Questions open-ended

Consider designing a questionnaire with open-ended questions and invite the person filling it in to use examples to illustrate particular points. 

The reader is encouraged to select other chemical process condensation processes and obtain information on physical and chemical properties, healtli effects, and methods of manufacture, and causes for potential accidents. This is obviously an open-ended question, therefore no solution is provided. 

This was a fairly open ended question. The advantages we hoped you would identify were ... 

This is a fairly open-ended question and there are many options available. Here we will... 

Additional examples of variability in data collection (which, in turn, affects data interpretation) include questionnaires and physical exam forms. Questionnaires often utilize open-ended questions that allow great variability in the type and extent of adverse event information gathered. Physical exam forms—even when designed in a checklist format—may elicit variable collection of adverse event data what is a serious event to one clinician may not be serious to another. 

Public awareness of nuclear energy s environmental benefits is increasing. An open-ended question gave respondents an opportunity to name up to four advantages of nuclear energy. In March 1999, 40% mentioned an environmental advantage, compared with 30% in January 1998. 

Marks will be distributed approximately proportionally across the three units and the majority of the marks will be awarded for applying knowledge and understanding. The other marks will be awarded for applying scientific enquiry and problem-solving skills. Section 2 will include two open-ended questions with three marks allocated to each. 

Develop a list of specific topics to cover and issues to resolve during the interview. This is not a list of questions to ask, just topics to cover or issues to resolve. It is hoped these topics and issues will he addressed and resolved hy the open-ended questions asked at the beginning of the interview. The list of specific topics and issues can he developed from the questions and data needs identified using the analysis techniques from Chapter 9. Typical questions for an interview are listed below. 

Using open-ended questions (questions that require more than one word yes or no answers) ask the witness for an initial statement. Examples of open-ended questions include ... 

If the specific issues the investigator needs to resolve are not contained in the answers to the initial open-ended questions, the investigator should pursue these areas of interest with more detailed questions about the following ... 

Conduct follow-up interviews in the same general manner as other interviews, hut use a more structured, straight-to-the-point interview style. Initially, the interviewer may use open-ended questions, hut follow-up, closed-ended questions are usually asked sooner than they would he asked during the initial interview. Ensure that witnesses do not believe that the follow-up interview indicates the interviewer doubts their credibility. Focus on the gaps in information and apparent inconsistencies. 

Forty-three workshop participants answered a 10-question survey to gather information on the details of Green Chemistry (GC) and Green Engineering (GE) education issues of interest to the attendees. The mix of multiple-choice, yes-no, and open-ended questions cover who is interested, how should it be taught, who benefits, and funding. The questions together with the... 

In a response to an open ended question on why doctors report, the following were given as the main reasons, in order of frequency ... 

These are instruments developed to identify specific psychiatric disorders. Most of these scales are based on a structured or semi-structured interview lasting some 60 90 min. Structured interviews contain a mix of open-ended and closed questions. Open-ended questions are essential for the validity of a diagnostic procedure closed questions support the reliability and the standardization of diagnostic tools. The primary goal for the use of diagnostic scales is to reduce the variance within samples caused by diagnostic differences, i.e. to create homogeneous patient populations included in clinical trials. 

Don t allow the opening meeting to turn into an extended sales show. Inspection and interview should constitute the bulk of your work. Ask open-ended questions don t set up for simple yes or no answers. These open-ended responses will often lead you to unforeseen concerns. 

Request includes final open-ended question in the Does the Agency anticipate any additional requirements or areas of concern formulation. 

Design your questions into open-ended questions. Try to develop questions such as Explain what you saw and heard just before the unit caught fire Such an open-ended question produces much more information than, Did you hear an explosion just before the unit caught fire ... 

Studies examining the ability of subjects to accurately report their exposures indicate that the quality of responses is directly linked to the type of questioning. Improvements occur with prompted over open-ended questioning, with chemical names used in the work site over the names of chemical constituents, and with compounds that can be sensed over those which are odorless and invisible (Ahiborg, 1990 Joffe, 1992 Blair and Zahm, 1993 Teschke et al. 1994 Nieuwenhuijsen et al., 1997). 

Because open-ended questions force candidafes to give expansive answers, and therefore do most of the talking, they should be the predominant types of questions used. 

Probe for details by using open-ended cjuestions. Using open-ended questions will place the employee in the position of guiding the outcomes, leading to the necessary conclusions. Some examples include ... 

The nothing refuses to speak up when upset. Nothings become withdrawn. Try to guess at what is bothering them by asking them open-ended questions. 

Try to guess what is bothering them Ask open-ended questions... 

Ask open-ended questions that cannot easily be answered with or no. Also, don t try to limit participant responses to preordained categories by asking questions like How would you rate this product on a scale of 1 to 10 ... 

For the most part, focus groups work well because you can ask open-ended questions and the group dynamic usually generates more discussion than individual interviews. Ask participants to fill in the blank for this... 

The structured approach helps develop skills in ontlcal thinking, creative thinking, and problem-solving, by employing open-ended questions and stressing the Socratic method. 

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