An investigation was conducted of the characteristics of two estimation procedures and corresponding test statistics used in the analysis of completely randomized factorial experiments when observations are lost at random. For one estimator, contrast coefficients for cell means did not involve the cell frequencies. For the other, contrast…

Ninety-six female introductory psychology students differing in terms of the dimensions of neuroticism-stability and introversion-extraversion performed two sets of thirty trials each on a choice reaction time task. On one of the sets of trials the Ss were observed by two female observers and on the other set of trials the observers were not…

This paper is a critique of Eisner's "The Perceptive Eye: Toward the Reformation of Educational Evaluation," abstracted in ED 103 327. Criticisms are that Eisner (1) distorts the analogy between the arts and education by choosing the instructional process as a potential object of connoisseurship and criticism; (2) discusses critics and…

Evaluated is the validity of the behavioral categories held in common among three classroom observation systems. The validity model employed was that reported by Campbell and Fiske (1959) which requires that both convergent and discriminant validity be demonstrated. These procedures were applied to data obtained from the videotapes of 62 teacher…

The use of standardized instruments has demonstrated the ineffectiveness of traditional educational programs in providing optimum learning situations for large numbers of children with diversified backgrounds. Consequently, many new innovative programs have been designed and implemented for preschool children. However, it has become apparent that…

In this study, investigators made an experimental comparison of four curricula for Head Start classes: (1) the official (or "traditional") Head Start program, emphasizing enrichment of experience, individual differences, a climate of freedom, and learning by doing, (2) the DARCEE program, emphasizing reinforcement of attitudes combined…

Purposes of the study were (1) to establish evaluative procedures which could be applied to Project Opportunity programs and other national projects designed to aid rural disadvantaged youth and (2) to evaluate the Project Opportunity 1968 summer program in Nelson County, Virginia, in terms of its stated objectives. Aims of the Nelson County…

A study was conducted to determine the teaching behaviors student teachers exhibited and through analysis and synthesis of the data to identify differences and determine relationships within and among behaviors. During the latter half of his student teaching, each subject (40 secondary and 22 elementary student teachers) was observed for a…

In this study 34 (17 dependent, 17 competent) 4-year-old boys were chosen from a group of 165 children observed in 11 nurseries. An episode sampling technique was used to study patterned interactions with children, teachers, and observers. Each of the boys was observed in interaction with his mother and father by three observers in a…

A category system consisting of 36 categories was developed for classifying the verbal behavior of each pupil in high school biology lecture-discussion classes. Two classes each of eight high school biology teachers were observed and tape recorded for four consecutive days. Classroom interaction was coded combining a teacher-behavior category…

This report discusses the development and implementation of a program for simultaneous use of three classroom observation systems which measure different dimensions of student behavior. The three observation systems are the Teacher Practices Observation Record, whose basis is the education of students in the process of reflective thinking; the…

The roles of the teacher and clinician in the diagnostic reading situation are explored, and the importance of diagnosis for reading instruction is stressed. Emphasis on a child-centered program, with the classroom and the clinic viewed as basic structures for gathering diagnostic information, is recommended. Factors related to reliability,…

These 23 papers, each written by a different member of the workshop, are collected as source materials for teacher educators: The Role of the Supervisor in the Teacher Education Program; Orientation Seminar for Supervising Teachers and Administrators; The Supervising Teacher's Role in the Improvement of Student Teaching (2 papers); The College…

Articles is this issue represent the substantive content of a series of 25 workshops sponsored by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE). The four major articles discuss innovative models based on four approaches for improving teacher performance: (1) "Interaction Analysis" by Edmund J. Amidon, San Francisco State…

The presentation was given at a Pupil Personnel Service seminar to familiarize the conference participants with the techniques used by a behaviorist when he consults with a teacher using a classroom observational schedule. The report is divided into three parts: (1) method employed (subjects and setting apparatus, training children, instruction to…