Techniques for using video tape for teacher observation are described. A form was devised for teachers to use as they observed replaying of tapes of their performance in an actual class situation. The form was divided into three charts. The first chart enabled the teachers to note teacher talk, student talk, and moments of silence or confusion.…

The purpose of this study was to observe and describe the teaching behavior and interaction patterns of four elementary school physical education teachers longitudinally. Each teacher was observed twice a day (AM and PM) for a period of 20 consecutive days, resulting in 40 observations per subject. The following conclusions were reached: (1)…

The effectiveness of students' modeling teacher behaviors as a means of bringing about desirable classroom decorum and skill achievement is discussed within the context of physical education classes. (JD)

Secondary teacher education programs were surveyed in order to determine: (1) How widespread is the use of microteaching? (2) Where is microteaching found within the programs? (3) How are selected operational features of microteaching used? (4) With what frequency are selected operational features used? It was found that the number of secondary…

This is the third in a series of four reports describing a study of 1,614 junior high school mathematics and English students and 69 of their teachers that was undertaken to discover the effects of different teaching behaviors on cognitive and affective student outcomes. This booklet contains a discussion of different types of direct observation…

Fifteen recognized leaders in the interpersonal relations area were asked to identify the interpersonal competencies that are related to the facilitations of learning processes for pupils, teachers, and teachers of teachers. Their reports were analyzed and a category system developed which would encompass four major dimensions: interpersonal…

Self reports of classroom behavior given by second- and third-qrade teachers in questionnaires are compared to process measures of the same behaviors collected by classroom observers visiting in these teachers' classrooms. The comparisons reveal a generalized pattern of poor accuracy on the part of the teachers, although there were some exceptions…

This study investigated the relationships between teacher facilitative or directive verbal behavior in nursery school classrooms and seven aspects of child language change. Twenty-eight nursery teachers and 95 children from these classrooms were selected for this study. The teacher verbal behavior was measured by the Withall Social Climate Index,…

This panel's goal was to develop the means to improve teachers' ability to perform general and specific skills of teaching within curriculum areas and student development levels. The panel focused on research to improve teacher performance of instructional skills and identified two basic approaches to this research. The first approach dealt with…

A study was conducted to develop and test a method for describing, in a systematic and quantifiable fashion, the nature of the interaction that takes place between a supervisor (e.g., principal or helping teacher) and a teacher. Tape recordings of 50 supervisor-teacher conferences were collected. They were analyzed by use of a 15-category…

This report concerns a seven-year longitudinal study of one teacher using a variety of teaching techniques to determine (1) the constancy of a teacher's final grade with regard to a number of independent variables, assessed over such a period, and (2) the effect upon achievement in secondary school chemistry of these independent variables.…

A project was conducted to study the interrelationships of teacher and/or student classroom behavior as measured by four different observation systems employed simultaneously to assess a given teaching-learning situation. Subjects were 71 student teachers each of whom was observed for 20 minutes during the latter half of his student teaching by a…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relative effects of different modes of supervisory feedback on the development of beginning teacher candidates' refocusing behaviors. Thirty-nine secondary teacher candidates served as subjects. They were enrolled in two sections of the course taught by the same instructor and were assigned randomly…

Described are Science Curriculum Assessment Study (SCAS) techniques and instruments and how they are applied to children and teachers. SCAS is a system for monitoring changes (in children and their teachers) associated with the classroom implementation of a variety of science curricula. SCAS combines the interview techniques and theories of Jean…

Because the pressure of technological advancement has made teaching factual knowledge increasingly difficult, educators have been developing curriculums to transmit intellectual processes applicable to many tasks instead of subject matter content. One of the 20 educational Follow Through programs, the Tucson Early Education Model, surveyed 42…