Skills Lab 9- Observational Methods

Question 1

What can go wrong in a coding scheme

Answer 1

• Poor behavioural recording
• Coding scheme may not be detailed enough
• Target behaviour might be too subtle to code

Question 2

Ways of ensuring inter rater reliability

Answer 2

• Pilot study testing they code the same behaviour

- Double code a proportion of the actual data and check inter rater reliability

Question 3

If there is an agreement on video 1 but a disagreement on video 2 what coding can be done

Answer 3

• Add extra columns and coding changes to choice observer made
• Same table but add extra coding conventions so there are extra numbers