The idea that nontraditional educational programs should be evaluated according to criteria defined by the theories behind the program is applied to an evaluation of a Planned Variation-Project Follow-Through program. Classroom observation was used to study adult-child interactions. (GDC)

Discusses some of the ways in which interviews, questionnaires and classroom observation may be used to explore the extent to which curricular innovations are being implemented in schools. The focus is on exploring the problems of implementation of the Scottish Integrated Science Scheme used in Scotland. (HM)

Twelve teachers were selected four students subsequently labeled accepted, concerned, indifferent and rejected. Teacher verbal behavior, teacher-student interpersonal distance, and student questionnaires indicated significant differences in school attitudes among the students, but not in teacher behavior toward them. The situational context…

An ethnographic depiction of the regularities of classroom instruction and an understanding of the student intent and response in such settings provide a perspective on both project Follow Through and the problem of task engagement. (Author/MLF)

Tests the hypotheses that a classroom teacher can, with a minimum of assistance, apply a "game" contingency to control the maladaptive behaviors of students and that this could be applied without upsetting the informality of the classroom or the teacher's on-going instructional function. (Author/RK)

Findings of a new observational schedule--Cognitive Verbal Nonverbal Observation System, used in the evaluation of a New York Title I project, CREED III (Cooperative Research Endeavors in Education of the Deaf)--Inservice Teacher Training in Cognition, are presented and compared with findings of other observational schedules in schools for the…

This article focuses on some of the many field observation techniques available for school counselors to use with elementary school counselors. (Author)

This program is based on the theory that students in education need early exposure to the classroom and is designed so that the student progresses through the professional education sequence receiving progressively more complex assignments. (JD)

The effects of systematically varied verbal and nonverbal components of teachers' evaluative behavior upon children's perceptions and attitudes were studied within an experimental classroom. Subjects were 126 sixth-grade students. (Author)

The use of videotape as an instructional tool in teacher education has proved to be of considerable value. (JD)

Investigated the content and development of children's imitative behavior in the home. The data consisted of incidents of naturally occurring imitations of 24 children 16 and 29 months of age collected over a four-month period by mothers trained in observational recording. Immediate imitations decreased with age; deferred imitations increased with…

The way that residents in internal medicine allotted their time during patient management rounds was determined. House staff teams were observed for four days, and the time spent on all activities was recorded. The study suggests that medical educators should be concerned about the thoroughness of house staff work rounds. (Author/MLW)

Training techniques used by five trainers conducting a workshop on changing teaching behaviors were studied to discover methods for examining trainer behaviors. Four observation methods were used. Results are discussed. (Author/DF)

To determine the nature of camp for senior citizens, four participant observers (staff members) conducted open-ended interviews with campers at a five-day residential camp in Oregon. Results showed universal satisfaction with the camp experience. Campers valued the wide range of activities, comfortable places to socialize, and staff relations with…

Addresses the pressures of early academic learning among young children and presents parents with three guidelines for pursuing early learning experiences: readiness, observation, and options. (BB)