There are different types of interview. Two types are structured interviews and semi-structured interviews.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Feb/Mar 2019). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [2] 1 mark per descriptive point. For full marks, at least 1 mark must be related to semi-structured interviews (Max 1 if generic to interviews) questions asked face-to-face / in real time / between people; some questions are fixed (by the interview schedule); some questions are flexible / the interviewer can decide what to ask / the questions can depend on the interviewee's responses;
2. [2] 1 mark for suggested advantage 1 mark for detail questions are fixed so it is more consistent between participants = 1 (advantage) so the results are more reliable = 1 (detail) every interviewer will ask exactly the same questions = 1 (advantage) so the inter-interviewer reliability should be high = 1 (detail) all participants produce comparable data = 1 (advantage) so it is easier to analyse the results = 1 (detail)