Behavioral expectations: Development of parallel forms and analysis of scale assumptions.

Describes the development of parallel forms of behavioral expectation scales (BES) as well as a check on the adequacy of examples contributed as documentation for BES numerical evaluations. Data generated by O. Harari and S. Zedeck (see record 1974-11883-001) were used to develop 2 forms of BES, A and B. Results from 95 undergraduates indicate that the forms had, in general, equivalent dimension means and variances as well as the same degree of correlation with other variables (overall evaluation and satisfaction with the instructor). An independent sample of 56 students assessed 39 contributed examples provided to support actual evaluations. Results indicate high agreement between the original value and the independent assessments. The flexibility and increased use of the BES data are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The scalability of behavioral expectation scales as a function of developmental criteria.

Conducted a scalogram analysis of the items on behavioral expectation scales (BES) to test the assumption that such scales are unidimensional and cumulative. The effects of varying developmental criteria on the scalability of BES were also examined. BES items developed for faculty evaluation were randomly ordered on a checklist and presented to 48 undergraduates. The reproducibility coefficients of the original scales ranged from .65 to .81. Analyses indicated that higher coefficients resulted from a free ordering of items or elimination of items on the basis of applying a more stringent standard deviation criterion. Reallocation percentage agreement did not affect reproducibility. Scalogram analysis is suggested as an addition to BES developmental procedures. (15 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)