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Norton, Stephen; McRobbie, Campbell J.; Cooper, Tom J. – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2002
Explores teachers' practices and relates them to their goals. Indicates that syllabus documents have influenced teachers' choices of teaching strategies and that most teachers had calculation-based goals for less able students and conceptual goals for more able students. Identifies teaching strategies and discusses the relationships between…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Course Descriptions, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Evertson, Carolyn M.; And Others – 1985
A summary is presented of the final report, "Effective Classroom Management and Instruction: An Exploration of Models." The final report presents a set of linked investigations of the effects of training teachers in effective classroom management practices in a series of school-based workshops. Four purposes were addressed by the study: (1) to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Research Methodology
Evertson, Carolyn M.; And Others – 1985
This final report presents a set of linked investigations of the effects of training teachers in effective classroom management practices in a series of school-based workshops. A previous study led to the development of descriptive models of effective management and instruction. These "models-in-use" provided interpretations of how what teachers…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Research Methodology
Thompson, Bruce – 1980
This study addressed two questions: (1) Can homogeneous groups of teachers be created based upon instructional preferences? and (2) If so, can those groups be differentiated by the teachers' role-ideals and their philosophical orientations? The focus was on how teachers want to teach rather than how they feel they ought to teach in their…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Educational Philosophy, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Falus, Ivan – Evaluation in Education: An International Review Series, 1985
Hungarian teachers were surveyed about the teaching methods they use, as well as the process of deciding what type of classroom technique to use. Over 3,000 teachers completed a questionnaire, while 100 were also interviewed. Results are discussed. Comments concerning research methodology are included. (GDC)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Decision Making, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Secondary Education
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Long, Charles K. – Clearing House, 1987
Advocates the use of multiple management styles (modeled on those of the business world) in the modern classroom. (NKA)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Innovation, Management Systems
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Tishman, Shari; And Others – Theory into Practice, 1993
Describes a dispositional conception of thinking, presenting a view of what good thinking dispositions look like and what they are made of. The article compares different models of teaching (teaching as transmission and as enculturation) and examines the extent to which they provide adequate guidelines for teaching thinking dispositions. (SM)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Cultural Context
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Dillon, J. T. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1998
Asserts that it is infeasible for teachers to use diverse styles of teaching and successfully educate their students. States that the arguments for diverse styles are very appealing, but it is impossible for teachers to implement all four models or the three approaches to teaching whether in alternation or in combination. (CMK)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Instruction
Tobin, Kenneth – 1987
The Exemplary Practice in Science and Mathematics Education (EPSME) project involved outstanding teachers of science or mathematics from Western Australia. The project's goal was to identify effective practices of exemplary teachers for the purpose of developing programs for improving practices in science classrooms. Thirteen science teachers and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Tursman, Cindy – 1981
Trends and issues in research into effective teaching are examined in this report. The status of the teaching profession is discussed in the first chapter, and developments in teacher evaluation, unionization, and effective schools research are traced. In the second chapter, research findings on the effects of teaching styles and of teacher…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Quality, Educational Research, Educational Strategies
National Education Association, Washington, DC. Project on Utilization of Inservice Education R & D Outcomes. – 1978
The teacher program described here provides a framework in which teachers may identify and understand their own theories and styles of teaching and may become familiar and competent with a variety of teaching strategies. The seven models studied are: concept formation, concept attainment, role playing, inquiry training. synectics, simulation, and…
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Descriptions
Thompson, Billie M. – 1979
A study was conducted to determine if and how teachers changed as a result of participating in a National Writing Project summer institute. The study investigated the process of change as based on reports of 16 elementary through college level teacher-consultants who attended the institute. The decision-making operation process of the teachers to…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Zehm, Stanley J.; Kottler, Jeffrey A. – 1993
This volume lays out the human factors involved in effective teaching and encourages both future teachers and current practitioners to cultivate the personal and professional qualities found in the kind of teachers they want to be. The single most important factor in a teacher's effectiveness is described as his or her unique style of interaction…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Preservice Teachers
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Lester, Nancy B.; Mayher, John S. – English Education, 1987
Presents the problem of teachers who are unwilling to examine critically their teaching practices, evaluate their efficacy, and make changes where necessary in the face of criticism, and suggests that part of the problem lies in the way teacher educators model teaching styles. (JC)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Creative Thinking, Educational Theories
Coldron, John; Smith, Robin – 1995
This paper explores the concept of reflection and reflective practice in teacher education. Teaching is a complex achievement that brings together a number of conceptual, practical, and physical resources in an individual's professional practice. Achievement in teaching is an amalgam of at least four different discourses--science, craft, art, and…
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Foreign Countries
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