The purpose of this study was to explore the potential of a self-study project which required explicit self-monitoring as a tool for initiating reflection in a group of novice teachers during their student teaching experience. The study was structured to encourage student teachers to bring to a conscious level of awareness a problem within their…

Techniques of modeling equitable behavior in the classroom is the subject of this training module. It guides trainers It guides trainers through the activities and lessons which will assist education professionals in identifying and practicing classroom behaviors and language patterns that are free of gender stereotyping and bias. Eight activities…

The concept of teacher empowerment is generally viewed in terms of recognizing and respecting teachers as equal partners in making educational decisions. A survey instrument was developed to assess teachers' perceptions of principals' and supervisors' demonstrated behaviors toward pedagogical efficacy attainments. Three efficacy measures were…

This study examined the recent research dealing with humor, praise, and criticism in the classroom and evaluated the results with respect to the early adolescent. It is posited that the use of humor, praise, and criticism can both positively and negatively affect the academic achievement and social growth of students at the middle level of…

Because certain teacher behaviors which maximize student engagement in learning have been found to increase student achievement, the sources of those behaviors provide an important focus for research on teaching. The finding that teachers treat children of different gender, race/ethnicity, or ability in ways that may have deleterious consequences…

Classroom language has not yet been recognized as an important aspect of foreign language learning and teaching, but it can make a meaningful contribution to language instruction. Providing for teacher training in this field not only implies provision of information and practice, but also involves changing teacher attitudes about the…

Montessori language lessons, which antedate Silent Way methodology by 50 years, offer a solution to some of the problems facing elementary school teachers of English as a second language (ESL). The limited amount of class time available with mixed-proficiency students is a particular problem. The basic principles of a Montessori lesson, the…

Motivational strategies and attitudes toward learning were examined among students in three fifth-grade classrooms. Teacher statements used to frame lessons, maintain the session and keep students on task, and handle responsibility for learning were extracted from transcripts of classroom observations. Lesson framing and management/maintenance…

This paper set describes the implementation and evaluation efforts associated with the Richardson Independent School District's elementary science program which has been recognized as a Texas state exemplar in the National Association for Research in Science Teaching's (NSTA) 1985 Search for Excellence. Part I of the paper set outlines the network…

The study, involving 15 Indiana high school resource room teachers, focused on three aspects of resource room programming: (1) teachers' perceptions of their roles as resource room teachers and perceived concerns regarding the provision of services to mildly handicapped adolescents; (2) role-related activities of secondary resource room teachers;…

In this paper, the verbal interaction strategies and explanation behaviors of three fifth-grade teachers teaching science units are used to illustrate relationships among curriculum materials, teacher talk, and student learning. Experimental studies with these and other teachers indicate that, if teachers become more sensitive to their students'…

Recent court definitions of immoral conduct require that employers establish a nexus between the objectionable conduct and the individual's fitness to teach, while teacher plaintiffs have argued that dismissals for alleged immoral conduct violated various constitutional rights. This paper reviews a cross-section of recent court cases involving…

The Classroom Management Improvement Study (CMIS) was designed to investigate a complex staff development effort in order to provide a clear explication of the treatment in the event that either researchers or practitioners desired to replicate the intervention. The treatment was directed toward introducing effective classroom management…

The aim of this research was to determine whether individual differences in the use of memory and problem-solving strategies by elementary school children are related to teachers' use of strategy suggestions in the classroom. High, average, and low achievers of first- through third-grade levels (n = 38) were selected from classrooms of eight…

A study was conducted to determine the effects of student locus of control on perceptions of and resistance to teacher influence attempts. Subjects, 302 college students, were provided with 22 sets of Behavior Alteration Messages and were instructed to rate on a 1-5 scale "how frequently your teacher uses statements of each type to get you to…