Some suggestions on how teachers can become better facilitators of learning in the classroom by sensitizing their listening skills and increasing their use of divergent questioning techniques. (CS)

Documentation of classroom processes and interaction plays two roles; it is helpful in classroom/program evaluation, and in the continuing personal and professional growth of the teacher. Documentation in the evaluation context is not primarily concerned with narrow objectives or with standardized tests, but rather seeks to determine meaning over…

THIS PAPER DESCRIBES THE DESIGN AND INSTRUMENTATION OF A STUDY TO DETERMINE (A) THE INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACHES IN TEACHER EDUCATION UPON THE ATTITUDES, PERCEPTIONS AND BEHAVIOR OF STUDENT TEACHERS, AND (B) THE INFLUENCE OF THESE TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS UPON "MENTAL HEALTH" IN THE CLASSROOM. THREE VARIABLES WERE IDENTIFIED--(1)…