An analysis is presented of classroom lessons where the behavior of the instructor and also of the small group under instruction is examined. (JD)

Strategies that may be used to evaluate and record the progress of students and ways of enlisting parents' aid and understanding of problems are discussed. (JD)

Described is a study to evaluate the effectiveness of peer tutoring and evaluate effectiveness of tutor-tutee interaction involving 15 third, fourth, and fifth graders, all at least one year below grade level in oral reading, and who are divided into tutors, tutees, and controls. (DB)

The comparability of retrospective naturalistic and controlled observation assessment of adaptive behavior was evaluated with 20 mildly and 20 moderately retarded adults. (Author)

Forty teachers, grades one to three, successfully manipulated the behavior of withdrawn children, using a socially desirable set of instructions under conditions of high teacher motivation to influence their target pupil's behavior. The teachers were unable to decrease inappropriate behavior in disruptive children. (Author/CP)

Measures of teacher behavior are related to student achievement in fifth grade reading and mathematics instruction. It was found that those measures of teacher behavior which were generalizable (that is, more highly reliable) were found to be significantly related to student achievement. (JKS)

The author cites observations of his own children that reflect their concept of fractions and analyzes their conduct in each case. (MN)

The analyses of 33 families with boys (5 to 12 years old) having severe conduct problems focused on a means by which classes of events may be derived from sequential data. (Author/SBH)

This case study of a model magnet school in a large urban area includes a discussion of issues raised by the magnet school concept, examines the actual operation of the school and reports on successes and failures. (SB)

An interaction analysis observation instrument, with categories found in the definition of "executive competence" by Wenar and related to R. White's effectance motivation, was used to observe 37 toddlers with their mothers. (SB)

Reviews studies gathering data about what happens inside science classrooms, studies providing information about the nature of interaction in science lessons, studies which have examined factors influencing the nature of interaction, and studies which have looked at the impact of different patterns of interaction on science outcomes. (Author/SL)

Effects of three intervention procedures were compared in increasing academic achievement and level of appropriate behavior for children with relatively low rates of appropriate behavior. A significant experimental/control group difference, favoring experimentals, was found for reading and math achievement and level of appropriate behavior.…

The role of the elementary school principal in improving the quality of reading instruction is primarily one of motivation. (MB)

Mothers of 20 infants ranging in age from 14 to 16 months were asked to predict their infants' preferences within sets of toys varying in a single attribute. Their accuracy was checked by observing the infants at play. (Author/JMB)