Assessing Survey Satisficing
The Impact of Unmotivated Questionnaire Responding on Data Quality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9730985 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christine Calderon Vriesema (0000-0001-5168-7058, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI, corresponding author), Hunter Gehlbach (0000-0002-2852-2666, Johns Hopkins School of Education, Baltimore, MD) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 618-627 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Researcher (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-189X • E-ISSN: 1935-102X |
| Publisher | American Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3102/0013189x211040054 |
| OpenAlex | W3193899089 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 26 |
Education researchers use surveys widely. Yet, critics question respondents’ ability to provide high-quality responses. As schools increasingly use student surveys to drive local policy making, respondents’ (lack of) motivation to provide quality responses may threaten the wisdom of using questionnaires for data-based decision making. To better understand student satisficing—the practice of suboptimal responding on surveys—and its impact on data quality, we examined its pervasiveness and impact on a large-scale social–emotional learning survey administered to 409,721 elementary and secondary students. Findings indicated that despite the prevalence of satisficing, its impact on data quality appeared more modest than anticipated. We conclude by outlining an accessible approach for defining and calculating satisficing for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers
Geography · Quality (philosophy · Satisficing · Scale (ratio · Survey data collection · Computer Science · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Psychology · School Choice and Performance · Social Psychology · Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |