Questionnaire development III: Pretesting - Postinterview interviews

3 important questions on Questionnaire development III: Pretesting - Postinterview interviews

What are postinterview interviews?

Postinterview discussions with respondents about the interview they just did.

What is typical for postinterviews?

1. The current practice is to ask the positinterview questions immediately after the interview is finished.
2. Try to keep the postinterview session brief, the respondent has just given time to do the main interview.
3. Typically, we will want to use prepared postinterview questions but not limit the discussion to them.
4. Items in the postinterview script are largely open-ended.

What are two ways to involve respondents in postinterviews?

1. Participating pretest: to tell respondents at the outset of the interview that afterward we will be discussing the interview with them.
2 Undeclared pretest: conduct the interview as planned, then ask the postinterview items.

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