structuredstruc‧tured /ˈstrʌktʃəd $ -ərd/ AWL adjective 
The interviews were highly structured. a structured approach to teaching
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a structured learning plan
- The situation has made us aware of the need for a more structured approach to dealing with prisoners' problems.
- The social workers' home visits are highly structured, with specific goals and learning objectives.
- Both interviewer and respondent are allowed much greater leeway in asking and answering questions than is the case with the structured interview.
- But is this the only way in which a complicated and highly structured civilization can evolve?
- First, the problem presented by the client must be of the type that will be responsive to the structured group programme.
- Such information is organised in records as structured data.
- This structured approach might then be extended to other shapes.
- This can not be achieved through a structured interview or a questionnaire.
- This study is important in establishing that structured recording of data improves patient care.
Longman Language Activatorwhen something is organized so that it works well
also organised British arranged in a way that is effective and likely to be successful: · Tonight after supper we want to have a more organized discussion.· Bernstein was convinced that an organized effort had been made to conceal the facts of the case.· Anti-war dissent erupted into organized demonstrations several times in the Johnson administration.
also well-organised British organized in a careful and thorough way, so that everything works very well: · The exhibition was very well organized.· Both candidates ran effective well-organized campaigns.· A well-organized network of women's groups has led the call for equal rights.
information, methods, or systems that are structured are organized so that they have a clear and carefully organized structure that is easy to use or understand: · a structured learning plan· The situation has made us aware of the need for a more structured approach to dealing with prisoners' problems.well-structured: · Here are some steps for creating a well-structured document.highly structured: · The social workers' home visits are highly structured, with specific goals and learning objectives.
a business or organization that is well-run is efficient because of good management and organization: · The Klausner is a comfortable well-run hotel.· The city's transportation system is clean, safe, and well run.
a well-ordered place, organization, way of life etc has been carefully organized so that nothing goes wrong, nothing unexpected happens, and everything is where it should be: · Mary has such a well-ordered household - it makes ours look like total chaos.· The town was a neat, well-ordered, red brick town dotted with trees.
a situation in which everything is controlled, well organized, and correctly arranged: · Can we have a bit of order here? Someone straighten those desks out to start with!impose order (=give something order): · He developed a filing system to try to impose order on the mass of information.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The interviews were highly structured.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
The interviews were highly structured.· The use of a carefully structured finite-state grammar allows all the utterances to be specified ahead of time.· For some schools the central guidelines will be interpreted through a carefully structured timetable.
· The operational system appeared, to a certain extent, to be fairly regulated with highly structured and defined job descriptions.· But is this the only way in which a complicated and highly structured civilization can evolve?· It is certainly verified experimentally that the sonic clicks produced are both highly structured and directional.· This new paradigm has enabled the development of highly structured and usually brief interventions in many areas of individual emotional problems.· This is a highly structured software where data is divided into fields.· That is to say that every individual lives according to a highly structured set of personal obligations which he or she must continually fulfil.· G M Miller A highly structured talk on what was probably the most challenging topic in this year's list.· What would be a theme for some one seeking a highly structured environment?
· It may be possible as a result of the pre-test to change certain questions from free response to a more structured format.· The transition from Key Stage 1 to the more structured and prescribed history curriculum for Key Stage 2 needs particularly careful handling.· Comments and responses to the practice profile questionnaire were analysed with a more structured database program.· And a need for a more structured set of relationships was not recognized.· Mr Hart believes there should be a more structured approach to problem-solving as there is at the Halewood plant.· Nowadays evaluation has a tendency to be much more structured and less prosaic.· Complete with diffuser and concentrator nozzle attachments, it's perfect for creating quick, sexy scrunched looks or more structured styles.· At this stage more structured teaching of drawing should be given.
NOUN· This structured approach might then be extended to other shapes.· She adopted an individually structured approach to teaching which allowed students to work at their own pace as and when they pleased.· Mr Hart believes there should be a more structured approach to problem-solving as there is at the Halewood plant.· He is to be congratulated on this singularly structured approach.· It works by identifying the key skill gaps and providing a structured approach to the delivery of the training.· While some appreciated the more structured approach of the questionnaire, most wanted more space and less detail.· As well as having a structured approach to content, there is also a need for a structured approach to concepts.
· In a sense, much modern human life is about structured dependency.· This historical work itself represents a strong challenge to some of the premises which underpin the idea of structured dependency.
· An initial structured interview will be followed by three semi-structured interviews over a six-month period.· This can not be achieved through a structured interview or a questionnaire.· Primary data is usually obtained by means of questionnaires and structured interviews, administered by trained personnel.· Data collection is mainly by questionnaire and structured interviews with families, youth groups and problem drinkers.· Both interviewer and respondent are allowed much greater leeway in asking and answering questions than is the case with the structured interview.· Both the questionnaires and the structured interviews tend to concentrate on what the customer likes and dislikes, rather than why.· Selected policy issues will be used to explore these aspects of central-local relations, using documentary study and structured interviews.· Third, structured interviews with a sample of successful firms to establish their philosophy and practices.
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carefully organized, planned, or arranged: The interviews were highly structured. a structured approach to teaching