This bulletin discusses the development, functions, and procedures of the Florida Professional Practices Council. Chapter one provides a history of the Council and discusses its membership, role, and function. Chapter two describes the operations of the Council including its duties and responsibilities and illustrates the kinds of services it…

Prompted by the widespread use of the metric system by most major industrial countries of the world, the United States Congress in 1969 initiated the passage of a bill authorizing the research and investigation of metrication to determine the worldwide impact of its use on this country so as to decide which route it should take. Data were obtained…

The Tenth Circuit Court affirmed that the University of New Mexico must comply with an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC) subpoena for personnel records. The author concludes after examining the case that the court's decision will probably not have an enduring effect in defining employee privacy interests and EEOC access to records. (JT)

The difference between mathematical "investigations" and "investigating," used in two different British reports, is discussed. Investigations means an extensive project or extended exploration into a mathematical problem or topic. Investigating is promoted as an ongoing teaching method. (MNS)

GAO investigations revealed the relative ease with which a diploma mill can be created and bogus degrees obtained. Records obtained obtained from schools and agencies likely understate the extent to which the federal government has paid for degrees from diploma mills and other unaccredited schools. Many agencies have difficulty in providing…

Students calculate the speed of cars moving on a highway as a lab activity. Directions for teachers, objectives, goals, grade level (7-12), materials and procedures are detailed. (JP)

This paper reports an investigation into the ability of a group of primary grade children to produce plural forms of selected types of real and nonsense words. (Authors)

Describes physics formulas which can be used by law enforcement officials to determine the possible velocity of vehicles involved in traffic accidents. These include, among others, the slide to stop-level road, slide to stop-sloping roadway, and slide to stop-two different surfaces formulas. (JN)

Discusses the proposition that rarely does an investigation follow the orderly and systematic course suggested by the scientific method. The most vital elements are not the experimental and theoretical tools of science, but human ingenuity and intuition. (BT)

Describes an approach to teaching physics to science teachers using the history of science. Reports that history becomes more useful to teachers when explicitly combined with investigative experimentation, which in turn can benefit from various uses of the history of science. Contains 18 references. (JRH)

Attempts to identify skills shown when able students work on open investigations. Findings indicate that these students use knowledge, carry out preliminary work, decide on objectives, are flexible, use a range of techniques, attempt to quantify, seek information from different sources, use time efficiently, report work, show critical appraisal of…

Perceptions of the child sexual abuse investigation process have received little research attention. In this study, interviews were conducted with 51 children and 124 primary carers where the children had made clear disclosures of sexual abuse. While the majority reported positive experiences of the professionals involved, there were problems with…

Presents investigations, recommended for grades four through eight, in which students design and create their own tops using everyday materials. Discusses preparation, concept development, concept application, and integration with other subjects. (JRH)

Presents a teacher's journal that describes a third-grader's investigation of prime numbers including his communications with a university faculty member. (JRH)

Describes a course that uses video production projects to entice lower level students into independent field investigation, reinforce their scientific curiosity, and build their confidence in the value of their own observations. Discusses the rationale behind using video, the lab structure, the success of this approach, and logistics and…