The study investigates some of the procedures involved in training teachers to use their verbal attention (to students) on a contingent basis. The results suggest that a combination of modeling and feedback can increase a teacher's positive responses to students. Both film-mediated modeling and feedback of performance were used to change one…

AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DEVELOP A TAXONOMY FROM A SYNTHESIS OF PREVIOUS APPROACHES TO THE DESCRIPTION AND CATEGORIZATION OF TEACHER CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR. INVESTIGATORS FOUND THAT THE VARIETY OF VIEWPOINTS COULD NOT BE SYNTHESIZED INTO ONE SINGLE SYSTEM. HOWEVER, SOME OF THE CATEGORIES, APPROACHES, AND CONCEPTUALIZATIONS FROM PREVIOUS EFFORTS PROVIDED…

The author offers insights gleaned after one year of teaching, including thoughts on classroom control and discipline. (DS)

The teacher's empathetic responses to the student, his unconditional acceptance of the student, and his genuine relationship with the student are important elements in helping students who present academic and behavioral problems. (NQ)

Stresses that non-verbal as well as verbal behavior must be considered in interaction analysis. Cites examples of behaviors that are interpreted differently by various cultures. (CP)

Reviews the development, scope and application of classroom communication. Discusses specific applications to educational settings including behavior modification, team building, community relations and discipline. (MH)

Describes an art appreciation lesson conducted by a third-grade Tennessee teacher and her ability to respond to the students' creative insights. (MD)

This essay begins with a description of Jurgen Habermas's theory of communicative action, emphasizing aspects which relate to a critical theory of teaching/learning. Existing theory and research is reviewed. A critical theory of pedagogy as a form of communicative action or interaction is presented. (MT)

Approaches classroom instruction and teacher effectiveness by conceptualizing the physical milieu shaping teacher-student interactions. Lessons are viewed as a series of segments with three components (purpose, activity format, and assignment) that help characterize the instructional environment. Scripts are suggested to help regulate activity…

Reports the results of a nine-month ethnographic investigation of social interactions among 138 sixth graders using microcomputers. Notes that boys took the leadership role; that teachers tended to ability group for computer instruction; and that direct instruction, total group teaching prevailed. (JDH)

The scope and complexity of literacy problems in secondary schools has received much attention. This article presents a way communication research can be used to identify and examine instructional strategies to extend students' literacy development and overall communicative competence. (MT)

The inexperienced teacher should begin the year with a plan grounded in information from effective classroom models. Knowledge of what activities to select, in what sequence to place them, and how to communicate with students about the selected activities might relieve much of the doubt and anxiety that can cloud professional judgment and…

Narrative descriptions of class sessions conducted by seven junior high school English teachers were used to map the way order was achieved under different circumstances. (RM)

Explores materials in the ERIC system dealing with the turn-taking model of classroom interaction between teacher and students. (HTH)

The effects of a token reinforcement program on the classroom behavior of 19 delinquent boys in a correctional institution were investigated. Findings suggest that the use of global, composite measures may mask program effects on important component behaviors. (Author)