Open-Ended Questions

Open-Ended Questions

Techniques

Advantages

Disadvatages

"Items where the question is followed by some blank space for the respondent to fill"

1. They a lot of time and thus restrict the range of topics they can contain

2. They are difficult to code in a reliable manner

1. Graphic examples

2. Illustrative quotes

3. Identify issues not anticipated

Clarification questions

Explain why or specify multiple choice "other"

Sentence completion

Specific open questions

Short-answer questions

Ask about concret information (e.g. past activities, fact, preferences)

Narrow down the questions for a free-ranging and unpredictable response.

Fill the blank