self report methods

• What is the aim of the interview design task?

  To improve student health and wellbeing
• What types of questions can be chosen for the interview?

  Open or closed questions
• What should be decided for recording interview responses?

  A method for recording responses
• What is a self-report method?

  Explaining opinions or feelings on a topic
• What are the two main types of self-report methods?

  Questionnaires and interviews
• How are questionnaires typically completed?

  Independently by participants
• What is a key characteristic of interviews?

  They are conducted face to face
• What are the advantages of using questionnaires?

  • Cost effective
  • Large sample sizes
  • No interviewer effects
• What are some issues with self-report methods?

  • Emotive language
  • Jargon
  • Leading questions
  • Social desirability bias
  • Response bias
  • Acquiescence bias
• What should be evaluated after conducting an interview?

  Clarity and helpfulness of questions
• What is a structured interview?

  A formal interview with set questions
• What is a strength of structured interviews?

  Easy to replicate and quantify data
• What is a limitation of structured interviews?

  They lack flexibility in questioning
• What is an unstructured interview also known as?

  Discovery interview or guided conversation
• How do unstructured interviews differ from structured interviews?

  They allow for flexible questioning
• What type of data do unstructured interviews generate?

  Qualitative data from open questions
• What are the strengths and limitations of unstructured interviews?

  Strengths:

  • Flexible questioning
  • Generates qualitative data
  • Increased validity

  
  

  Limitations:

  • Time-consuming
  • Expensive to conduct
  • Requires skilled interviewers
• What is the task for the plenary group activity?

  Compile a 5-question self-report
• What should be done with the collected data from the plenary task?

  Summarize it in a table
• What is the purpose of summarizing data in the plenary task?

  To present findings in the next lesson