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Fisher, Charles W.; And Others – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 1981
A model is used to show that teaching behaviors which influence student learning have five interrelated functions: diagnosis, prescription, presentation, monitoring, and feedback. Fourteen major findings from field research report relationships between academic learning time and student achievement, and a relationship is shown between teaching…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beginning Teachers, Classroom Environment, Student Attitudes

Lieberman, Ann – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 1982
Strategies for informing teachers about academic learning time, the major concept of the Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study, are described. Recommendations include: (1) encouraging a stance of reflection and self-study among teachers; (2) teacher involvement in research, (3) staff development efforts; and (4) appreciation of the complexities of…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Diffusion, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education

Fenstermacher, Gary D. – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 1982
Three possible ways to link teachers with research on teaching and teaching practices are described: (1) rules, (2) evidence, and (3) schemata (which provide a way to "see" a phenomenon and to think about it). Illustrations are drawn from the Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study. Schemata on classroom time and teacher behavior are…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Classroom Research, Diffusion, Elementary Secondary Education

Noli, Pamala – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 1982
The efforts of a principal who used ideas concerning use of classroom time generated by the Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study to restructure programs at two rural elementary schools are described. Staff development efforts and teachers' reactions are highlighted. Changes in instruction and in scheduling are discussed. (PP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Adoption (Ideas), Classroom Observation Techniques

Muir, Raquel – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 1982
A teacher recounts her experiences in adapting the concept of Academic Learning Time (ALT), developed in the Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study, to sixth-grade classes whose students formerly had been instructed individually. ALT was introduced into reading and mathematics instruction. Its effects on student motivation and achievement are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Grade 6

Rosenshine, Barak V. – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 1981
Time allocation in the second and fifth grades was divided into three major categories: (1) academic activities such as reading, mathematics, science, and social studies; (2) nonacademic activities such as music, art, and physical education; and (3) noninstructional activities such as transitions and class business. The number of minutes engaged…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beginning Teachers, Elementary Education, Grade 2