Describes a Title I project whose purpose was "to determine if a series of three group and three individual instruction sessions with classroom teachers were adequate to train them in the use of basic behavioral modification techniques, by judging whether or not this instruction was evidenced by their management of children in the classroom."…

Part of a regular series on curriculum.

A sociometric and observational analysis of the social environment of seven learning disabled (LD) and 90 regular class peers, in grades two through five, yielded results such as that nonhandicapped and LD students were accepted at an equal level by class peers. (Author/MC)

Three children were observed in their homes approximately once a month for one year, from their 11th through 22nd month of life. Based on observation of the children's changing nonverbal behaviors, a five-level developmental sequence documenting the evolution of the cognitive notion of agent was developed. (Author)

An observational study of the discourse of making amends was undertaken to produce a performance grammar accounting for the sequence of moves in this domain of social interaction. Findings are discussed in light of strengths and limitations of the grammar for describing discourse. (Author/RH)

Researchers examined the work behavior of five elementary school principals in two northeastern states and found that their activities exhibited typical intensity, variety, and fragmentation, showed many individual differences, and were less hectic than those of secondary principals examined earlier. The authors also discuss the limitations of…

Three indicators of effectance motivation were devised: two teacher ratings and a direct observation of a student's choice of either a hard or an easy problem. Data from 600 sixth graders indicate that these indicators are related to each other when IQ is controlled. (Author/BW)

Tested the hypothesis that low consensus of volunteer couples completing the Spouse Observation Checklist underestimates that achieved by clinic couples. That hypothesis was not supported. Couples (N=10) beginning marital therapy achieved agreement rates on joint SOC behaviors of 38.6 percent. Findings confirm the low reliability of spouse…

Variables from three categories were inspected as correlates of HOME (Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment) inventory ratings for 43 severe perinatal risk or developmentally disabled infants at 8 to 9 months postexpected date of delivery. (Author)

Advises classroom teachers about research procedures for making critical observations about their students and for conducting useful classroom research. (RL)

This paper focuses on three methods that have been and are being used to help teachers become more facilitative: interaction analysis, human relations training, and microcounseling. The application of the Flanders System of Interaction Analysis to the vocational-technical education setting is described. (CT)

Infants were observed at 10, 12, and 14 1/2 months to test whether social interaction among infant peers develops as a by-product of object-centered play. Age differences were noted. Object-centered contact did not influence early social interaction; long interactions emerged at later ages regardless of whether or not toys were present. (Author/DB)

Three relatively long-term observational studies, involving seven retarded preschool children, each of whom exhibited multiple stereotypes, were conducted to determine the extent to which the type of activity or setting had any effect upon the rates of stereotyped movements. (Author)