Types of Questions in Research

Types of Questions

• Open-ended questions: encourage the respondent to provide a detailed and thoughtful response
• Closed-ended questions: limit the respondent to a specific set of responses, often with a yes/no or multiple-choice format
• Leading questions: phrased to suggest a particular answer or interpretation
• Loaded questions: emotionally charged or biased, making it difficult for the respondent to provide an objective answer
• Probing questions: used to gather more information or clarify a previous response

Question Characteristics

• Clearness: the question should be easy to understand and unambiguous
• Specificity: the question should be precise and focused on a specific topic or issue
• Neutrality: the question should be free from bias and emotional influence
• Relevance: the question should be relevant to the topic or issue being investigated

Questioning Techniques

• Funneling: starting with broad, open-ended questions and gradually narrowing down to more specific questions
• Probing: using follow-up questions to gather more information or clarify a response
• Reflective questioning: paraphrasing or reflecting the respondent's answer to encourage further elaboration
• Confrontational questioning: directly challenging the respondent's answer or perspective

Purposes of Questions

• Information gathering: to collect data or information about a topic or issue
• Clarification: to clarify or seek additional information about a response
• Challenge: to challenge or confront the respondent's answer or perspective
• Stimulate thought: to encourage the respondent to think critically or reflect on their answer

Types of Questions

• Open-ended questions encourage respondents to provide detailed and thoughtful responses
• Closed-ended questions limit respondents to specific set of responses, often in yes/no or multiple-choice format
• Leading questions are phrased to suggest a particular answer or interpretation
• Loaded questions are emotionally charged or biased, making it difficult for respondents to provide objective answers
• Probing questions gather more information or clarify previous responses

Question Characteristics

• Clearness ensures questions are easy to understand and unambiguous
• Specificity ensures questions are precise and focused on a specific topic or issue
• Neutrality ensures questions are free from bias and emotional influence
• Relevance ensures questions are relevant to the topic or issue being investigated

Questioning Techniques

• Funneling involves starting with broad, open-ended questions and gradually narrowing down to specific questions
• Probing involves using follow-up questions to gather more information or clarify responses
• Reflective questioning involves paraphrasing or reflecting respondent's answers to encourage further elaboration
• Confrontational questioning involves directly challenging respondent's answers or perspectives

Purposes of Questions

• Information gathering collects data or information about a topic or issue
• Clarification seeks additional information about a response
• Challenge confronts or challenges respondent's answers or perspectives
• Stimulating thought encourages respondents to think critically or reflect on their answers