Oral History Toolkit for College Instructors: Assessment
Assessing Student Interviewing Skills
Student demonstrates adequate preparedness for the interview by...
● selecting narrators who are relevant to the topic
● developing relevant interview questions which follow a chronological and thematic sequence
● active listening and enabling the narrator to be the dominant voice
● securing a controlled environment for the interview with little to no outside noises or disturbances and proper lighting;
● practicing non-intrusive, neutral interview skills
● ability to maintain composure and neutrality when a narrator reveals information at odds with preliminary research
● developing new questions and pursuing a pertinent research theme in response to information disclosed during the interview
● respecting requests by the narrator, such as declining to answer a question or elaborate on a response
● conducting an interview at least a half hour in length.
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