Doing Interview Research with AI Help

End-of-lesson check

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1. Which statement best describes a semi-structured interview?

   1. An informal chat where the researcher wing it without any preparation
   2. A completely random discussion with no predetermined topics
   3. A conversation that follows a prepared list of questions exactly as written without any flexibility
   4. A guided conversation with planned questions but room to explore unexpected answers

2. What is the main benefit of asking AI to review your interview questions before talking to someone?

   1. AI can conduct the interview instead of you
   2. AI can point out questions that might trick or bias the person being interviewed
   3. AI can automatically schedule the interview for you
   4. AI can guarantee the interviewee will give long answers

3. What does it mean to transcribe an interview?

   1. To record the interview using video
   2. To convert spoken words into written text
   3. To summarize the main points in one paragraph
   4. To delete the audio recording after listening

4. Which of the following is mentioned in the lesson as a tool for transcribing interviews?

   1. Otter
   2. A spreadsheet program
   3. A video editing app
   4. A weather forecasting website

5. What is thematic coding?

   1. Creating colorful charts for presentations
   2. Writing codes on your computer keyboard
   3. Counting the number of words spoken
   4. Assigning labels to recurring ideas or patterns in text

6. After completing an interview, why is it important to send a thank-you message AND a one-paragraph summary of what you learned?

   1. It is required by law in most states
   2. It allows you to ask for payment for your research
   3. It builds goodwill and lets the interviewee verify that you understood them correctly
   4. It ensures the interview will be published immediately

7. What is a leading question in an interview?

   1. A question about leadership styles
   2. A question asked first at the beginning of the interview
   3. A question that is longer than other questions
   4. A question that suggests the desired answer

8. Why should interview questions avoid yes-or-no traps?

   1. They are too difficult for AI to analyze
   2. Yes-or-no questions are illegal to ask
   3. They don't give you detailed or thoughtful responses
   4. They require special permission from the school

9. You have transcribed three different interviews. How could AI help you make sense of them together?

   1. AI could contact more interviewees for you
   2. AI could write the entire research paper for you
   3. AI could automatically delete the shortest interview
   4. AI could find common themes or patterns across all three interviews

10. What makes talking to real people (primary research) particularly valuable for a student project?

    1. It provides unique insights that books or websites cannot offer
    2. It always produces the same results as online research
    3. It can be done entirely without leaving your home
    4. It requires the least amount of effort

11. Before pasting interview transcripts into AI for analysis, what should you do first?

    1. Ask the AI to translate it into another language
    2. Remove personal identifying information to anonymize it
    3. Add the interviewee's home address and phone number
    4. Print it out and mail it to yourself

12. What does it mean when the lesson says AI helps you process interviews at scale?

    1. AI turns interviews into physical scales for weighing
    2. AI only works with one interview at a time
    3. AI makes interviews larger in physical size
    4. AI can quickly handle many interviews that would take a long time to process manually

13. When asking an expert for an interview, why might you suggest a specific time limit like 15 minutes?

    1. Because busy professionals are more likely to agree to a short, defined commitment
    2. Because 15 minutes is the maximum time allowed by schools
    3. Because AI can only transcribe 15 minutes of audio
    4. Because interviews longer than 15 minutes are illegal

14. Which of these is a good reason to interview a local business owner or community member for a research project?

    1. They can provide specific, localized knowledge about your topic that general sources might not have
    2. They will always agree to participate
    3. They are the only people allowed to be interviewed
    4. They are required to answer all questions honestly

15. If an interview transcript is described as verbatim, what does that mean?

    1. It is written exactly as spoken, including every filler word and pause
    2. It has been translated into another language
    3. It includes the interviewer's opinions about what was said
    4. It has been shortened to the main points