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Heinrichs, Audrey S.; Rim, Eui-Do – 1980
Limited to first, third, fourth, and sixth grade teachers within the tri-state area of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, this survey examined (1) what teachers did when they taught reading, (2) the materials they used, (3) who made decisions about instructional processes, and (4) the bases they used. The responses are reported in terms of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Grade 3, Grade 4
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Walls, Richard T.; And Others – 1978
Training methods naturally employed by trainers were analyzed and compared to systematic structured training procedures. Trainers were observed teaching retarded subjects how to assemble a bicycle brake, roller skate, carburetor, and lawn mower engine. Trainers first taught using their own (personal) method, which was recorded in terms of types of…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Error Patterns, Mental Retardation, Methods
Evertson, Carolyn M. – 1975
Praise and criticism data were collected during a two-year correlational study of a selected sample of second- and third-grade teachers chosen for their consistency in producing student learning gains averaged over four years, and these data were analyzed to determine the effect that praise, criticism, rewards, and punishment had on learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
Anderson, Lorin; And Others – 1977
The present study focuses on two major questions. First, how often are potentially reinforcing behaviors emitted by teachers in naturally occurring classrooms? Second, what is the relationship between the display of potentially reinforcing behaviors by the teacher and the task-orientation of randomly selected students in the classrooms. Students…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Classroom Observation Techniques, Junior High Schools, Nonverbal Communication
Allen, Ruth A. – 1978
A non-sexist preschool program was developed which attempted to eliminate sex-stereotyping in room arrangement, classroom materials, curriculum units, and teacher behavior and language. Measurements of sex-role stereotyping administered to the children before and after a 6-month exposure to the non-sexist program consisted of an Occupation Clue…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Instructional Materials, Masters Theses, Preschool Children
Cohen, Martin P.; Fliess, Robert F. – 1979
A survey was conducted to determine: (1) secondary school mathematics teachers' attitudes toward calculator usage in mathematics classes; (2) teacher practices in allowing and/or encouraging the use of calculators; and (3) teachers' perceptions of their schools' policies regarding calculators in the mathematics classroom. The results indicated…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Calculators, Computation, Educational Research
Anderson, Linda M.; Brophy, Jere E. – 1979
As part of an investigation of effective first grade reading group instruction, teacher interviews were conducted and analyzed to determine differences between control and treatment group teachers, the relation between interview responses and adjusted student achievement, and the relation between teacher self-ratings and observed behaviors. Ten…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Primary Education, Reading Achievement, Reading Instruction
Goldstein, Jane McCarthy – 1979
The classroom management techniques of elementary school teachers were observed to determine their effectiveness in promoting desirable on-task behavior on the part of pupils. Seven approaches to class management were used as a framework for observation--authoritarian, behavior modification, common sense, group process, instructional emphasis,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Brophy, Jere E. – 1979
Following a review of research findings on the relationship between teacher behavior and student achievement, current activities in teacher effectiveness research are discussed. Two major trends emerge in recent research studies. Existing correlational findings on the topic are being integrated and applied to contexts beyond basic skills…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Behavior Patterns, Class Organization
KERLINGER, FRED N.; PEDHAZUR, ELAZAR J. – 1967
IN A STUDY THAT WAS PRIMARILY CORRELATIONAL IN NATURE, RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN EVALUATORS' ATTITUDES TOWARD EDUCATION AND PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHING BEHAVIOR WERE DETERMINED BY ADMINISTERING QUESTIONNAIRES TO OVER 3,000 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY TEACHERS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS OF EDUCATION FROM INDIANA, MICHIGAN, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, TEXAS, AND…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Correlation, Educational Attitudes
Myers, Lawrence, Jr. – 1968
A project designed to develop a television teacher rating instrument, and to study relationships between ratings of teachers, measures of student personality, and student reports of mood associated with instruction utilized over 2,300 undergraduates: 618 of them described an ideal teacher on an adjectival rating scale and the remainder rated…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Rating Scales, Communication Skills, Educational Research
Openshaw, M. Karl – 1965
It is not only possible but immediately imperative that the substance and experiences pertinent to the education of teachers be identified, defined, and organized--with teaching behavior and teaching performance skills used as the focal point--so that teacher education can contribute maximally to teacher effectiveness. Educators must immediately…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Educational Research
Jones, Linda – 1977
An instrument was constructed to measure changes in teacher attitudes and beliefs resulting from training in the teaching of the Elementary Science Study (ESS) program. The 40-item, Likert type instrument was administered to a group of 22 elementary teachers attending a three-week National Science Foundation summer institute, on the first morning…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attitudes, Behavior Change, Educational Research
Fisher, Charles W.; And Others – 1976
The goal of the Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study (BTES) is to identify teacher behaviors which are related to student learning. This report focuses on the relationship between the amount of instructional time devoted to mathematics in grade 2 and student achievement in mathematics. Achievement tests were administered in nine classrooms before…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Measurement, Educational Research, Elementary School Mathematics
Andrews, Theodore E., Ed. – 1974
This issue of the Multi-State Consortium on Performance-Based Teacher Education (PBTE) newsletter focuses on the role that assessment, research, and evaluation play in PBTE. David A. Potter presents a detailed examination of the literature investigating teacher behavior and student achievement, providing summaries of findinqs and recommendations…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Competency Based Teacher Education, Learning Modules
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