This study examined the ways in which teacher work values affect group development within relatively closed and open school organizational systems. The overall findings suggest that these different types of formal organization generate dissimilar social structures in their work groups which are related to the disparate work values of group…

New teaching technique based on the theory that a teacher's unsolicited telling" hinders rather than helps produce knowledge and understanding in students. (IR)

Stresses the need for more research into the actual instructional behavior of English teachers and discusses current findings of research of this sort. (SW)

Examined management behaviors of junior high science teachers (N=16) and the relationship to task involvement of students operating in small group laboratory settings. Results of 91 observations indicate that teacher behavior was directed in three ways: whole class, small groups, and nonclass related. Implications for science instruction are…

Discusses a study of the characteristics and behaviors of exceptionally effective urban community college teachers which used in-depth interviews with 28 college faculty identified as exemplary teachers. Shows that respondents shared many common teaching characteristics and instructional practices, but few common personal characteristics. (AYC)

Twelve points are given for teachers to consider as they strive for continued professional development. (MNS)

Research in two low-inference teacher clarity variables, vagueness terms and mazes, and their relation to effectiveness in teaching college students is reviewed. Vagueness terms and mazes appear to be generalizable to most classrooms and to be important factors that affect student performance. (MLW)