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What is an observation schedule ?

  • A.A set of explicit rules for assigning behaviour to categories
  • B.A time table of days on which you plan to carry out your observation
  • C.A list of questions to ask your intreviewee
  • D.A way testing for measurement validity

Answer: A

An observation schedule is a set of explicit rules for assigning behaviour to categories.

In structured observation the researcher uses a schedule that defines the categories of behaviour to be recorded and the rules for deciding which category each observed act belongs to, so that different observers code the same behaviour in the same way.

It is not a timetable of observation days, and a list of questions for an interviewee is an interview schedule. Testing measurement validity is a separate step that may use the data, not the schedule itself.

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