduce the subjectivity and unreliability that are usually
associated with observations method.
 Wide range of application
 Clarity of feedback to students.
 They have a wide range of application in nursing educational evaluation.
 Graphic rating scale is more easy to make and less time-consuming.
 Rating scales can be easily used for a large group.
 They are also used for quantitative methods.
 They may also be used for the assessment of interests, attitudes and
personal characteristics.
 They are used to evaluate performance and skills and product outcomes.
 Rating scales are adaptable and flexible assessment instruments.

DISADVANTAGES OF RATING SCALES-

 It is difficult or dangerous to fix up rating about many aspects of an


individual.
 Misuse can result in a decrease in objectivity.
 There are chances of subjective evaluation thus the scales may become
unscientific and reliable.
 Chances like the rater may over estimate the qualities of a known person
and underestimate those of unknown persons.
 Since the scales are standardised procedures, the items (behaviour listed
may or may not be consisted with stated objectives for a particular course
or learning experience. Some behaviours on the scale may be
discontinued if they are not relevant).
 There is a lack of uniformity with which terms are interpreted by
evaluators. This is particularly true with used to designate various
intervals in the rating continuum. An operational definition that includes
illustrations of acceptable behaviours for each interval can facilitate
reliability.
BIBLIOGRAPHY

 KP Neeraja, Textbook of Nursing Education, Jaypee Brothers Medical


Publishers (P) Ltd, page- 430-43.
 Elakkuvana Bhaskara Raj D, Emmess Medical Publishers, Second
Edition, page- 230-231.
 BT Basavanthappa, Communication and Educational Technology for
Nurses, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, page- 309-311.

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