Interviews Flashcards
What is an interview?
One-to-one conversational questionnaires in which questions are asked by an interviewer
What kinds of questions are asked in an interview?
- Closed
- Open
What is a closed question?
A question that has a predetermined answer that produces quantitative data
e.g What is 2 + 2?
What is an open question?
A question that has no set answer and is open to many responses that produces qualitative data
e.g What is the meaning of life?
What are the 3 types of interviews?
- Unstructured
- Structured
- Semi-structured
What is an unstructured interview?
An informal chat that has no set questions
Give an evaluation point in terms of generalisability of unstructured interviews
Give an evaluation point in terms of reliability of unstructured interviews
Low reliability
P - Low reliability due to not using standardised procedures
E - Questions asked may not be the same so no two unstructured interviews are the same
E - Therefore harder to compare and contrast data
Give an evaluation point in terms of validity of unstructured interviews
High validity
P - High validity
E - Unstuctured interviews may put the interviewee at ease and produce natural responses along with more detailed information
Give an evaluation point in terms of practicality of unstructured interviews
What is a structured interview?
A formal question and answer session that uses predetermined questions in order to produce quantitative data
Give an evaluation point in terms of generalisability of structured interviews
Give an evaluation point in terms of reliability of structured interviews
Give an evaluation point in terms of validity of structured interviews
Give an evaluation point in terms of practicality of structured interviews
