Observational Design

Question 1

What is Inter-observer reliability?

Answer 1

It measures the degree of agreement between different observers assessing the same thing.

Question 2

How can we establish inter-observer reliability?

Answer 2

・observers should familiarise themselves with the behavioural categories
・observe at the same time, perhaps
as part of a pilot study
・observes should compare data and discuss differences in interpretations
・analyse data from the study and
correlate each pair of observations

Question 3

What are behavioural categories?

Answer 3

A method known as a coding system/behavioural checklist whereby codes are used to represent a category of behaviour.