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Topping, K. J.; Trickey, S. – Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2007
To be effective, thinking skills interventions are likely to require specific fine-grain changes in the quantity and quality of teacher-pupil and pupil-pupil dialogue in the classroom, but these are difficult to establish. This study investigated the effects of collaborative philosophical enquiry over time on quantity and quality of interactive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Thinking Skills, Student Behavior, Elementary School Students
Tauber, Robert T. – 1991
Educators commonly consider praise an example of positive reinforcement. They are correct, but they may also be incorrect because the effect upon students of educators administering praise is influenced by the students themselves. Two situations, at least, exist where praise may not bring about its intended effect. Praise may be inappropriate when…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Communication, Positive Reinforcement
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Fuery, Carol – English Journal, 1985
Explains how to interpret signals students send and how to deal with discipline problems by counteracting the harmful and predictable games that students play. (EL)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills, Discipline
Johnston, Lynne; And Others – 1984
This pamphlet presents a series of tips for teachers to use in establishing classroom discipline. The first 11 tips provide guidance for the teacher in the use of language to maintain discipline: (1) be specific and clear; (2) be simple, brief, and to the point; (3) state directions positively; (4) use hard-line phrases selectively; (5) offer…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
Vincent, Susan, Ed. – 1999
In multigrade instruction, children of at least a 2-year grade span and diverse ability levels are grouped in a single classroom and share experiences involving intellectual, academic, and social skills. "The Multigrade Classroom" is a seven-book series that provides an overview of current research on multigrade instruction, identifies…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
McCroskey, James C.; Richmond, Virginia P. – 1991
Intended to assist educators at all levels to teach students who are quiet, the first part of this book (The Quiet Ones: Why Are They So Quiet?) presents a summary of current theory and research concerning quiet children and their low willingness to communicate. The second part of the book (Working with Quiet Children) includes specific…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communication Apprehension, Communication Research, Elementary Secondary Education
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Hunt, Gilbert H.; Bedwell, Lance – High School Journal, 1982
Retreating is a behavior which occurs when a teacher issues a directive intended to influence student behavior, and the students ignore the teacher in such a way as to let it be known that she/he has not influenced their behavior. Discusses this behavior and offers six rules useful in avoiding retreating. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
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Kaplan, Charles H.; White, Mary Alice – Journal of Educational Research, 1980
Teachers tend to give directions that their pupils can follow correctly. Children are better able to process increasingly complex directions as they get older. (Authors/CJ)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education
Mackie, William L.; And Others – Illinois Schools Journal, 1979
Uses a Transactional Analysis (TA) model to analyze destructive classroom interaction patterns between teacher and student. Suggests ways that teachers can prevent manipulative interpersonal games from allowing the learning situation to deteriorate. (GC)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Interaction Process Analysis
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Susi, Frank D. – Art Education, 1989
Looks at the impact of the classroom environment on student emotions and behavior, offering suggestions for using the physical features of the environment to calm or stimulate students. Shows how the factors of environmental arousal, classroom robustness, and spatial settings may be used to create art classrooms that minimize chances for…
Descriptors: Art Education, Classroom Communication, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment
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Miller, Frank – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1997
Outlines an approach for incorporating class meetings into an elementary class. In class meetings, rules and practices are agreed upon, not only for everyday procedures but also for specific controversial topics. Includes sample class-meeting formats for discipline problems and other issues. (MJP)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
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Jones, M. Gail; Wheatley, Jack – Science Education, 1989
The underrepresentation of women in science and engineering might be caused by certain differences in science training processes. This study investigated sex differences in classroom atmosphere and classroom behaviors of science teachers and students. Males were dominant in working on classroom displays and classroom activities. (YP)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Secondary Education
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O'Bruba, William S. – School Science and Mathematics, 1974
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Elementary School Science, Evaluation
James, Deborah Anne – 1990
The purpose of this study was to determine which behavior modification procedures were the most effective in reducing and controlling the inappropriate calling out behavior of a fifth-grade socially and emotionally disturbed student. Three phases of interventions were involved. As the study began, the resource room instructor was using a behavior…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques
Hughey, Jim D.; Harper, Bena – 1983
A study related the communication responsiveness of instructors to the affective and cognitive outcomes of students in basic speech communication courses. Specifically, the study investigated both the instructors' overall responsiveness and their responsiveness as climate makers. The communication responsiveness of instructors was measured by the…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Classroom Communication, Communication Research, Communication Skills
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