Reviews documents in the ERIC system that deal with research in the area of teacher effectiveness. (FL)

A report is given of a study on how young children develop social skills in situations where rules are adapted to the flow of conversation. (JD)

Opportunity to learn specific content as measured by amount of emphasis and exposure to that content relates positively to the amount students learn. (JD)

In maintaining command of a classroom situation the teacher who establishes rapport with the group and uses humor effectively is most often successful in controlling or preventing disciplinary problems. (JD)

A study examined the impact of a peer-mediated intervention consisting of songs and finger plays, attention to photographs of desired behavior, and peer verbal cues, on two preschoolers with developmental delays. The intervention resulted in increases in engaged and on-task behavior, interactive play, and appropriate participation in circle/story…

Asserts that teaching phonics is an important aspect of beginning reading instruction; primary grade classroom teachers do value and teach phonics as part of their reading programs; and phonics instruction, to be effective, must be embedded in the context of a total reading/language arts program. Expresses concerns for the current state of affairs…

Presents a classic article published in this journal in March 1973, which warns against systems of instruction that require servility and obedience on the part of the teacher and the child alike. Advocates constructive change, in the belief that teaching and instructional programs need to stem from learners' own experiences and their actions and…

Examines the influences of teacher beliefs regarding their intent to implement a variety of instructional strategies to meet the needs of different learning styles in the science classroom. Results indicate that attitude toward behavior and subjective norm influenced teachers' intent to implement a variety of instructional strategies to meet the…

This article reviews research on the use of strategies by children with autism to repair communicative breakdowns and discusses the possible links between communicative breakdowns and the emergence of problem behavior in children with autism. Strategies for decreasing risk of communicative breakdown and teaching repair strategies are considered.…

Follows 10 beginning teachers from their last year of preservice education into their first three years of teaching. Describes how these teachers appropriated a set of pedagogical tools for teaching writing. Suggests teachers drew on pedagogical tools introduced during teacher education to develop their classroom practice, and these tools were…

Investigates the relationships between five junior high school teachers' personal approaches to literature and their teaching of literature. Suggests that pedagogically useful knowledge exists in these five teachers' personal approaches to literature but that institutional constraints and the teachers' lack of a theoretical framework for literary…

Presents instructional strategies designed to maximize cohesion and minimize conflict in collaborative writing groups. Argues that an understanding of sources of conflict, conflict management strategies, and group processes allows productive and creative group energy to be channeled into effective business writing. (RS)

Effects of self-monitoring on generalization and maintenance of conversational skills (asking directed and nondirected questions and answering directed questions) of two mentally retarded women was examined. Following addition of self-monitoring to training programs, skills were maintained for six months including the untrained behavior of…

This paper presents an outline of questions intended to help teachers analyze their classroom behavior management methods and styles. The questions focus on ways in which teachers can prevent negative behaviors, keep students on task, deal with developing behavior problems, and practice effective classroom management. (PB)

Students' self-testing experiences and the proper use of reinforcement by teachers are components of the ongoing process to shape fitness behaviors during the school years and beyond. (IAH)