The DALSTRA (DALis/STRAsser) Inquiry Teaching Strategy is a model of teacher behaviors regarding teaching as a process composed of three categories of actions: basic behaviors, goal-directed behaviors, and diagnostic behaviors. The materials in this document were designed for use in an inservice education program in DALSTRA inquiry methods, and…

This paper discusses ways in which the field of speech communication can be advanced. The first half of the paper characterizes the objectivist and subjectivist views of how knowledge is acquired and the forms of inquiry to which these views have led. The remainder of the paper demonstrates the role that the "interesting question" (one for which…

Included in this issue of "Investigations in Science Education" are 10 abstracts all related to instruction. The articles relate to topics such as process skill acquisition, reading, grouping and pacing, inquiry and hunch generation, use of the metric system, and classroom management. Each abstract-analysis includes biographical data,…

This is a brief review of the materials created by the Sociological Resources for Social Studies Project (SRSS) and published by Allyn and Bacon. Eleven of twenty-nine short units in "Episodes in Social Inquiry Series" are available or in press. This entire series should be completed by the end of 1971. All of the episodes emphasize the…

Spontaneous and model-induced production of a valuational style of inquiry was studied in 128 third grade children. Provision of a favorable versus a neutral outcome-expectation, and sex of child failed to influence the results. All modeling groups displayed strong value-question increases over baseline which, without further tutelage, they…

Studied were attitude changes as results of instructional procedures for success in problem solving by 350 eighth grade students in two school systems during the 1968-69 school year. Mimeographed instructional materials and techniques incorporating five levels of problem solving difficulty were developed. Procedures for student success…

Reported is a study of questioning techniques used in inquiry training. Particular attention was focused on Suchman's method for teaching scientific inquiry and on his claim to confer on elementary school students some knowledge of, or competence in, inquiry. Suchman's eleven questioning categories were examined to establish the criteria for each.…

This paper presents a model for designing an effective staff development program. The rationale, philosophy, and instructional design utilized in the instructional Staff Development (ISD) program provides the basis for the design presented. The ISD program was conceptualized, developed, pilot tested, and field tested as a cooperative research…

This yearbook focuses on the person-to-person relationship between teacher and learners. The contributing authors discuss the uses of subject matter and processes which help teachers find individual learners in groups. The book argues that the child must be involved as a partner in inquiry and in shaping content. (JF)

This publication has been prepared as a leadership guide for science teachers, secondary school administrators, and teacher educators who desire to produce competent science teachers. Science taught as inquiry is the central theme, and the "processes of science" are recommended as the proper content for all courses. The guide is organized into…

This is a trainer's manual for the fourth of six components of the Instructional Staff Development (ISD) program. Where the previous components focused on a teacher-directed inquiry, the manual describes the goal of this component as the creation of an environment in which students can use self-directed inquiry. The manual notes a great deal of…

This trainer's manual for the fifth of six components of the Instructional Staff Development (ISD) program is designed to prepare teachers to develop a model for use in Pupil Centered Inquiry teaching (PCI). This component is said to build on the teacher's knowledge, skills, and attitudes gained in the first four components; the entire program is…

This study, conducted by a research team from the Behavioral Sciences Center of Nova University, investigated three features of the inservice teacher training program, connected with Project Impact in Jacksonville, Florida, which are not found in most projects involving performance contractors. First, Duval County was the first district to prepare…

This paper was written in response to an article entitled "Defining the Social Studies: An Explanation of the Three Traditions" by James L. Barth and S. Samuel Shermis. The three positions portray social studies as citizenship transmission; as social science; and as reflective inquiry. These authors favor the latter position, defined as a process…