Presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Chicago, Illinois, February, 1968.

This observation guide lists 270 separate items, in checklist format, to be used for informal evaluation of classroom teachers by their peers. Items for observation are given for mechanics of teaching, scholarship, organization, classroom relationships, and miscellaneous teaching functions, as well as for preparation, topic choice, quality of…

This bibliography lists 151 manuscripts, dissertations and theses, journal articles, and books on videotaped microteaching prepared by American sources between 1964-1978 that have not been indexed in the ERIC data base. The documents are in chronological order and include sources. (Author/CJ)

The hypothesis that teacher managerial behavior may have a greater effect than teacher instructional behavior on ultimate student academic achievement is supported through the explication of seven major approaches to class management. Forms of teacher managerial behavior examined are: (1) authoritarian; (2) behavior modification; (3) common sense;…

Two instruments were used to discover current faculty practices and attitudes about student writing at a college that was about to begin a college-wide writing program. The attitude survey included a number of items about writing as a college-wide enterprise, relating instruction in writing to the goals of a liberal arts education, and concerning…

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent a set of teacher competencies thought to be generic were considered to be essential by all teachers regardless of their subject or level. A list of 52 competencies was compiled to be submitted to participants in a comprehensive survey of education professionals-- elementary and secondary…

Two teachers were subjects of this investigation into the effect of various forms of feedback on the frequency of a teacher's attending to desirable child behavior. The feedback took three forms: (1) a report of the frequency of the teacher's attending to appropriate pupil responses, (2) a report of the frequency of attended and unattended…

A rationale for using teacher performance as the best source for evaluating science teachers is developed. Examples of observational techniques which vary in specificity are analyzed in terms of their appropriateness for the amount of structure and/or the degree of realism. (MH)

For a competency-based system of teacher certification to be feasible and fair, a valid and reliable set of measurement procedures must exist. There are four questions which must be answered before competency-based teacher certification can be validly implemented. The first question is, Should teacher or pupil behavior be used as evidence of…

This model is designed to serve as a conceptual framework for alternative programs with primary emphasis on provisioning (the way in which time, space, material, equipment, and activities are used in the learning environment). The model's concern is to assess concrete examples or tendencies of teachers, students, and the education program. The…

The purpose of this paper is to provide a set of criteria within a format that teachers, student teachers, and supervisors can use to better understand what inquiry is and how to evaluate the extent to which it is being incorporated into classroom activities. The evaluative criteria are organized into an instrument and are divided into the…

This paper addresses some of the practical ways by which students can be given information about the adequacy of their responding. The author views this information as all that is frequently necessary to alter an inappropriate behavior. Thus, he considers feedback to be the first step in most behavior management programs. Studies to determine how…