An open classroom advocate who believes that the virtues of a classroom rely on the presence of the teacher urges teachers to think creatively about themselves and the world they live in, rather than embrace unquestioningly another educational formula. (Author/CS)

The study was designed to determine whether interaction verbal behavior patterns during student teaching changed or were modified significantly after two years of independent classroom experience. Those teachers who were less flexible during student teaching shifted to a more flexible style during independent classroom teaching. (Author)

Thirty-seven commercially available software programs were circulated among 13 teachers of 3- to 5-year-old handicapped children in order to: (1) evaluate commercially available software advertised as appropriate for the preschool population; (2) identify for future use in evaluating software the characteristics of software appropriate for the…

The author presents a variation of Q-sort testing appropriate for the examination and quantification of responses to questions concerning teacher values and attitudes relating to teaching style. Specifically, the method is designed for use in examining the four "families" of teaching models developed in Joyce and Weil's taxonomy: social…

This study examines the hypothesis that the interaction between a student's achievement orientation and the teaching style to which he is exposed differentially affects both the amount of learning that takes place and the degree of expressed satisfaction with the scholastic environment. One hundred students, selected because of their extreme…

This research study is a continuation of the work on Instructional Flexibility Training (IFT) developed by Joyce and Hodges. It attempts to discover if the use of IFT helped student teachers control the flexibility of their teaching styles, whether they could employ a variety of teaching models, and whether the conceptual ability of the teacher…

The Pupil Control Ideology Form (PCI Form) and the Biology Classroom Activity Checklist (BCAC) were used to determine the relationship between teachers' stated pupil control ideology and the extent to which their students reported the use of inquiry methods in the classroom. Data were collected from a stratified random sample of 168 teachers and…

The author of this paper proposes that a position paper by a course instructor be presented prior to or at the first session of the course in order to provide the student with information if the course will meet his needs. Such a position paper may also serve to provide a basis for dialogue that considers in a theoretical and in a personal way the…

This study identified two groups of teachers with different control styles and examined changes in their behavior during the year. Seventeen K-2 teachers who varied in control style were observed at the beginning of school, in late October, and during the winter. Four observation instruments, a rating device, and a classroom description were used.…

A method of analyzing the structure of instructors' verbal statements in terms of the pattern of significant verbal elements in the discourse is described and illustrated by reference to transcripts of science lessons. Directions are provided for calculating the fundamental coefficient of structure (a measure of commonality in successive pairs of…

This is a trainer's manual for the third of six components in the Instructional Staff Development (ISD) program. The purposes listed include increasing the participant's awareness of his present style in inquiry behavior, enabling him to assess and modify his behavior, and introducing a teacher-directed inquiry model. The hope is expressed that by…

Tendency to structure and authoritatively control the learning experience of students was measured in 10 freshman English professors. Need for control and structure was measured in 142 of the students of these teachers. Students who needed structure most performed significantly better (in terms of grades) when they happened to get with 1 of the 5…

Factors influencing a teacher's decision to join the profession are operant throughout the teacher's pre-professional life. Both good and poor teachers affect one's decision to join the profession, and these motivating factors manifest themselves in the new teacher's classroom behavior as well. (MJB)

Discusses the effectiveness of two teaching styles. (Editor/RK)

A study of teacher graduates was undertaken to determine if there is a relationship between ability and the educational practices ascribed to beginning teachers. Results are discussed. (DF)