Extended Writing In RM

Question 1

What are the 5 things on the writing check list?

Answer 1

1) include ‘suggestions’

2) break down into needed info

3) PLAN!

4) use subheadings

5) do not include other info

Question 2

Marks - how do you split them up?

Answer 2

E.g. 12marks, 4 areas= 3 marks each

MUST justify your choices

E.g this design as it reduces…
Or how is it best in thus situation?

Question 3

What would you add if asked on Observation

Answer 3

Covert or overt

Natural behavior?

Observer bias?

Ethical issues?

Naturalistic or controlled?

PPT or NonPPT?

Structured or unstructured?

WHY

Question 4

What would you add if asked on Operationalising behavioural categories?

Answer 4

A range of categories?

Add examples!

How is this collected?
Tally chart?
How often recorded?

Question 5

What would you add if asked on your use of time/event sampling

Answer 5

Time? Event?

How often e.g. 5 mins

What event?

What would this allow?

Strength or limitation vs other sample types

Question 6

What would you add if asked on assessing reliability?

Answer 6

Inter observer or test- retest?

How many observers?

Are they trained?

How long do they observe?

Use correlation tests
= 0.80 or more is reliable