Using Spaced Learning Principles to Translate Knowledge into Behavior: Evidence from Investigative Interviews of Alleged Child Abuse Victims |
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Authors: | Alexis E Rischke Kim P Roberts Heather L Price |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Ave West, Waterloo, ON, Canada , N2L 3C5;(2) Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; |
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Abstract: | The present study assessed the progress of 13 investigative interviewers (child protection workers and police officers) before,
during, and after an intensive training program (n = 132 interviews). Training began with a 2-day workshop covering the principles
of child development and child-friendly interviewing. Interviewers then submitted interviews on a bi-weekly basis to which
they received written and verbal feedback over an 8-month period. A refresher session took place two months into training.
Interestingly, improvements were observed only after the refresher session. Interviews conducted post-refresher training contained
proportionally more open-ended questions, more child details in response to open-ended questions, and proportionally fewer
closed questions than interviews conducted prior to training and in the first half of the training program. The need for ‘spaced
learning’ may underlie why so many training programs have had little effect on practice. |
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