Open questions
What Open questions means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Open questions
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Reference: AQA
Questions that invite a free answer, which is richer and less researcher-led, though the replies then need qualitative analysis or coding through content analysis.
Items that give qualitative depth which is harder to summarise.
Topics that use Open questions
- Research methods (AQA A-Level)
- Scientific processes (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Closed questions
- Structured interview
- Unstructured interview
- Absenteeism and productivity
- Abstract
- Aim
- Application of research to policy
- co-variables
Using Open questions in the exam
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