Copies of the Behaviour Study Technique described in this article may be obtained in English from the Australian Council for Educational Research, Frederick St., Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia 3122. (RY)

Learning and development, by both teacher and pupils, emerge from a system of interaction and mutuality (DB)

Describes the Classroom Teacher Support System, a computer-based service that maintains a centralized collection of questions in machine-readable and-retrievable form. Questions may be classified and selected according to criteria specified by the teacher. (JF)

The author considers the various types of talk--recitation, inductive questioning, and discussion--a teacher can employ in the classroom to achieve various objectives. She urges a judicious mixture of these types. (Author/JB)

Suggests that readiness is less a function of teacher activity than of student activity and orientation. Recommends that the teacher make sure the student is interested, has a good learning set, and has an adequate experiential background. Bibliography. (RW)

The presence of an observer was hypothesized to heighten self-focused attention for college students rehearsing interviewing skills in a classroom setting. Results supporting the hypothesis were marginally significant. A supplementary finding indicated that differences between the sex of an interviewer and observer did mediate self-focuses…

Described is a technique, utilizing team work, which will increase student participation in classroom discussions. The teacher asks a student for some information. Before answering, the student is allowed to solicit answers from as many other students as he or she wishes in order to gather needed data. (RM)

Results of a comparative study of direct instruction and inquiry teaching models suggest that direct instruction can be used successfully with complex subject content matter at the secondary school level. In teaching legal concepts to 30 high school students, direct instruction produced higher multiple choice and essay test scores, while inquiry…

Uses a principal's disturbing experience to introduce the contention that teachers' lack of careful attention to instructing students about report writing may lead to mere copying, which in upper grades can become plagiarism. Proposes a solution involving the "six questions" (who? what? when? where? why? and how?). (JM)