Methods In Context - Using Observation To Investigate Education

Question 1

Give two reason why positivists favour structured observation when studying education.

Answer 1

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Question 2

Give one reason why interpretivists criticise structured observation as a means of studying education.

Answer 2

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Question 3

Summarise the strengths and limitations of using unstructured observation to study education:

• Practical issues
• Ethical issues

Answer 3

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Question 4

Summarise the strengths and limitations of using unstructured observation to study education:

• Validity
• The Hawthorne effect

Answer 4

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Question 5

Summarise the strengths and limitations of using unstructured observation to study education:

• Representatives
• Reliability

Answer 5

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