The expert teacher action program is to improve classroom teaching performance. The program has been tested in workshop sessions involving more than 1,200 educators representing 50 school districts. A set of standards, consisting of 25 variables, lead to the definition of expert teaching. Each variable deals with a major aspect of the duties of…

Creativity is seen as a problem-solving process including problem recognition and definition, generation and teaching of alternative possible solutions, and selection of the best solution. Using this process as a task analysis for designing instruction in creativity, types of tasks are analyzed. The use of functional completion criteria is…

Presents findings from a study of criteria used for teacher evaluation. Includes five tables listing evaluation criteria with the percentage of systems using that specific criteria in their evaluation forms. (MD)

The Roy Adaptation Model sees man as having four modes of adaptation--basic physiological needs, self-concept, role function, and interdependence. The study described tests the feasibility of the Model for nursing practice in both episodic and distributive settings. (TA)

Changes made in the student descriptive questionnaire, admissions testing program. (IR)

Administrators seeking the cooperation of teachers in the classroom observation phase of teacher evaluations should establish well-defined criteria in the areas of planning, technical skills, instructional skills, and classroom management so that teachers can recognize the evaluation process as an objective attempt to encourage their professional…

The author conducted a survey of localities in the State of Virginia to discern present procedures for personnel evaluation of school social workers. Based on this survey, it appears that in the state relatively few divisions have developed procedures for school social workers or even pupil personnel workers in general. (Author)

Discusses the need for quality science books for children and the role that awards could play in promoting superior books. The American Institute of Physics Award, the American Nature Study Society's Eva L. Gordon Award, and the New York Academy of Sciences Award Program are described. Award-winning publishers and authors are listed. (31…

A presentation of a conceptual model of individualization which provides a common language, a model which can be empirically validated and subsequently utilized to measure, evaluate and generate further research, and criteria to examine existing measurement surveys. (Author/HB)

The body of recent prescriptive literature on teaching was analyzed to develop a conceptual model for ordering prescriptive thought about teaching, imposing a rational order on diverse extant frameworks for viewing teaching. Seven existing schemata for ordering thought about teaching were summarized. Three dimensions of the teaching-learning…