ERIC Digest: Designing Structured Interviews for Educational Research
http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=5&n=12

• Briefly list the guidelines for designing a structured interview. Identify the three main criteria for writing appropriate questions.
• Using these guidelines, evaluate a research study that uses the interview method for data collection. Download this .PDF article in the Journal of Agricultural Education (http://pubs.aged.tamu.edu/jae/pdf/vol40/40-01-14.pdf) for an excellent example of interview research.
• Did the interview follow the basic guidelines outlined in the ERIC Digest? Explain why or why not.
• Are the interview questions relevant to the purpose of the study? Give evidence to support your answer.
• Are the questions appropriate for the target interview audience? Are they clearly written and easy to understand? Provide examples to support your answer.
• What precautions did the researchers take to better ensure validity?