structured non participant observation

Question 1

who prefers structured non particpant observation

Answer 1

positivists

Question 1

what is structured non participant observation

Answer 1

observation where researcher doesnt take part in activities and has an observation schedule

Question 2

t - advantage - categories
example

Answer 2

pre- determined observational categories allow data to be quantified
e. the Flander’s scale for examining pupil-pupil and pupil-teacher interaction shows that the typical American classroom has 68% teacher talk , 20% pupil talk and 12% lost in silence or confusion

Question 3

t - advantage - standardisation
example

Answer 3

. standardised behaviour categories increase reliability as it allows research to be replicated
e. The Flander’s scale is easy to replicate and it only uses 10 standardised categories of classroom interaction

Question 4

p - advantage - access

Answer 4

. schools are often willing to give access to structured observations. the information gained can often help them to improve

Question 5

p - advantage - time

Answer 5

. less time consuming and cheaper than unstructured observation and so larger and more representative samples can be achieved

Question 6

t - disadvantage - predefined

Answer 6

. researcher predefines results with the behaviour categories selected
. will only look at certain behaviour which they have predicted
. lowers validity

Question 7

t disadvantage - rapport
example

Answer 7

. no rapport built up with the pps
. validity therefore lowered
e. the Flander’s scale ignored any of the meanings that pupils and teachers give to situations