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Eye-Rollers, Risk-Takers, and Turn Sharks: Target Students in a Professional Science Education Program
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Martin, Sonya N.; Milne, Catherine; Scantlebury, Kathryn – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2006
In classrooms from kindergarten to graduate school, researchers have identified target students as students who monopolize material and human resources. Classroom structures that privilege the voice and actions of target students can cause divisive social dynamics that may generate cliques. This study focuses on the emergence of target students,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Classroom Communication, Teacher Student Relationship
A Comparative Study of the Effects of Two Teaching Strategies in an Activity-Centered Science Program on Middle School Students' Need-Affiliation and Teacher Dependency Behaviors.
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Vinelli, Jose L.; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1979
Studies the effects of student-structured (SSLS) and teacher-structured (TSLS) teaching strategies. SSLS students consistently exhibited lower frequencies of teacher dependency behaviors than TSLS students. Need affiliation results varied with the grade level of students. (MA)
Descriptors: Affiliation Need, Classroom Communication, Educational Research, Experiential Learning