The Flanders system of Interaction Analysis is used to determine whether a teacher is indirect or direct in his approach to motivation and control in the classroom. The system describes, rather than evaluates, teacher behaviors in the order in which they occur, in any subject at any level. It does not, however, include nonverbal behaviors and…

The purpose of this study was to investigate attempts to modify teachers' verbal behavior characterized as direct by the Flanders' system of interaction analysis. An initial observation showed that out of 12 teachers, 3 were indirect and 9 were direct. Three groups were determined: Group I, 3 indirect teachers (control); Group II, 4 direct…

Analyzed were behaviors of secondary school science student teachers and their cooperating teachers. Objectives were (1) to provide data on teacher behavior by describing aspects of teacher-pupil verbal interaction, (2) to identify non-random changes in verbal behaviors of the student teacher, (3) to relate these changes to the verbal behaviors of…

This review of current research on teaching focuses upon studies of teaching behaviors and their relationship to student performance. In considering research on classroom climate, examples are presented of studies which used the Flanders Interaction Analysis System (FIAC) to investigate relationships among student achievement and teacher-initiated…