Education Research Assistant practice interview
Literature reviews, school-based data collection, data quality, research ethics and concise reporting of findings. Practise the 5 questions interviewers ask for this role with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- Entry
- 15 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the role
This interview covers the practical work behind education research, from reviewing literature and collecting data to checking quality and reporting findings. The panel wants careful reasoning, respect for participants and evidence that you can follow a protocol without hiding problems.
How to prepare
- Review one research project and be ready to explain its question, method, findings and limitations.
- Practise describing how you would clean survey data without changing valid responses.
- Prepare an example of finding and correcting an error in written or numerical work.
- Revisit consent, confidentiality and safe handling of data about learners.
Common mistakes
- Choosing a method before defining the research question.
- Treating a correlation or a small set of comments as proof of a cause.
- Cleaning data without keeping a record of the decisions made.
What to expect
A real first-round interview
5 questions the way interviewers ask for this role, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 4 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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