TABLE 5.
Student responses to open-ended prompt 1
| “You responded that you [Likert response] with the following statement: [Item text]. In 1–2 sentences, please explain why you [Likert response] with the statement.” | ||
|---|---|---|
| Response type | n a | % of responses |
| Intended item interpretation | 2182 | 86 |
| Ambiguous response | 173 | 7 |
| Unintended item interpretation | 61 | 2 |
| Unrelated/random response | 14 | 1 |
| Answered “N/A” | 30 | 1 |
| Left blank | 64 | 3 |
aNumbers exceed sample size, because each student completed this prompt twice.