As a testing method, the efficacy of situational judgment tests (SJTs) is a function of a number of design features. One such design feature is the response format. However, despite the considerable interest in SJT design features, there is little guidance in the extant literature as to which response format is superior or the conditions under which one might be preferable to others. Using an i...

Previous research reveals that the visual design of open-ended questions should match response task so respondents can infer expected format. Based on a web survey including specific probes in list-style question format, we experimentally tested effects varying numbers answer boxes several indicators quality. Our results showed using multiple small instead one large box had positive impact numb...

A three-page questionnaire was modified to a one-page format. Questionnaires were administered in classroom groups to 300 middle school students. Classrooms were randomly divided into two groups, with one group receiving the original three-page format and the other receiving a single-page version of the same questionnaire. The visual layout of the two versions was different, and included variat...