Exploratory study designed to provide a general overview of the simultaneous interpretation process. Based on an unpublished doctoral dissertation supported by a Public Health Service Research Grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. (VM)

Presents results of a two-year study regarding factors causing student difficulties in performing investigative activities in a beginning biology course. Also investigates the usefulness of written guidelines in alleviating these difficulties. A model for student investigations is proposed. (CS)

Tells how a high school newspaper staff's investigations and reports of misuse and mistreatment of teenagers by employers led to an investigation with national implications. Discusses three qualities necessary for good investigative reporting: initiative, discipline, and commitment. (GT)

A study of 24 videotaped interviews with sexually abused children (ages 4-12) investigated the effectiveness of using anatomically correct dolls during the interview process. Results found that when children were interviewed without dolls they gave longer and more detailed responses, suggesting that use of the dolls inhibited rather than…

This study compared the details provided in eyewitness accounts of British Columbia (Canada) children (ages 4-6) interviewed with a verbal interview against those interviewed with anatomically-neutral dolls in addition to a verbal interview. Findings indicate no main effect of interview type on the amount or accuracy of the accounts. (CR)

Investigates different perceptions of resource provision, management, and use to support investigative and other practical science. Findings indicate that overall schools are building up an increasingly broad resource base, reflecting the range of content required in the National Curriculum. Findings also indicate inadequate quantities of basic…

In a science class of 43 Turkish eighth-graders, an experimental group performed investigative lab activities; controls used worksheets. Although the pretest showed similar logical thinking ability, after 5 weeks of instruction the experimental group had significantly higher science achievement scores. (SK)

Describes four techniques for investigating animal behavior in situations where it is relatively easy to obtain meaningful data. Presents investigations for attention responses and habituation of domestic animals to sound stimuli, interaction of lambs and ewes, behavior of lambs in a simple T-maze, and vigilance in birds at a feeder. (JRH)

Academic administrators have a responsibility to involve themselves in developing and implementing policies and procedures for handling allegations of misconduct. General principles and an outline of the stages of the investigational process are described, as are sources of information about developing institutional guidelines. (Author/MLW)

Analysis of questionnaires completed by 60 Welsh interviewers involved in the investigation of child sexual abuse found considerable variation in training. There was also much variation in beliefs about sexual abuse indicators. Previous training in child sexual abuse had no significant effect on these beliefs. (Author/DB)

Child protection professionals were interviewed regarding 175 allegations of abuse. Investigation procedures, factors associated with the decision to substantiate, and degree of confidence in decisions were recorded. Characteristics of the child's disclosure served as the primary basis for substantiation decisions. Case workers were less certain…

Maintains that investigations of abuse of children in group care settings rely heavily on ex post facto interviewing of children and staff. Describes the role of the child advocate, or ombudsmen, in guaranteeing children's rights in the treatment center. Discusses indices of plausibility as the basis for reliable inferences in the absence of…

Objective: Outbreak investigations are challenging in a cross-cultural context, and outbreaks of psychiatric disease are rare in any community. We investigated a cluster of unexplained debilitating illness among Amish girls. Method: We reviewed the medical records of cases, consulted with health care providers, performed active case finding,…

In this quasi-experimental study, which is part of a series of investigations on supplemental reading tutoring variations, the relative effectiveness of more intense decoding instruction or text reading practice was examined. Fifty-seven first-grade students scoring in the lowest quartile for reading skills received either classroom reading…

Purpose -- Gender segregation has been a persistent feature of apprenticeship programmes in countries around the world. In the UK, the Modern Apprenticeship was launched ten years ago as the governments flagship initiative for training new entrants in a range of occupational sectors. One of its priorities was to increase male and female…