The Effects of a "Don't Know" Response on Palmore's Facts on Aging Quizzes

Changing Students' Perceptions of Aging: The Impact of an Intergenerational Service Learning Course

“…Building upon the recommendation of Miller and Dodder (1980), Courtenay and Weidemann (1985) included a ''don't know'' response option in their study of undergraduate students. Their ndings indicated that the addition of a ''don't know'' option did help to reduce guessing, which increased the likelihood of a more accurate score.…”

“…Based on the recommendations of Miller and Dodder (1980) and Courtenay and Weidemann (1985), a ''don't know'' response option was added in order to reduce the amount of guessing. Ideally, the multiple-choice version of FAQI and FAQII presented by Harris and Changas (1994) would have been used.…”

Knowledge and attitudes of radiation therapists and undergraduate students towards older people

“…Higher scores have also been reported in the literature, however, many of these use the original True/False version of the quiz, without the "don't know" option, which was used in the current study and its omission has been shown to force higher scores. 34,46 The findings of this research indicate that RTs and RT students exhibit predominantly positive attitudes towards the older person. Average attitude scores were found to be approximately 74% for both qualified RTs and students.…”

“…This version of the FAQ also included a "don't know" option, in order to obtain more accurate responses. 34 Participants scored one point for a correct answer and no points for choosing an incorrect answer or "don't know". The maximum achievable score was therefore 24, with a higher score indicating a higher level of knowledge.…”

The Knowledge of Memory Aging Questionnaire

“…Future studies with the KMAQ could include an ÃÃI donÄt knowÄÄ response option to reduce the likelihood of guessing and permit a separation of lack of knowledge from the presence of misconceptions about memory aging (cf. Courtenay & Weidemann, 1985 ;Dieckmann et al, 1988 ;Pratt, Wilson, Benthin, & Schmall, 1992). Another direction would be to expand the KMAQ to a multiple-choice format (cf.…”