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Crispin, David B.; Peterson, R. Duane – 1969
Two studies were conducted to determine the relationship between the principal's behavior and the teachers' behaviors during faculty meetings. The pilot study (conducted in the Wabash Valley) tested the hypothesis that the more indirect (willingly sharing authority with the teachers, incorporating their ideas) the principal's behavior is, the more…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary School Teachers, Group Behavior, Interaction Process Analysis
Whitehead, Paul C. – Journal of Alcohol Education, 1971
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Content Analysis, Drug Education, Educational Research
Fenton, Raymond Joseph – 1975
This study examined the effects of high and low communication inhibition on small group interaction. Communication inhibition was identified in terms of a scale developed through the factor analysis of the Personal Report of Confidence as a Speaker--Short Form, the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension--College, and Unwillingness to…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Credibility, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research
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Hacker, R. G.; Rowe, M. J. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1993
This study quantified possible changes in the classroom learning experiences of high- and low-ability pupils, which might accompany an organizational change from streamed to mixed-ability classes for science learning in secondary schools. Deteriorations in the quality of the classroom interactions of both high- and low-ability pupils were found.…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Ability, Academically Gifted, Classroom Observation Techniques
Bellack, Arno A. – 1968
During the 60's, systems for the observation of classroom behavior have become an important area of educational research. Many new systems have been devised both for the evaluation of teaching techniques and for basic research into teaching processes. In the development of such systems the investigator must determine what behaviors are to be…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, Educational Psychology
Martikainen, Marja – 1972
Videotaped group work lessons of an elementary school third grade class provide material for study of the non-verbal aspect of group behavior. A system of activity categories is developed and a typology of pupils' working methods in group study distinguishes types and characteristic forms of activity. The following activity categories are used in…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Case Studies
Bloom, Joan R.; Schuncke, George M. – 1977
The study evaluates the effectiveness of a set of social studies activities in promoting cooperative interaction among junior high school students. A field experiment was designed to test three hypotheses: (1) groups which have previously worked together structure tasks more cooperatively than a newly formed group: (2) groups which have…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Behavioral Science Research, Class Activities, Curriculum Evaluation