Investigating Social Desirability Bias in Student Self-Report Surveys

Autor/in	Miller, Angie L.
Titel	Investigating Social Desirability Bias in Student Self-Report Surveys
Quelle	In: Educational Research Quarterly, 36 (2012) 1, S.30-47 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0196-5042
Schlagwörter	Social Desirability; National Surveys; Learner Engagement; Student Behavior; Correlation; Measures (Individuals); Benchmarking; Scores; Regression (Statistics); Effect Size; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Cooperative Learning; Teacher Student Relationship; Academic Standards; Enrichment Activities; Social Development; Individual Development; Educational Environment; Campuses; Student Attitudes; College Freshmen; College Seniors; Grades (Scholastic); Educational Experience; National Survey of Student Engagement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziales Bedürfnis; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Korrelation; Messdaten; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Kooperatives Lernen; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Bereicherungsprogramm; Soziale Entwicklung; Individuelle Entwicklung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Studienanfänger; College; Colleges; Senior; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Notenspiegel; Bildungserfahrung
Abstract	The frequent use of student self-report surveys in higher education calls into question the possibility of social desirability having an unwanted influence on responses. This research explores the potential presence of social desirability bias with the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), a widely used assessment of student behaviors. Correlations between a short social desirability scale and NSSE benchmarks, subscales, and selected items suggest that the majority of scores have no significant relationship with a measure of social desirability. A series of regression models controlling for demographic variables produce similar results. Effect sizes and estimates of explained variance are also discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2018/3/09