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Open Vs. Closed Questions: What’s the Difference?

Open Vs. Closed Questions: What’s the Difference?

Closed-Ended Questions Useful for extracting particular information. Often yes/no answer. Can be a specific

Closed-Ended Questions Useful for extracting particular information. Often yes/no answer. Can be a specific answer, but not detailed. Useful for stopping a story that goes on too long. Helpful to get interviewee (interview subject)talking. (“yes” answers are good to build their confidence)

Closed-Ended Questions: Examples Did you learn something from the Social Studies lesson yesterday? (requires

Closed-Ended Questions: Examples Did you learn something from the Social Studies lesson yesterday? (requires only a yes/no answer) What was the strategy used to analyze and review the various documents? (specific answer - SOAPSTone) Where were similar civil rights issues evident in 2011? (specific answer - Sussex County, DE)

Open-Ended Questions Call for non-specific answers. Invites more detail or a story to be

Open-Ended Questions Call for non-specific answers. Invites more detail or a story to be told. Useful to elicit stories from interviewee

Open-Ended Questions: Examples What were some things you learned yesterday in Social Studies? What

Open-Ended Questions: Examples What were some things you learned yesterday in Social Studies? What variety of things did you discover after analyzing/reviewing the civil rights documents yesterday? How are civil rights issues similar and/or different in 2011?

What do you think? Open or Closed? How old are you? CLOSED! Where do

What do you think? Open or Closed? How old are you? CLOSED! Where do you live? CLOSED! What did you do on you holidays? OPEN

What do you think? Open or Closed? Do you like pizza? CLOSED Why is

What do you think? Open or Closed? Do you like pizza? CLOSED Why is that so important to you? OPEN How have you been after your operation? OPEN