To determine the teaching effectiveness of agriculture education teachers who lack formal training in agricultural education, a study was conducted of Virginia agricultural teachers with less than two years of experience who were nonagricultural education majors. Teacher background and experience data were gathered, and implications based on this…

Participation in a simulated teaching task by new and experienced mathematics and science teachers and business personnel with no pedagogical training indicated that the three groups differed in their attitudes toward the processing of student information and in the way they talked and thought about individual students. (Author/CB)

Presents the structure of a business communication course that utilizes computers. Describes challenges teachers must face in the areas of computer/software knowledge, keyboarding skills, lab facility, and teaching methods. Emphasizes the benefits of learning to compose and keyboard at the computer, particularly regarding job marketability. (JD)

The analysis of questionnaire responses of 888 teachers of the hearing impaired found that deaf teachers, teachers with less than six years of experience, and junior high and high school teachers reported incorporating fewer English grammatical features in their sign communication than other teachers. (Author/DB)

Portland State University's Cooperative Professional Education Program offers an internship which combines coursework and clinical experiences for teacher education students with extension to beginning teacher placements. (CB)

A questionnaire completed by 303 secondary home economics teachers in Missouri assessed their perceived competency to teach clothing construction to physically handicapped students. Results indicated that amount of teaching experience, personal clothing construction experience, and educational experience were significantly related to teachers'…

Staff development instruction provided for teachers (N=33) and aides (N=12) with emotionally disturbed and behaviorally disordered students improved classroom performance of those participants who had adequate administrative support. Prior educational preparation and entry-level performance were also related to outcome, but teaching experience and…

Field experiences that provide preservice teachers with the opportunity to work beyond the school setting offer insight into the "real world" of teaching. Suggestions for organization and implementation of field experiences dealing with learning centers, health fairs, and youth organizations are discussed. (DF)

New mothers and beginning teachers face many of the same types of feelings and experiences as they learn to cope with their new roles. Implications for changing the conditions of support for new teachers and suggestions for involving more individuals in teaching are offered. (DF)

A supervising social studies teacher tells how to plan for a student teacher before and after he/she arrives. Basic expectations, philosophy of education, and likes and dislikes concerning student teachers are described. Also discussed are major points made in conferences with student teachers and a discipline plan. (RM)

Forty Nebraska vocational agriculture teachers recorded the use of their time for one year. The time was recorded in 27 duty categories. Comparisons were made to determine whether selected factors made a difference in how agriculture teachers used their time. This article gives details of this study. (HD)

Investigates evidence to determine whether the availability of a teacher aide to each teacher in grades two to six will result in any observable differences in the teaching behavior of such teachers who do not have aides. (Author/RK)

A student teacher, rather than passively observing classroom techniques, would benefit from becoming actively immersed in learning along with the pupils. (JD)

The article reports the statistical results of a teacher survey concerning inservice training needs and draws a number of generalizations, among them the need for (1) training in the affective domain and in individualizing instruction, (2) differentiated training within inservice settings, and (3) including teachers in defining needs and in…