The Clinical Skills Assessment Form, a 12-item rating scale used for assessing the clinical skills of pediatric candidates during their final clinical examination, is described. The structure, reliability, and concurrent validity of the scale are analyzed. Further research using the scale is outlined. (Author/AL)

Discusses the use of self-reports written by informants as a complement to observation by anthropologists. Describes a study that used observation to validate self-reported time budgets, in which data gathered in those two ways were found to support usage of the time budget for particular purposes. (Author)

Four experiments show that observers can selectively attend to one of two stationary superimposed pictures. Selective recognition occurred with large displays in which observers were free to make eye movements during a 3-sec exposure and with small displays in which observers were instructed to fixate steadily on a point. (Author/RD)

Investigates the role of pupil language in classroom learning through an ethnographic study of one "good" teacher and her class, particularly three average and above-average pupils. (HOD)

Results indicate that (1) social support is the best predictor of secure attachment and is most important for mothers with irritable babies, (2) maternal unresponsiveness is associated with resistance during reunion episodes and appears to be a mechanism through which anxious attachment develops, and (3) social support may mitigate the effects of…

The development of the relationship between mothers and their infants was investigated at the child's 10th, 22nd, and 42nd month of age. A large number of mother, infant, and dyadic characteristics were assessed at each of the observation periods. A structural equations approach was taken in the analysis of observational data. (Author/RH)

A description of an intervention strategy that was designed on the basis of the initial level of interaction of an isolate preschool child with peers and adults is presented. The results of this case study are discussed. (Author/AL)

Describes a search and match computer program which retreives from a user-generated mineral file those minerals which are not incompatible with the observed or measured optical properties of an unknown. Careful selection of input lists make it unlikely that the program will fail when reasonably accurate observations are recorded. (Author/JN)

The university supervisor performs three basic activities: (1) phasing the student teacher into the classroom's on-going activities; (2) defining and communicating the purposes and expectations to be fulfilled; and (3) observing and evaluating the performance of the student teacher. (JN)

A ratio adjustment procedure for baseline records which compares the observed response frequency with a maximum possible frequency for each observation period is described. This ratio is transformed into a response percentage with a more general predictive value for the behavior modification practitioner. (Author/RC)

In addition to learning academic content, school children learn to become socially competent members of the classroom community. This study uses microethnographic techniques to discover and describe important aspects of the social competence acquired by kindergarten and first-grade children. (Author/RLV)

Differential effects of university supervisors and cooperating teachers as observers on the verbal behavior of student teachers were studied. The tape-recorded data showed remarkable stability over the three observer conditions--no live observer present in the classroom or either the university supervisor or the cooperating teacher present.…

Teacher effectiveness in identifying children "at risk" for learning problems was studied with five Head Start teachers. Results showed that, after training in classroom observation techniques, paraprofessional teachers are capable of identifying developmental delays in children. (PHR)

Describes a process for training ethnographers to participate in classroom field research. Discusses four principal objectives: (1) to facilitate an understanding of the research's conceptual focus; (2) to establish the technique and intellectual orientation for a common ethnographic approach; (3) to instruct ethnographers in ethnographic…

In the Vallejo City Unified School District (California), the Professional Development Center represents a districtwide effort to support and build the skills that make up good teaching. (Author/JM)