An ethnographic approach was used to discover patterns of behavior in six teachers nominated for their success in teaching gifted students. Results led to a model of the teacher's role in gifted education. (CL)

Reliability ratings were conducted on 18 operationally defined teacher behaviors within four competency-based teacher education categories: planning instruction, methodology, behavior management, and classroom management. Percentages of agreement calculated on product and performance sections of an observational checklist were in the acceptable…

Behaviors of 42 elementary resource teachers and 57 regular elementary teachers were analyzed. Resource teachers spent more time than elementary teachers in accepting students' feelings, praising/encouraging students, and accepting student ideas. In general, verbal behavior of teachers in the two settings was not significantly different. (CL)

Response towards coeducational physical education has been varied due to individual teacher perceptions and administrative support. Many programs may fail due to the dysfunctional nature of change in schools. The use of ability grouping and administrative commitment is suggested as a means of improving sex-integrated physical education. (DF)

Differences among female tutors (n=80), aged 9 to 11, were examined in two ways: (1) using contrasts between same-age and mixed-age tutors; and (2) with separate contrasts, for the 11-year-old tutors, according to the ages of their tutees. (PN)

Although mature students in the word processing classroom are capable of learning how to operate the equipment, they need a strong support system until they gain self-confidence. (JOW)

The results of this study indicate that with pupil intelligence considered, the percentage of time which pupils spend in on-task-performance is not consistently correlated with pupil achievement. (RC)

The NJEA Research Division will soon send out to selected teachers all over New Jersey a questionnaire designed to determine the present status of its teachers. This article discusses the results of a survey of teacher status that was carried out in 1971. (Author/RK)

What do great teachers do differently? This book argues that they make the most of their natural talents and do not strive to be well-rounded. In this book, readers will hear from great teachers, many of whom reveal their unorthodox--and sure-to-be-controversial--approaches. The reader will gain key insights gleaned from 40 years of research into…

Most research supports the teaching of language arts in an integrated program. This topical bibliography and commentary addresses: how integrated language arts is carried out by school administrations; how integrated language arts is carried out by the teacher; whether integrated instruction helps improve learning performance in reading and…

Article considered how New Jersey teachers are involved both as producers and consumers of successful educational programs. (Author/RK)

Presented the results of a two day task force on teacher education. (RK)

Research findings on attitudes of teachers toward media following participation in an audiovisual education course. (HB)

Discusses the educational importance of the kinds of questions asked by teachers and reports a study indicating that teacher training procedures can improve the quality of teachers' questions so that they require cognitive functioning beyond factual recall. (DP)

Thirty minutes of discrimination training was shown to be highly effective in changing teaching behavior while microteaching, that is, practicing teaching twice, reviewing the lesson on videotape, and receiving feedback, did not result in significant overall changes in teaching behavior. (Author)