Provides suggestions for developing classroom environments in which all students can flourish, despite educational handicaps. (MA)

An investigation of the relationships among teacher locus of control, teacher behavior, student behavior, and student academic achievement revealed that teachers with internal locus of control tended to have higher achieving classes, although the relationships among the variables are not clear-cut. (CJ)

Teacher self-assessment programs have become increasingly popular with the advent of ideas concerning behavior modification. Several teacher self-assessment studies are reviewed, and guidelines are provided for the development of self-assessment techniques. (JN)

Educational leadership entails developing teacher behaviors that support student learning. This article outlines ways of achieving this goal through positive reinforcement. (Author/WD)

Laments the trend toward accountability, basics, and technique. Proposes more realistic, meaningful, humanistic communication between students and teachers to establish optimal learning environments. (JT)

Determines the effect on inquiry of different contingencies of reinforcement. Classes of biology students were exposed to one of four treatments: verbal reinforcement and mimicry; using student ideas as reinforcers; using special privileges as reinforcers; and no reinforcement. Results include verifications that verbal reinforcement and mimicry…

A methodology for designing rating scales which will maximize diagnostic feedback by students to college professors is presented. Mid-semester and end-of-semester administrations allow for judgment of changes in instructional strategies during the semester. (JMF)

The purpose of the study was to determine the combined effect of six low-inference variables of teacher clarity on student achievement. Main effects for teacher clarity and for time of achievement (immediate v delayed) were significant. There was no effect of teacher clarity on student retention (Author/RD)

The relationships among successful student teaching experiences, perceptions of self-competence, commitment, and teaching behavior are explored. Implications for preservice teacher education are drawn. (JMF)

Causes of school violence and possible solutions to the problem are explored. School size, spirit, and climate, and student and teacher attitudes contribute to school security. (JD)

College teachers were evaluated as to appeal, competence, delivery, and teaching effectiveness and their presentations were analyzed to identify features of humor usage. Correlation coefficients were computed between frequency of use of various types of humor and students' evaluations of their professors. Results indicated differences between male…

An overview of studies on the role of talk in student learning. (RL)

Feedback may be helpful in teacher training and supervision. A study indicates that, on the basis of student feedback, student teachers significantly changed their teaching styles across five dimensions. (CJ)

Examines two factors in social class bias in schooling: (1) the bias of school personnel as reflected in teacher classroom behavior and ability grouping decisions; and (2) the schools' meritocratic ideology. (EF)

Indicates that a teacher's responses to errors made by students in oral reading are related to that teacher's theoretical orientation as well as to the type of error made. (HOD)