Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: January 12, 2017
Last Modified: January 10, 2023 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements a computerized version of the 'Santa Barbara Sense of Direction Scale' as described in:
Hegarty, M. Richardson, A. E., Montello, D. R., Lovelace, K & Subbiah, I. (2002). Development of a Self-Report Measure of Environmental Spatial Ability. Intelligence, 30, 425-447.
Downloaded from: https://spatiallearning.org/index.php/testsainstruments
2 minutes
15 7-point Likert Scale questions on sense of direction (self-report)
minimally altered (=>to reflect the computerized input modality) original instructions;
can be edited under section Editable Instructions
15 questions: 7 point Likert Scales
2, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15: strongly agree = 1 - strongly disagree = 7
1R, 3R, 4R, 5R, 7R, 9R, 14R: strongly agree = 7 - strongly disagree = 1
=> higher rating indicates a better self-report SOD
File Name: senseofdirectionsurvey_summary.iqdat' (Inquisit Lab: one data file per participant)
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| inquisit.version | Inquisit version number |
| computer.platform | Device platform: win | mac |ios | android |
| startDate | Date the session was run |
| startTime | Time the session was run |
| subjectId | Participant ID |
| groupId | Group number |
| sessionId | Session number |
| elapsedTime | Session duration in ms |
| completed | 0 = Test was not completed 1 = Test was completed |
| sodTotal | Sum of all 15 scores (reversed scoring automatically applied) |
File Name: senseofdirectionsurvey.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| date | Date the session was run |
| time | Time the session was run |
| subject, group, session | With the current subject/groupnumber/session id |
| build | Inquisit version number |
| q*_response | Response given (in assigned values) Scale: 1 (strongly agree)-7 (strongly disagree) R = automatically reversed scored questions |
| q*_latency | How much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveyPage with this particular question (the last time this particular surveyPage was visited) |
The procedure can be adjusted by setting the following parameters.
| Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| pageInstructions | The instructions that appear at the top of each surveyPage | |
| pageInstructions2 | The instructions that appear at the top of each surveyPage |