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Sistrunk, Walter E. – 1981
The Classroom Interaction Analysis Index (CIAI) was developed to categorize the actions of teachers and students as they interact in classroom situations. The CIAI rating system is easy to learn and easy to use. Experience has shown that the average teacher or supervisor can use it effectively after three or four one-hour sessions. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, Higher Education, Interaction Process Analysis
Cooper, Colleen R. – 1980
Naturalistic ethnographic research methods useful for the study of the dynamics of effective college teaching are discussed based on the findings of an ethnographic study. Naturalistic research methods were used in the study to understand better the task and social dimensions of a college classroom. Lessons were studied in the classroom as they…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, College Faculty, College Instruction
Sistrunk, Walter E.; Adams, Charles W. – 1978
The Classroom Interaction Analysis Index (CIAI) is an instrument developed to categorize the actions of teachers and students as they interact in classroom situations. In the study described, a class of 30 social studies student teachers were divided into teams of five each. Each team taught the same preplanned lesson twice--by illustrated lecture…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Spaulding, Robert L. – 1983
An overview is presented of classroom observation instruments which have been created and refined since 1962. The components of teacher-pupil transactions measured by different observation methods are listed, and the complexities and difficulties encountered when using the instruments are discussed. A description is given of the Coping Analysis…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Beginning Teachers, Behavior Patterns, Classroom Environment
Hester, Paul H. – 1994
This study sought to demonstrate how an interactive model can be used as a "semiotic" tool to reconcile contrasting views of the role of the college professor. The study used concepts of group dynamics to study classroom leadership, climate, and expectations and a social-psychological perspective was used to analyze group interaction patterns as…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, College Faculty
Smith, Daryl G. – 1980
Limitations of past research on college teaching and a recent exploratory study are considered. The study focused on the degree to which teachers encourage, praise, or use student ideas; the degree to which teachers ask questions that encourage evaluative and divergent thinking; the degree to which students make higher levels of cognitive…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Research, Cognitive Objectives, College Faculty
Dickens, Wenda J.; Perry, Raymond P. – 1981
The effects of amount of exposure to response/outcome independence and teacher expressiveness on student ratings of the instructor, achievement test performance, and attribution items were studied. University students completed an aptitude test that provided contingent or noncontingent feedback and varied in length (short, medium, or long). All…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Affective Behavior, Classroom Observation Techniques