open-ended question
collocation in Englishmeaningsofopen-endedandquestion
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open-ended
adjective
uk/ˌəʊ.pənˈen.dɪd/us/ˌoʊ.pənˈen.dɪd/
An open-ended activity or situation does not have a planned ending, so it may develop in ...
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question
noun
uk/ˈkwes.tʃən/us/ˈkwes.tʃən/
a sentence or phrase used to find ...
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(Definition ofopen-endedandquestionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This was anopen-endedquestionand respondents provided 19 different reasons for rejection.
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Among the respondents, 138 people (77 men and 61 women) answered theopen-endedquestion.
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Cultural differences might have especially influenced the answers to theopen-endedquestion.
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The intention of thisopen-endedquestionwas to prompt spontaneous use of the play materials.
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They also asked anopen-endedquestionabout the meaning of democracy.
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A finalopen-endedquestionasked for further comments on any related topic.
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Both anopen-endedquestionand the selection of items from a show card were used.
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In approximately one-third of the trials, anopen-endedquestionappeared on the screen.
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This is anopen-endedquestion.
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For crops, anopen-endedquestionwas used so that farmers could list the crops they grew.
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Given the number of varieties in evaluation, theopen-endedquestionformat provided a more simplified exercise for the farmers.
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Returning to the online survey, anopen-endedquestionasked the respondents about their major leisure activities.
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The survey included anopen-endedquestionabout the primary challenges faced in handling certified organic products.
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Responses to thisopen-endedquestionprovide a unique opportunity to investigate the respondents' spontaneous ideas about citizenship.
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To let respondents spontaneously express their opinions, anopen-endedquestionrequested of them to list conditions in their companies which they found attractive and unattractive.
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The listeners were randomly assigned to one of two conditions, which differed only in terms of task order and oneopen-endedquestion.
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The responses to the severalopen-endedquestionresponses were categorized by a coder and then verified by a second coder.
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The participants also answered anopen-endedquestion, this time regarding their perceptions of which aspects of an accent are most noticeable.
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There was also anopen-endedquestionto prioritize the five products considered most important from the point of view of each organization.
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In each separate mental health setting specified, the reason why the treatment was sought was probed with anopen-endedquestion.
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Being an active citizen is a measure extracted out of responses to anopen-endedquestionabout what makes for a good citizen.
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Estimates are sensitive to question format, with estimates using a double-bounded dichotomous-choice format about three times larger than estimates using a singleopen-endedquestion.
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The discrete question was asked, based on the randomly assigned prices, excluding the final harvest from the benefit which was then included in subsequentopen-endedquestion(s).
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Most people believe that that comes about by theopen-endedquestion, and not necessarily by any alteration in timing.
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