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Develop a Likert scale for measuring the attitude of students toward using the Internet as a source for writing academic papers.

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The solution is a short description of a Likert scale for measuring the attitude of students. It utilizes scoring with assign weights 1 to 5, Strongly disagree (1), Disagree (2), Neutral (3), Agree (4), Strongly Agree (5). Two samples questions were included as guide.

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If you want a 5-point Likert scale, you can use these ranges: Strongly disagree, Disagree, Neutral, Agree, Strongly Agree.
When scoring you can assign weights 1 to 5, such that:
Strongly disagree (1), Disagree (2), Neutral (3), Agree (4), Strongly Agree ...

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