%0 Journal Article
%T Issues in Measuring Generic Skills Using Self-Administered Questionnaire in a Community College in Hong Kong
%A Wai Tung Ho
%A Joseph Chi Ho So
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 3
%N 7
%P 1-8
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2016
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1102796
%X <div style="text-align:justify;">
	<span style="line-height:1.5;">In this study, we evaluate the reliability and validity of
Self-Assessment of All-Round Development (SAARD) Questionnaire developed by The
Hong Kong Polytechnic University when applied to two cohorts of students in
Hong Kong Community College. Despite of the drastic changes in the educational
system in Hong Kong, the SAARD questionnaire can still maintain a similar level
of reliability as compared to the pilot study carried out a decade ago.
However, this study reveals that there are too many items in the questionnaire
and fatigue effect is affecting the reliability of items near the end of the
survey. In addition, three of the items in the questionnaire have extremely
large variations, implying potential problems in the wording of questions
corresponding to these items. Remedies are also proposed in this study to
alleviate the problems identified</span><span style="line-height:1.5;"> in the SAARD questionnaire.</span>
</div>
%K Generic Skills
%K Fatigue Effect
%K Reliability
%K Questionnaire
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/5268913