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Lewis, Elizabeth B.; Baker, Dale R.; Helding, Brandon A. – Science Education, 2015
This report outlines a 2-year investigation into how secondary science teachers used professional development (PD) to build scientific classroom discourse communities (SCDCs). Observation data, teacher, student, and school demographic information were used to build a hierarchical linear model. The length of time that teachers received PD was the…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Secondary School Teachers, Science Teachers, Professional Development
Sprick, Randy – Ancora Publishing, 2009
The second edition of CHAMPS helps classroom teachers design (or fine tune) a proactive and positive classroom management plan that will overtly teach students how to behave responsibly. The new 2nd edition includes tips and resources to make this definitive guide to classroom management even more user-friendly. CHAMPS strategies are easy to…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Student Behavior, Behavior Modification, Classroom Environment
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Apter, Brian; Arnold, Christopher; Swinson, Jeremy – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2010
A large scale observational study by educational psychologists of 141 UK primary classrooms used a partial interval time-sampling observational schedule to record the frequency and type of verbal behaviour of teachers and whether students were "on-task" (following the teacher's directions) or "off-task" (not following the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Numeracy, Literacy, Teacher Behavior
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Tan, Roger; Leach, David J. – Educational Psychology, 1996
Utilizes a time-series plus control group design to compare the relative effects of a teacher sending home positive, negative, or a combination of the two types of letters for disruptive students. Results showed the negative letter to be most effective in increasing on-task behavior. (MJP)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Change Agents, Classroom Communication