Self Report

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Created on: 13-12-12 19:27

Structured Questionnaire

A researcher uses a list of pre-determined questions and participants choose their response from a list of fixed alternative responses which can be collated and analysed.

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Semi-Structured self report

A researcher uses a list of pre-set questions but the participants' responses are not fixed as they can express their own views.

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Open-ended questions

such questions invite people to describe what they think or feel about a topic in their own words.

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Closed questions

Force people to choose from a list of possible answers, usually by ticking a box. These may include "yes/no" responses, or options such as, "agree/don't know/disagree". Closed questions may also involve participants rating their answers on a scale.

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Structured interview

Researcher works through a number of pre-determined questions. Participants' replies are often recorded using a tape/video-recorder and sometimes written transcripts.

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Unstructured interview

researcher is conducting a more relaxed conversation with the participant, aiming to find out what the participant thinks about certain issues, without using pre-determined questions.

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A researcher uses a list of pre-set questions but the participants' responses are not fixed as they can express their own views.

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Semi-Structured self report

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such questions invite people to describe what they think or feel about a topic in their own words.

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Researcher works through a number of pre-determined questions. Participants' replies are often recorded using a tape/video-recorder and sometimes written transcripts.

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