INTERVIEW: A mean of testing

1. INTERVIEW: A mean of testing
Submitted by: Kulsoom Mir
Submitted to: Dr. Amjad Ali Arain
Faculty of Education, University of Sindh
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2. What is an Interview?
• Dictionary: “
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• Definition: “
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• P.V. Young: “A scientific method through which a
person enters into the life of a stranger”.
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3. Description
• The term interview has been derived from French language
“entre voir” which means; to glimpse. It is the meeting; formal
or informal, for obtaining information for any purpose either
for suitability of someone for a particular job or course of study
at college/university, to get someone’s idea or opinion about
any problematic situation or to know somebody’s life.
• Interviews almost always involve spoken conversation between
two or more parties.
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4. Objectives
There are, generally, three objectives of the interview;
1. First, it is the only way to see a respondent in action – how he
looks, his manner, his bearing.
2. Second, it is the only way to witness how the
respondent/interviewee interacts and how he responds, his
way of thinking, the effect of his personality on others.
3. Third, it is perhaps the best way to get at the ‘will do’ features
of a performance- motivation, initiative, stability,
perseverance, work, habits and judgments.
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5. Types of interview
Different types of interview classified on the basis of;
• Structure: “there are three types of interview on the basis of
structure; structured, semi-structured and unstructured”.
• Purpose: “types of interview on basis of purpose are; stress
interview, assessment interview and exit interview”.
• Content: “situational, job related, psychological etc.”.
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6. Types of interview cont.
• Administering interview: There are various
types on the basis of administering;
amongst those below are few;
1. face to face/ one-on-one
2. panel interview
3. phone interview
4. group interview
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7. Classification on the basis of Structure
Structured
 The questions and
acceptable responses
are specified in
advance.
 Responses are rated for
appropriateness of
contents.
 Also called
“standardized
interviews” as they are
pre-planned to a high
degree of accuracy.
Semi-structured
 Not directed by
question as to what
respondent should be
asked.
 No set format is
followed.
 Interviewee is
encouraged to express
himself on any topic of
his interest, his
expectation,
background etc.
Unstructured
• Specific topic areas.
• A general set of
questions.
• The interview flows like
a conversation and
topics covered as they
come up
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8. Classification on the basis of Administering
One-on-One
 This is the most common and
traditional type interview.
 Single interviewer and one
interviewee is there.
 The main concept; to rapport
with the investigator and
show how your qualifications
will benefit their
organization.
 Interviewee should respond
to all the questions of
interviewer.
Panel interview
 Panel means a selection committee.
It comprises more than two
members interviewing the person
for hiring.
 Interviewee should try to connect
with each interviewer and respond
to all the questions of every
interviewer.
 The most common mode of
interview when hiring at senior level.
 Questions of different aspects asked
to candidate and the final decision
made collectively by all members of
the committee.
Group Interview
 The main purpose of this interview
is to acknowledge the interviewee
potential; how he interacts with
others and how he/she influence
other by his/her knowledge and
reason.
 It is the best way to discover any
leadership potential, group
participation, communication and
team playing skills of the candidate.
 A selected candidate from group is
then taken for informal one-on-one
interview.
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9. What does an investigator/interviewer looks for?
• Who you are; “as a person”
• Your knowledge
• Your skills
• Your attitude
• Your ability to interact with people
• Your capacity to take pressure etc.
• Your skills and attributes which are not mentioned in the CV.
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10. Advantages and Disadvantages
Advantages
• Deep and free response.
• Flexible and adaptable.
• Glimpse into respondent’s tone
and gestures.
• Ability to probe, follow-up, clarify
misunderstanding about
questions
Disadvantages
• Costly in time and personnel
• Impractical with large number of
respondents
• May be difficult to summarize
responses
• Possible biases
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11. Thankyou ! 11