A model program on the preparation of elementary school teachers which was developed at Florida State University using a systems approach is characterized by specifications such as the utilization of performance criteria, individual progress rates, immediate application of theory to practice, and preparation extending into initial teaching years.…

A study measured changes in the teaching behavior of 70 first-year Temple University interns teaching in metropolitan Philadelphia secondary schools. Subjects, selected from 110 on the basis of subject and grade level, had received 6 weeks of graduate training in the summer prior to placement; they participated throughout the year in seminar…

For a pilot evaluation of Iowa's regional educational media centers, the 16 centers were organized into four groups according to total public and non-public school enrollment size, and one area was selected at random from each group. Within each group, participants included all county superintendents, all district superintendents, 15 percent of…

The extent to which teachers use the services provided by The School Television Service (STS), the instructional division of Channel 13/WNDT (New York), was studied. After determining that the STS is representative of many broadcast instructional television agencies, a five-page questionnaire was administered to a sample of 1037 teachers whose…

Research concerning teacher readership characteristics--the quality, quantity, and variety of leisure and professional reading--indicates that teachers' reading attitudes and interests reflect a disinterest in social issues as well as in professional literature. As far as book reading is concerned, research has revealed that on the average…

This study investigated the relationship among teacher expectations for the class, instructional behaviors, and class achievement. Involved in the study were 30 teachers from randomly selected elementary schools. Their expectations were measured by three scales: nature of the class, expectations of self, and comparative expectations. Their…

This study investigated whether or not there is a significant difference between pupil perceptions of teachers who score high on Shostrom's Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) and pupil perceptions of teachers who score low. The POI was administered to 11 teachers of the fourth, fifth and sixth grades to measure aspects of self-actualization. The…

This report discusses the linear-process relationships in a 2-year replicated study relating observed teacher behavior to measured learning gains. Correlations relate high and low inference measures of teacher behavior to measures of student learning gain on five achievement tests. The sample involved second and third grade teachers, selected…

The research reported in this document represents efforts to search for the structure and dynamics of the instructional process itself. Without reliable knowledge of these basic facts, improvement of teacher education and the guidance of teachers would remain based on unsystematic experiences and speculation. In order to penetrate the structure…

Dyadic interactions between teachers and students were recorded in 30 classrooms with each classroom being observed for one day. At the end of the day teachers were told the number of contacts they had with individual students and were asked to estimate the percentages that were a) response opportunities, in which the child attempts to answer a…

Changes in verbalized inquiry behavior of teachers and students who participated in the Mid-Continent Regional Educational Laboratory's Instructional Staff Development program in inquiry were identified. Teachers' verbal behaviors were analyzed in terms of their teaching strategies as related to three inquiry models. An expanded modification of…

This instrument contains 90 items and is used by students in COLAMDA courses to rate their instructor. Instructors are rated on a scale which ranges from complete agreement with an item to complete disagreement. The statements about the teacher which the students rate fall into five categories: 1) respect; 2) favortism; 3)…

Playfulness, a trait previously identified in kindergarten and high school pupils and found related to divergent thinking, was investigated in an exploratory study as a possible teacher characteristic. Sixteen teachers completed an open-ended questionnaire aimed at defining playfulness in teachers. A content analysis produced eight component…

An experimental group of student teachers (N=33) exposed to Flander's Interaction Analysis significantly increased self-concept scores; controls did not. It was concluded that a higher self-image occurred partially because of an increased awareness of the verbal interaction in the classroom and improved interpersonal climate. (Appropriate tables…

What are the relative effects of self-interest and altruistic motives on teacher acceptance of educational innovation after the effects of the following classes of variables have been taken into account: personal attributes, characteristics of the school system, characteristics of the school, career patterns, and psychological predispositions?…