Reports have shown that our nation's school teachers have neither the knowledge nor interest in educational research and tend to shy away from its findings. The author suggests that this problem can be minimized if CBTE programs would include activities designed to develop skills for interpreting and applying research findings. (Editor/RK)

The term "teaching behaviors" is defined; categories of behaviors are identified; and, within these categories, taxonomies of teaching behaviors useful in facilitating the goals of values awareness instruction are examined. A teaching behavior is defined as a word, set of words, or some nonverbal actions used by the teacher to have some specified…

This study examined the relationship between observed classroom behavior (teacher-pupil interactions) and reading achievement. An elementary school reading teacher and six students with different coping styles were observed six times in each of 41 classrooms during the school year. Pretest and posttest reading scores, a measure for socioeconomic…

At present, data on criteria for classroom evaluation are scarce. This study identifies elementary classroom attributes that are considered by experienced teachers in determining quality of the classroom. Characteristics of a high quality classroom listed by three groups of teachers were developed into a questionnaire survey. The survey contained…

Following deCharms' theory of personal causation and Harvey's conceptual systems approach to cognitive complexity, it was hypothesized that the manner in which teachers choose to promote motivating classroom climates is a function of the systems teachers use to substantiate their own beliefs. A focal concept was the degree to which students are…

In order to determine the most effective clinical teaching behaviors for small group settings, investigators at the Universities of North Carolina and Alabama factor analyzed student questionnaire responses and identified several behaviors and factors in six teaching dimensions. Procedures and results are reported including recommendations for…

The cognitive judgment process underlying the rating of a teacher's behavior was explored in three experiments. Ratings were hypothesized to compare the teacher's behavior against the students' frame of references and opinions toward the teacher. (Author/DEP)

Suggests that two settings may create different norms and standards which cause teachers to perceive and react differently to objectively similar child behaviors. (Author/DEP)

This paper reports the preliminary findings of a study of the perspectives of four student teachers toward social studies teaching in the elementary classroom. Perspectives are defined and profiles of the student teacher observed. The study focuses on three questions: What conceptions of social studies did these student teachers hold at the start…

The research on teacher effectiveness that is reviewed in this paper focuses on teaching as behaving--the observable aspects of teaching--and teaching as thinking--the inner aspects of teaching. The section on teaching as behaving emphasizes the encouraging results of direct instruction (academically focused, teacher-directed classrooms using…

In fiscal 1973, Ohio elected to concentrate training for staff in adult basic education (ABE) in eight cities. A review of records indicated that 143 ABE teachers in 5 of those cities attended 1 to 4 workshops that year. This study sought to answer three questions about these teachers: their long-term (7 years or more) retention in adult…