Investigates the types of instructor behavior that created or exacerbated mathematics anxiety in students. Determines the grade level at which mathematics anxiety first occurred in these students. Concludes that several factors can cause mathematics anxiety, instructor behavior being one of them. (ASK)

Teachers everywhere are playing the score-boosting game to raise scores on mandated standardized achievement tests, although five nationally recognized assessments compare student performance instead of measuring classroom learning. Since curriculum standards are often vague and misaligned with assessments, teachers sprinkle instruction with…

Two case studies of beginning technology teachers who used reflective practices illustrate their predispositions about teaching and learning, problematic aspects of professional socialization, and the relationship between socialization and experiential learning; (SK)

Explores the link between the theory of practical reasoning and a normative view of teaching, playing on the tension between process-product research, on one hand, and work on reflective teaching, on the other hand, using the theories of practical reason of David Hume and Aristotle to explore the tension. (SM)

Reprints an article originally published in 1920 concerning how to establish a feeling of good will in junior high schools. Lists 19 brief things teachers can do, including always greeting pupils, be as ready to praise virtues as to condemn faults, never lose poise, become acquainted with parents, and assign interesting outside work. (RS)

Outlines time-saving strategies developed for teachers in liberal arts colleges to achieve balance in the areas of (l) teaching and research; (2) professional and personal life; (3) teaching writing and evaluating writing; (4) teaching and technology; and (5) high standards versus realism. (NH)

Presents the story of a talented teacher who was fired after a marijuana joint was discovered in her car, though she denied it was hers. She refused to submit to urinalysis and spent years unsuccessfully battling the decision in court, searching for satisfying work, and facing prejudice in job situations. (SM)

Focuses on difficulties students have in reading images and understanding a particular domain; e.g., optics and color. Concentrates on the extent to which teachers were conscious of such difficulties and what they suggested doing to avoid possible pitfalls. (Author/MM)

Reports on a 15-month study of attempted innovation in school science. The teachers in an Australian secondary school were attempting to introduce a constructivist approach to their teaching of science. Uses a method of analysis in which the school science system is mapped against an ecosystem. (Author/MM)

A four-phase reflective cycle can help teachers better attend to student learning: (1) presence in experience; (2) description of experience; (3) analysis of experience from multiple perspectives; and (4) experimentation (taking action). Teachers should also solicit structured student feedback to distinguish between what they think they are…

Presents two brief language stories and critical literacy lessons to offer a space for considering the different literacies, knowledge, and power constructed through different language use. Demonstrates the literacies are made possible by more powerful discourses such as critical literacy. (RS)

Presents conflicting viewpoints on a universal code of ethics for adult educators. Suggests objectives of a code (guidance for practice, policymaking direction, common reference point, shared values). Outlines content and methods for implementing a code. (SK)

Considers, as a "sensitive person," how not to become emotionally involved with students. Notes that teachers learn to balance school and personal life and to handle the emotional baggage that students will sometimes expect teachers to share. (SG)

This study examined the relationship between emotion regulation, language ability, and reticent behavior in children with specific language impairment (SLI) and their typical peers. Participants included 43 children with SLI and 43 typically developing children, for a total sample of 86 participants. Children were selected from 2 age ranges: 5-8…

This paper investigates teaching behaviour and seeks to overcome methodological difficulties associated with research about school improvement. Using reflective writing techniques, teachers recorded their own novel behaviours associated with improvement. The behaviour of teachers who are trying to improve pupil learning is seen to include specific…