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  2. 1. Quality Issues in Interview Surveys : Some Contributions

    Author : Lilli Japec; Daniel Thorburn; Joop Hox; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Interviewer cognitive process; interviewer burden; nonresponse bias; fieldwork; call attempts; interviewer interest; European Social Survey; Labour Force Survey; interviewer attitudes; interviewer strategies; interviewer satisficing; Statistics; Statistik;

    Abstract : In Paper I, I give a brief overview of the “state of the art” in methodological research related to interview surveys and I discuss some implications for survey practices. I study the literature on participation strategies, interviewer effects that can occur during the interview, methods for quality assurance and interviewer training. READ MORE

  4. 2. Determinants of Guilty Suspects’ Behavior in Investigative Interviews: Evidence-Disclosure Tactics and Question Content

    Author : Meghana Srivatsav; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; investigative interviewing; strategic use of evidence; suspect strategies; investigative questions; police interviews;

    Abstract : Research in the Strategic Use of Evidence (SUE) paradigm has shown that guilty suspect’s verbal behavior is a product of the counter-interrogation strategies suspects employ based on the prior knowledge they believe interviewers hold about their crime-related activities. This thesis proposes a broader understanding of these constructs that influence guilty suspects’ behavior. READ MORE

  5. 3. On Aspects of Mathematical Reasoning : Affect and Gender

    Author : Lovisa Sumpter; Johan Lithner; Markku Hannula; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; affect; beliefs; gender; mathematical reasoning; problem solving; upper secondary school; Other mathematics; Övrig matematik; matematikdidaktik; didactics of mathematics;

    Abstract : This thesis explores two aspects of mathematical reasoning: affect and gender. I started by looking at the reasoning of upper secondary students when solving tasks. READ MORE

  6. 4. Swedish School-leaving Students' Oral Proficiency in English : Grading of Production and Analysis of Performance

    Author : Stellan Sundh; Merja Kytö; Torsten Lindblad; Sauli Takala; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Linguistics; second language learning; oral testing; rating criteria; oral proficiency; grading spoken English; student production; validity; reliability; 19-year-old Swedish learners; Lingvistik; Linguistics; Lingvistik; English; Engelska;

    Abstract : This study deals with the testing and grading of Swedish school leaving students’ oral proficiency in English, and with certain aspects of these students’ linguistic competence. The analyses and results are based on material drawn from an assessment project carried out at Gothenburg University in 1993. READ MORE

  7. 5. To be a child and survive a natural disaster

    Author : Petra Adebäck; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Introduction: Despite the fact that children or adolescents often are exposed to disasters, we do not know what happens to these children or adolescents in the end. Much of the international research has been concerned with the effect of disasters on children or adolescents soon after the event and that research shows that adverse psychological reactions can be very strong in this group. READ MORE