A pilot study showed that classroom observational data can contribute to the formative evaluation of an instructional model, as well as of the learning processes and outcomes of individual students. (JY)

A study examined the participation behaviors of undergraduate students. Much of the existing literature has focused on student variables in determining participation in the classroom. Here, the focus was on instructor variables instead. Students completed questionnaires and reported their own perceptions of their participation in class as well as…

Defining teaching as "the way we bring ourselves to the learners" at the current moment, this paper describes "Enterprise Talk," a measurable, practical guide for talking to children in times of difficulty and responding with effective positives. After discussing how teachers teach (i.e., teachers model; teachers inform;…

This paper describes the Classroom Observation Form (COF), which was used to evaluate elementary and secondary school gifted education programs in Virginia and South Carolina. The study examined the nature of classroom practice and developed a database on the nature of classroom practice in multiple settings serving high ability learners across…

This study examined discipline problems arising in kindergarten through eighth grade classrooms and teachers' attempts to solve them. A total of 746 students in 35 classrooms were observed by 35 teacher-education students placed in separate classrooms in southern New Jersey. During ten 50-minute observation sessions, each student directly observed…

The purpose of this study was to examine emotional contagion in the classroom. The theory of emotional contagion predicts that people automatically mimic and synchronize expressions, vocalizations, postures, and movements with others and consequently converge emotionally as a result of the activation and/or feedback from such mimicry (Hatfield,…

Article outlines some examples of behavior shown by teachers and administrators, which tends to mar the efforts of all other educational personnel, thus giving education a bad name. (RK)

Article focused on the real heart of curriculum determinants with the accent on student and teacher interaction. (RK)

If teachers are to become effective, then their training and experiences must focus around the development of intelligent, discriminating, and adaptive skills for meeting the realities of the contemporary classroom. MITEC is a positive educational step toward making more effective teachers. (Author/RK)

This article outlines an innovative selection program to hire politically responsible social studies teachers. The objective is to produce aware and active citizens who know how to participate in the political process. (Editor)

Suggestions for the classroom teacher, whose didactic role makes him peculiarly vulnerable to student disaffections. (Author)

Summarizes the most important implications coming from recent research into teaching behaviors in reading instruction, concluding that teachers whose behaviors are most characteristic of a specific approach are most effective. (RB)

Describes two court cases, one that considers the consequences when an employee misrepresents his authority or fails to submit to reasonable rules, regulations, or requirements. Includes comments on the responsibility of supervisors in evaluating subordinates. The second case suggests the courts will support a board in its efforts to require…