Assessed the adequacy of reporting the use of observers in counseling research. Each sampled article was classified according to the use made of the observer, the type and length of training given the observer, and the assessments made of the observers' reliability and validity. (Author/JAC)

Appendices provide examples of systematic observation of free play, written checklists of play preference items, a discussion of dichotomous choice items, and examples of toy preference ranking procedures. (RH)

A reading observation checklist is presented for principal use in classroom observation. (MD)

Suggests the utilization of more administrative team members in the role of classroom observers. This would include the principal, his assistants, and the department chairmen or supervisors. (Author/RK)

Article explains why personal evaluations by experienced observers may be more accurate assessment tools than standardized tests and statistical studies. A system of recording observations and impressions, through the use of grids, is presented. (RW)

The purpose of the Technical Review Visit (TRV) is to follow up on the actions taken to implement the recommendations indicated for each challenge in the most recent Technical Assistance Visit (TAV) report. This document provides the following: (1) Site Guidelines for the Making Middle Grades Work (MMGW) Technical Review Visit; (2) Site Checklist;…

This study examined whether kindergarten-age children showed traditional gender role behaviors in their choice of play activities. Participating in the study were 9 boys and 11 girls, all 5 or 6 years old and attending the same kindergarten class in a middle size, suburban elementary school. Data on student choice behavior were gathered during the…

Communicating, the perennial favorite for how-to articles, is investigated here in connection with conference behavior. Prerequisite skills for various kinds of conferences are discussed. (Editor)

This article reports development of the Rochester School Competency Schedule, a 26-item factor-analytically derived inventory designed to measure the ways in which teachers catergorize student behavior. (Author)

Investigations of relationship of teachers behavior to childrens task behavior in preschool. Less critical, less directive teachers showed a higher rate of children's task behavior. (ST)

Both academic and disruptive behavior in a classroom for children with behavioral problems were monitored under two different procedures for administering token reinforcement. Control may be more efficiently achieved by reinforcing academic behaviors incompatible with disruptive behaviors. (Author/JB)

A review organized around a conceptual scheme of relations between teacher behavior and pupil growth which has some direct support in the research literature.'' (Author)

Discusses the three vital factors upon which information derived from an evaluation instrument depends: (1) the criteria by which teaching performance is judged, (2) the reliability and validity of the acquired data, and (3) the comparison of the evidence against the criteria. (Author/EA)