Investigates time spent speaking by teacher and by pupils, the length of pupil classroom speeches, the range of individual differences in frequency and length of speech, the distribution of voluntary and nonvoluntary pupil speeches and their distribution among three categories: management, substantitive, and prohibitory. (Author)

Provides a background for nonverbal communication in the classroom, and relates teacher behavior to the perception of student attitude towards himself by the teacher. (AN)

A description of the development of a 50-item paper-pencil instrument for measuring teacher behavior characteristics, intended for diagnostic use with pre-service teachers. (MM)

Audiotapes of 44 instances of classroom teaching, ranging from seventh through twelfth grade, were analyzed to find how teachers established relations between items under discussion and concepts already known to the students. Nine such relations were found and are described here. (MM)

This article presents the theoretical rationale for behavior modification, principally through its comparison with traditional psychotherapies, and suggests some behavior modification techniques for the classroom management of maladaptive behavior. (Author)

Elementary and secondary preservice and inservice teachers were given a short training program in Interaction Analysis. Pre and post multiple choice tests were administered, and subjects showed a 20 percent increase in mean score. Some teachers reported increased self-awareness and verbal interaction with their students. (Author)

From a special feature on "Violence & Agression. Other articles in the feature include "Temper Tantrums by A.E. Trieschman, "Anger in Children by George V. Sheviakov, and "Scapegoating by Beryce W. MacLennan.

Thirteen primary teachers provided information on 321 students concerning the students' temperament characteristics, school performance estimates, and classroom management decisions. Factor analysis of the temperament measures yielded three independent factors: Task Orientation, Adaptability, and Reactivity. A strong and consistent relationship…

While the functioning of all pupils was affected by teacher behavior, problem children were more sensitive to the teacher's social and affective orientation. Problem children's misdemeanors were greater and their sustained attention lower when teachers showed a decline in positive affect, social contact, and sustained feedback towards the pupils.…

Argues that the approaches used for teaching reading are affected by the teacher, who in turn influences the behavior and learning of students. Suggests that modeling is a powerful tool for the teaching of reading. (FL)