CHAPTER 11

INTERVIEWING STUDENTS

WHAT IS AN INTERVIEW

Closely related to giving questionnaires is conducting interviews. An interview is a personal interaction between the interviewer ( the teacher ) and one or more interviewees ( students ) in which verbal questions are asked and verbal or a small group of students. The personal interaction between interviewer and interviewees and the verbal or linguistic nature of the data are what constitute the major strengths and weaknesses of the interview