This paper reports a study to develop a measure that would determine behaviors teachers predict they would use while teaching elementary school science. The Predicted Role Measure (PRM) consisted of a motion picture film and a response packet. After observing nine scenes from the film, the participating teachers recorded their predicted behaviors.…

Reported is a study to investigate the effectiveness of an instructional technique designed to enable preservice students enrolled in science methods courses to acquire skill in the use of nonverbal cues and the use of silence. Students were randomly assigned to experimental (9 students) and control (10 students) groups. The vehicle for skill…

This paper reports the results of a survey undertaken to determine (1) the extent to which teacher competencies are utilized, and (2) when teachers should receive training in the sub-category or terminal tasks. The survey instrument, sent to 950 high school teachers, involved competencies recommended in the 10 U.S. Office of Education Model…

This paper discusses the use of the terms "competence" and "performance" in teacher education. The education literature differentiating between the two concepts is reviewed. The author borrows a number of concepts from the field of linguistics, especially those of Chomsky and his colleagues, to construct a theory with respect…

To test the effect of teacher expectation on pupil achievement, subjects in 24 classrooms, grades 1-6, a) completed the Metropolitan Analysis of Learning Potential and the Metropolitan Achievement Test; b) completed a questionnaire regarding perceptions of teachers' differential expectations and treatment of students; and c) were ranked by their…

Competency-based teacher education should be directed toward teaching skills that have an impact on learners. Studies are needed that assess the effects of teachers using various skills on the achievement and attitudes of their pupils. In this study, teachers studied question asking skills in an inservice training program. The effects of the…

This monograph, published as the first Yearbook of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science (AETS), focuses on three areas of the research literature relating to teacher behavior. The first section presents a review of studies concerned with instrument development for the analysis of teacher behavior in science classrooms. The…

This report describes an in-service teacher education program that was implemented in a school serving students of low socioeconomic status. The program was designed to increase student achievement by increasing teacher recognition and reinforcement of student behavior. In a 5-day workshop held before the start of the school year, the researchers…

This document is based on an interview with Dr. Jenny Klein, Director of Educational Services, Office of Child Development, who stresses the desirability of integrating handicapped children into regular classrooms. She urges the teacher to view the handicapped child as a normal child with some special needs. Specific suggestions for the teacher…

An analysis of teacher evaluation as practiced during 1971-1972 and 1972-1973 in community colleges throughout the United States is presented. To identify the concepts and outcomes of teacher evaluation a survey was made of current literature, two questionnaires were sent to 226 community colleges, and 67 interviews were conducted. There are…

This report describes a study of a procedure for recording teacher interactions in a sixth grade classroom. The study was designed to record interactions for an entire class and to determine if a sixth grade student could act as a reliable observer in such a data collecting system. Results indicate that sixth grade students can observe and record…

Relationships of science attitudes, science content, and process knowledge to initial science teaching behaviors were studied among 25 student teachers of a liberal arts college. The 13-subject experimental group was subjected to an elementary school methods course with emphases upon positive attitudes and process knowledge. The control group was…

Reported is a study of relationships between teacher's perception of pupils and classroom verbal behaviors among 34 inner-city and 38 outer-city fifth grade science teachers in a large Midwestern city. The Perception of Pupils Adjective Checklist was used. Ten inner-city and ten outer-city teachers were selected from the population for…

A model of teaching behavior as a role contract between teacher and student is proposed. The first dimension of the model, subject strategey, is based on the behaviors the instructor thinks are important and which he attempts to reward. His interests determine his choice of a didactic, generalist, or researcher subject strategy. The next two…

The effectiveness of instruction in the use of the Program Improvement Project (PIP) model for helping teachers become informed classroom decision makers was examined. Subjects were 60 teacher volunteers from inner-city elementary schools in Indianapolis, Indiana. The teachers were exposed to the main concepts of the PIP model in six seminar…