Development of the Florida Performance Measurement System (FPMS) is outlined. A videotaped history lesson by the Secretary of Education, William Bennett, serves to illustrate FPMS' use in the observation of teacher performance, the analysis of observed data, the provision of feedback to teachers, and the derivation of normed observation scores.…

Contrary to conclusions made from previous research findings, teachers can accurately report their own behaviors under certain conditions. Continued research into conditions that influence accuracy in teacher self-reports is needed. (CJ)

A study examined the effect of teacher transitions and lesson content on lesson effectiveness as perceived by high school English students. A lesson was presented involving parallel sentence structure, and students were tested on comprehension of the material. Results indicate that teacher transitions significantly affected achievement but…

A study compared students' evaluation of their teachers with other means of teacher evaluation and also examined how student characteristics and attitudes, along with different types of teacher behavior, influenced students' ratings. In general, evaluations by the sixth-grade students appeared to be reliable and useful measures of teacher…

Students in 11 university courses rated their instructors at the end of each class period of a semester. The primary dimensions of change in student evaluations of teachers over a period of time include: Interesting/Informative; Personal Concern; Rapid, Lively Presentation; Comprehensibility; Enthusiasm; Competence; and Responsiveness. (Author/JN)

Classroom visits by principals were found to be successful in helping some teachers maintain the use of skills learned in an in-service teacher training program. (Editor/MM)

This study was concerned with the measurement of a set of indicators of teacher competence, defined by the teachers themselves as observable in their classroom behavior. It was concluded that keys could be constructed to yield stable and consistent measures of most indicators of competency. (Authors/JN)

Investigating student responses to a Classroom Behavior Survey, researchers were able to discriminate between high and low achievers in two courses of differing instructional design. Prediction of students' levels of achievement was based on student ratings of teacher behavior and teacher characteristics. Implications are presented for curriculum…

This study examined the reliability and stability of teacher behavior scores as measured by the Spaulding Teacher Activity Recording Schedule (STARS). Data were gathered on a student teacher at work in a campus laboratory setting and in a primary ungraded classroom. The student teacher demonstrated a stable teaching style in four of the five…