Sample questions

    1. How faithful is the use of the repertory grid technique in knowledge elicitation to George Kelly's image of the human as a "personal scientist"? Give a brief description of the technique in your answer.

    2. What are the strengths and weaknesses of this technique in eliciting knowledge?

    1. Teachback Interviewing using Systemic Grammar Networks is alleged to be labourious and difficult. What then are its advantages? Give a brief description of the technique in your answer.

    2. What do Johnson and Johnson mean by a model of competence, and how does this relate to the knowledge acquisition process?

  3. Grounded theory claims to deliver locally valid and authentic descriptions for knowledge elicitation.

    1. Why is this considered to be important? and
    2. how is it achieved?

  4. LaFrance identifies Knowledge Excavation, Capture, Courtship and Creation as distinct strategies employed in the knowledge acquisition process. Describe these strategies and identify how they differ in their understanding of knowledge.

  5. What do you understand by the distinction between knowing how and knowing that, and how does it relate to the project of knowledge elicitation and the prospects of knowledge systems?