This paper introduces four categories of knowledge: "the folkways of teaching,""local mores,""private views," and "teaching expertise." The folkways of teaching describe "teaching as usual," learned and practiced in the half-conscious way in which people go about their everyday lives. Local mores…

This research tested the validity of the prevalent assumption that a teacher's conception of the nature of science influences his/her classroom behavior. The subjects consisted of 18 senior high school biology teachers and one randomly selected tenth-grade biology class of each teacher. Each class (mean size of 22.72 students) was heterogeneous…

An ethnographic study was conducted in an elementary school in order to understand the relationship between teacher behavior and the environments of classes identified by teachers as their "worst." First, research on teacher behaviors was reviewed to identify a set of factors identifiable with effective and ineffective teaching. Ten dimensions of…

A framework for thinking about teacher assessment is provided. Good teaching is characterized and target domains for teacher assessment are identified. A number of challenges to existing assessment practices and plans for future assessment practices are identified. New systems of teacher assessment should be designed to triangulate across domains…

The purpose of this study was to determine if there was any relationship between an individual teacher's preferred learning style and the amount of exhibited total stress. It also sought to determine if there was any specific area of stress which related to learning style. This was basically a replication of a study done in 1988 using a different…

Of the nine long range goals of adapted physical education, creative thinking and moving has received the least attention. However, this goal may be more important than others in helping handicapped children self-actualize through sports, dance, and aquatics. This paper defines behaviors in the creative process and describes several assessment…

Students must learn to respond to the task demands imposed by their teachers, and their ability to do so is influenced by certain task related beliefs. The study described the nature of classroom task environments and their relationship to students' task-related beliefs. Students in 19 third- and fourth-grade classrooms completed questionnaires…

Teachers participating in an experiment were asked to teach their control sections of junior high social studies classes as they had been planning to teach them anyway, but to adjust or enhance these plans so as to teach their experimental sections in ways that incorporated one or more of 24 motivational strategies featured in a training workshop.…

This manual incorporates the Clinical Teacher Education Guidelines which grew out of a program of research studies conducted by the Research in Teacher Education (RITE) program from 1980 through 1985. Three major studies covering preservice, induction, and inservice contributed to a better understanding of the nature and effects of clinical…

Research on elementary teaching practices has provided a list of effective teacher behaviors. This list can be used as a menu from which administrators and teachers can select objectives that will serve the teachers as goals for improvement and the administrators as criteria for teacher evaluation. The behaviors listed in this paper have been…

This paper discusses ways that teachers can better manage their time and succeed in ther instructional goals. Ways to prevent five major types of compulsive time behavior are addressed. The behavior roles include: (1) "hurry up" role; (2) "be perfect" role; (3) "please me" role; (4) "try hard" role; and (5) "be strong" role. Emphasis is placed on…

Athletic trainers teach in a variety of situations. These situations might include: (1) teaching an athlete a rehabilitation routine; (2) teaching a group of athletes a preventive procedure; (3) teaching one or more athletic training students in a practicum or internship situation; (4) teaching a formal theory athletic training class; or (5)…

The amount of time students are engaged in the subject matter in physical education has been found to have a high correlation with student achievement. Academic Learning Time-Physical Education Motor [ALT-PS(M)] is defined as the amount of time a student spends in physical education content doing a motor skill with a low error rate. A report is…

This study compares classroom management behaviors of two groups: beginning teachers and teachers with one year of teaching experience. It also examines differences in the ability of beginning teachers and second-year teachers to incorporate classroom management training in the establishment and maintenance of learning environments. The analysis…

The right of privacy, a personal right protecting the most traditional concepts of privacy and the most tangible qualities of private life, is discussed in relation to many cases, including three involving teachers in secondary schools. (Author/PG)