Reports about on-site observations of student-teacher interaction for 50 college classes. Points to a need for testing a variety of variables in addition to sex before conclusions are drawn about sex-related behavior. (Author/DA)

The study examined factors which might be associated with teacher identification of behavior problems among 53 junior high school students. Teacher-student interaction profiles were compared to examine the differences between students identified as emotionally disturbed and nonidentified students. When the teacher was instructing, identified and…

The relationship between teacher-perceived brightness/dullness and classroom interactions was investigated with 96 intermediate-grade children. Positive interactions were distributed unevenly between "bright" and "dull" children; no differences were indicated in the distributions of negative and neutral interactions.…

Characterizations, given in the form of descriptive adjectives, of second- through fifth-grade elementary school children by their classroom teachers and by classroom observers were analyzed in this report and compared with each other. Females consistently received more favorable characterizations than males, especially as reflected in teacher…

In the study, regular classroom teachers with different levels of tolerance for immature behaviors were asked to rate a hypothetical child thought to exhibit immature or defiant behaviors. (Author)

The Vance Richards Verbal Fluency Test was utilized to study the sex role attitudes of 33 female students enrolled in either undergraduate or graduate teacher education programs. A specially developed classroom simulation instrument and direct classroom observations were also used in an attempt to determine the degree to which teachers' attitudes…

Sixty-four undergraduate teacher education majors enrolled at the University of Illinois were subjects in this study to determine the effect of various types of student stimuli on teacher response quality as measured by a five point scale for the measurement of empathic understanding developed by Carkhuff. More specifically, the study investigated…

This document provides a description of the data collection procedures and the results of data collection for observation of teaching behaviors in the sample classrooms in Phase III-B of the Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study. During the 1976-77 school year, the behaviors of the teachers within the Phase III-B sample were observed approximately…

Responses from a sample of 71 secondary teachers and 1,272 students were consistent with the hypothesis that teachers' sense of power would be directly associated with the consistency of their beliefs and behavior concerning pupil control. Some speculations were advanced concerning additional influences on teacher belief-behavior consistency. (NEC)

Pupil profiles were presented to teachers which varied on the Social Class (MC/LC) and IQ (131/93) information they contained. Half the Ss (committed condition) completed a questionnaire after reading the profile but prior to working with a child confederate on a task. All Ss completed a questionnaire on the child confederate after the task. On…

Examines the effect of classroom environment on teaching and learning behaviors of children. Second-, third-, and fourth- grade elementary school classrooms were selected for this study. (MP)

Using a specific teaching model as the criterion, three groups of elementary school teachers with differing levels of teaching experience were observed with a microcomputer recorder while teaching in their classroom settings. A step-wise discriminant analysis isolated specific motivational and instructional techniques from the model which produced…

An ethnomethodological study with children aged 10-11 reveals that childrens' view of school, of school values and of friendships differs markedly from the adult view of these matters. In some cases these differences may lead to irreconcilable conflicts between teacher and learner where the teacher is unable to recognize the child's point of view.…

A study was conducted to determine if communication apprehensive students enrolled in a basic speech communication course preferred specific instructional methods and perceived these methods as beneficial in reducing public speaking anxiety. During four consecutive semesters, 620 undergraduate students completed the Personal Report of…

Kindergarten teachers' directives uttered during the first month of school were compared with those uttered three months later. It was expected that changes associated with different classroom organizational structures, with increasing child sophistication, and with size of group being addressed, would influence the type and clarity of teacher…