Four studies are presented which provide evidence for the existence of an interaction effect. From this it is argued that the interaction model is the most appropriate mode of instruction. (RC)

Persons interested in examining and improving instruction in the schools have long been aware of the need for more objective techniques to examine instructional processes. Flanders Interaction Analysis Categories provide an objective technique appropriate for studying the verbal, student-teacher interaction in classrooms; it can be applied in…

Stability in the student supervisor relationship was reached after a period of intensive interaction, and positive dyadic feelings increased as interaction increased. (Author)

An annotated bibliography of 14 journal articles and documents from the ERIC indexes presents literature on verbal and nonverbal behavior, feedback of interaction analysis data to teachers, classroom coding manuals, and interracial interaction. (JN)

A study of classroom communication. (CH)

This report summarizes recommendations of a panel studying research on teaching as human interaction. Recommendations were classified into three approaches to the study of teaching which dealt with a) teacher-student interaction, b) teacher education, and c) special research problems. Two facets of research were considered to have high priority:…

Interaction Analysis for Vocational Education (IAVE) expands the Flanders Internaction Analysis System (FIAS) by adding three new categories: (5A) Demonstrations, (7A) Correction, and (8A) Practice which enable vocational teachers to accurately analyze the interaction in the vocational laboratory even during lessons involving psychomotor…

Analyzes an urban alternative school program to determine the extent to which the social relations underlying educational encounters were transformed. Found that students and teachers were both reproducing previously learned social definitions of roles and behaviors and altering the fundamental character of the social relations underlying…

The hypothesis that teachers are unaware of the pattern of their interactions with students was tested by observing dyadic interactions between teachers and students and having teachers estimate their interactions. Results indicated a general lack of awareness on the part of teachers of the frequency and types of their interactions. (Author)

Argues for the use of adult-adult interactions between teacher and student (as opposed to parent-child interactions) to help stimulate the revision of student papers. (HOD)

Results of systematic observation of teacher-student interaction in classrooms indicate that students exert influence over classroom events and accurately perceived their control. Students' perceive influence is related to academic achievement. The unidirectional model of teacher-to-student influence reflected in previous classroom research is…

Investigates the ways in which primary school-aged children engage a teacher's attention through active solicitation. Argues that examining these interactions reveals both what the children do and allows for a redefinition of a conceptualization of "talk engagement." (FL)

Prompted by the need to develop improved tools for describing and assessing teachers' skills in teaching reading, a study was undertaken to examine the effectiveness of a system for classifying and tallying teacher-pupil verbal interaction during classroom instruction. Specifically, the study investigated the extent of agreement among college…

These materials will help the educator develop an awareness of nonverbal behavior, which is complimentary to and independent of the verbal realm, to give a complete picture of the classroom. The purpose of the manual is to enable the teacher to identify nonverbal components of behavior, including dimensions other than behavioral of the teacher's…

Describes transactional analysis (TA) and how extension agents can use it to work more effectively with their clients. (EM)