Article investigated what really constitutes an effective cooperating teacher and what student teachers recognize as a good experience. (Editor/RK)

Shorthand mastery demands partnership between student and teacher which is undermined by student anxiety. Factors which contribute to student anxiety can be identified and eliminated or ameliorated in various ways by the teacher. (SA)

Presents five actual cases of teacher aides and teachers working out problems for the benefit of the classroom and all involved. (GB)

Article describes a study undertaken to identify the types of teachers who use intructional films and to identify those situations that are most conducive to encouraging maximum use of instructional films. (Author)

Article analyzed the makings of an effective teacher and how that teacher would effectively handle student discipline. (RK)

Describes and explains an instrument (SATIC) developed at Florida State University which allows teachers to make an objective self-evaluation regarding verbal behavior. The instrument is designed to measure the type and amount of verbal behavior exhibited by a teacher during a lesson. (JR)

Reports a study which investigated the teacher characteristics deemed most important by science students. The three student groups involved (advantaged, average and disadvantaged) agreed that the teacher's relations with students and enthusiasm working with students were top priorities, while knowledge and organization of subject matter were less…

Reports the results of a study conducted at the Israeli Science Teaching Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, which attempted to correlate the Teacher's Image'' with actual student achievement in science. (JR)

Relationships between teacher morale, as measured by the Purdue Teacher Opinionaire, and verbal teacher behavior, as systematically observed using the Reciprocal Category System, were explored. Subjects were 39 female elementary (Kindergarten through second grade) teachers in Follow Through classrooms in six states. (Authors)

Results were interpreted to mean that the rating scales generated data that were more a reflection of the rater's point of view than of a teacher's actual classroom behavior. (Authors)

Describes the supervisor's changing role, especially with regard to evaluation, performance contracts, and changing teacher behavior. (SP)

Reviews classroom expectation studies, and argues that the lack of positive results is related to the perspective from which the problem has been attacked. An alternate perspective is forwarded, which depicts the influence of expectations as part of the press exerted by diverse aspects of the educational environment. (Author/JB)

The study obtained a selected view of some of the problem areas perceived by student teachers during this most important period of their educational and professional training. The data suggest that professional counseling services be made readily available to students who are undertaking student teaching assignments. (Author)

Teacher evaluation should be based on assessment of the process of teaching rather than on the product. If teachers are evaluated according to their ability to change, they will change. (Author/MF)