To substantiate the theoretical efficacy of microteaching with videotaped feedback, 25 student teachers were assigned to a Teaching Techniques Laboratory in which microteaching methods were emphasized. Following completion of the training program, participants and a control group with no laboratory experience received placement in Chicago area…

This paper focuses on three methods that have been and are being used to help teachers become more facilitative: interaction analysis, human relations training, and microcounseling. The application of the Flanders System of Interaction Analysis to the vocational-technical education setting is described. (CT)

Teaching modalities and in-service training activities showing promise of increasing student learning and teaching effectiveness were identified by 25 community/junior college instructors who participated in a six-week institute for training in Flanders Interaction Analysis and questioning strategies. The Delphi process, surveys, and campus…

Twenty-five instructors from 11 different community colleges and 13 different disciplines participated in a six week institute at Texas A&M University, geared to improving teaching in junior and community colleges. The participants had an average of 5.08 years of experience in college level teaching, and all had at least a master's degree.…

A system for observing and coding verbal interchanges between the teacher and his pupils, at all instructional levels, is described in this study. The system, widely known as the Flanders System of Interaction Analysis, is reviewed in terms of its effect on the classroom behavior of teachers and on student attitudes. The application of the…