This investigation sought to determine the effects of a perceptual modeling concept, presented during the preservice experience, on the verbal behaviors of student teachers in their student teaching experience. Fifty-two preservice teachers were randomly assigned to an experimental or control group. The experimental group received instruction…

A paper and four research studies involving computer assisted instruction (CAI) are reported. "On Narrowing the Credibility Gap for Computer-Assisted Instruction" by Harold E. Mitzel reviews the cost, shortage of programs, and lack of detailed educational plans as major reasons for the nonacceptance of computer-assisted instruction. "A Comparison…

This study assesses the reliability of the System for the Analysis of Classroom Communication (SACC) devised to permit the gathering of data descriptive of classroom communication between teacher and pupils for evaluative purposes. The reliability used was called inter-observer agreement. The measure of inter-observer agreement used was the Scott…

This report, covering the period of July 1 to December 31, 1973, is one of a regular series on the status and progress of studies on the nature of speech, instrumentation for its investigation, and practical applications. The materials included in this report are "The Motor Organization of Some Speech Gestures,""Effect of Speaking…

Divided into two parts, this study includes an analysis of the verbal content of Nixon and McGovern news stories carried by the three networks and an analysis of selected types of nonverbal content. The universe for the study was the 53 days, Monday through Friday, between the end of the Republican national convention and election day, 1972. A…

Social perceptual processes are reexamined in order to develop better insight into interpersonal communication selectivity when several stimuli are present. It is argued that stimuli are selected differentially because of the perceiver's experiential codification sophistication: a preference for using some codes rather than others exists in…

This report describes two studies in which 48 male college students and 144 male high school students, respectively, were assigned to high or low spatial density conditions and instructed to construct, as a team, an erector set model within a 40-minute period. High school students were assigned to high, middle, and low attraction groups on the…

The ability of 120 children (mean ages 6.2, 8.2, 10.1, and 12.3) to perform discrimination learning and subsequent transposition tasks was observed utilizing three experimental conditions (overt-verbal, covert-verbal, and control). The performance of the subjects suggests that the child who is forced to verbalize his conceptual strategies will…

In a 1968 address, Franklyn S. Haiman stated that public discourse at that time was marked by irrationality because of emphases on emotional appeals, disorganization, and aggressive or abusive style and language. He also cited "body rhetoric" (lawful protests or marches) and civil disobedience (illegal actions) as examples of irrational arguments.…

Oral communication is the primary mode used by members of organizational groups to build and intercommunicate shared cultural myths and values. Verbal communication within organizational groups--businesses, church congregations, nursing teams, and the like--is the foundation of the reality shared by members of the groups. Finding the master…

The physiological condition of the adult learner as related to his learning capability is discussed. The design of the instructional process, the selection of learning tasks, the rate at which instruction occurs, and the nature of the instructional setting may all be modified by the instructor to accomodate the variable physiological conditions of…

Reported is a study of relationships between teacher's perception of pupils and classroom verbal behaviors among 34 inner-city and 38 outer-city fifth grade science teachers in a large Midwestern city. The Perception of Pupils Adjective Checklist was used. Ten inner-city and ten outer-city teachers were selected from the population for…

This guide is designed to assist school personnel in the implementation of a self-improvement program for in-service teachers. The guide details the organization of the program around seven units: a) orientation, b) the study of teacher/student behavior, c) Flanders Interaction Analysis system, d) analysis of classroom verbal interaction, e)…

This symposium presents an alternative to the numerical mode of reporting, and describes the work that has been done, and the work that is continuing, in the area of computer-generated narrative-format testing reports. Computer narrative testing reports are in a verbal form that eliminates the use of almost all numbers and technical terms. These…

The educational component of this program was planned to offer a variety of educational experiences to meet the needs of the community. The following projects were included: (1) communications skills laboratories; (2) extended day; (3) lead teacher and inservice training; (4) preschool; (5) social worker; and, (6) community schools and tutorial.…