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PDF pending restorationMitsakos, Charles L. – 1986
This guide is designed to present a variety of techniques that can be used in conducting classroom observations. Observation techniques are clustered under four major teaching/learning variables: time on task, teacher talk, classroom interaction, and organization and management. Techniques are presented with an overview that details the rationale…
Descriptors: Administrators, Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques
Download full textSemmel, Melvyn I.; And Others – 1984
The report summarizies findings of a study of least restrictive environment (LRE) for handicapped students. Reviews are presented of the legal and legislative background of LRE, the conceptual background of research on environments, the concept of environment in special education, and the results and methodological issues in efficacy research.…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Reyes, Laurie; Fennema, Elizabeth – 1981
This manual describes procedures for collecting data about two classroom elements: (1) teacher-student interactions; and (2) amount and type of student engagement in academic work. Although the system was originally developed from a study of influences on sex-related differences in mathematics, it is designed to be adapted as needed for…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research
Defino, Maria E. – 1981
This six-section manual provides information for preparing appropriate classroom narratives and their accompanying student engagement ratings. The manual's introduction emphasizes the importance of an accurate classroom narrative, which is a detailed record of events, time use, and behavior in the classroom. Also discussed is the recording of…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research
Barnes, Susan – 1983
This observer training manual was developed as a central component of a research effort, Changing Teacher Practice (CTP), which was designed to increase the frequency of effective teaching behaviors and staff development strategies in an ongoing school system. The observations focused on two major aspects of classroom teaching--instruction and…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques
Peer reviewedSquires, David A.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1981
This review of the literature highlights research-based ways to improve schools and classrooms. Emphasis is on student time-on-task, effective teacher behaviors, and positive teacher supervision. (JM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement
Sheridan School District 2, Englewood, CO. – 1983
A policy for the evaluation of certificated employees adopted by the Sheridan Board of Education on July 12, 1983 is presented. The evaluation plan begins with a 17-item "we agree" statement which enumerates the responsibilities and job-related needs of teachers. The purpose, rationale, and objectives of the evaluation plan are based on…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Classroom Techniques, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy
