This study investigated whether a random sample of 50 elementary teachers, 10 in each of grades 2 through 6, in Topeka, Kansas, discriminated against elementary school boys--and in favor of girls--in rating of pupil reading achievement and assignment to reading groups. Teachers rated each pupil in their class on level of general reading…

The objective of this study was to identify and describe problems experienced by public school systems in increasing utilization of instructional television (ITV) subsystems. Study effort was focused on systemic resistances: interacting characteristics of the school system's organizational structures and functions, including the ITV subsystem,…

See ED 030 011 (Volume I).

The Specific aim of the present project was to establish criteria for playfulness and nonplayfulness in adolescents and to develop measuring instruments for these behavior dimensions. It was hypothesized that teachers were able to rate adolescents on these traits as manifested in the high school classroom. Questionnaires were completed by 115…

An attitude inventory, The Reading Teacher Survey, was developed to assess the attitudes of elementary teachers toward individualizing reading instruction. The semantic differential was chosen as the form of the inventory. Since the original version reflected a change in attitudes through the use of the experimental system of individualized…

This report related the findings of the United Kindgom Reading Association's Research Subcommittee which surveyed teachers to determine the answers to three questions. Responses to the first question revealed seven main areas with which children have difficulty in learning to read: language and speech; auditory discrimination; the mastery of…

This document describes the results of a survey of former student teacher and counselor participants in the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Job Corps Project, which developed laboratory experiences for preservice teachers. The survey instrument, which is appended, was a questionnaire based on responses of project directors;…

The purpose of this study was to determine whether interrelationships exist among the assignments an instructor plans to give (topic, format, and mode), the intended use of instructional time, and rank order of typical comments used in annotating student papers. The study involved the use of a short questionnaire which contained three parts: (1)…

Recent commitment of various higher education faculty organizations to the strategy of collective bargaining raises questions concerning the process of competitive election for institutional bargaining representative. Some tentative guidelines are provided by reference to selected empirical findings from a survey focusing on the October 16, 1971…

A study of the factors influencing response rates in survey research--including kind of instrument used and personality and job characteristics of those surveyed--examined response rates to a mailed questionnaire in a sample of vocational-technical teachers and their program directors. Offers suggestions on improving response rates in…

Using the questionnaire responses of 2186 regular classroom elementary school teachers in Georgia, the study investigated the teachers' instructional strengths, weaknesses, and training needs related to their ability to work more effectively with mildly handicapped children in their classes. (JYC)

This review of the conceptualization, measurement, sources, and consequences of teacher anxiety suggests that the concept is still at an early stage of development. Further research and theoretical clarification should focus on coping strategies, rather than on the anxiety experience per se, because a reduction in anxiety state may not necessarily…

Suggestions for improving listening and questioning skills in elementary school children are offered, since children do not always think to ask questions when something is not clear to them. (MJB)

Using on-campus facilitators to distribute and retrieve an 11-page questionnaire administered to a nationwide sample of humanities faculty and nonhumanities department chairmen in two-year colleges resulted in an 84 percent return rate. Pilot procedures, selection of the college and faculty samples, and the use of facilitators are described.…

Investigated teachers' attitudes toward grammar instruction in the business communications classroom. Indicated that the majority of instructors believed that business communication students would profit from grammar instruction. Presented statistics showing a 14.3 percentage of actual grammar instruction. (JD)