Reports the results of a study designed to investigate teacher and student behavior in classes using Earth Science Curriculum Project (ESCP) materials. The results indicate that teachers of ESCP have not for the most part integrated the ESCP inquiry approach into their teaching repertoire. (JR)

A review of past studies with comments on teacher behavior and the nature of the research; extensive bibliography. (SP)

Discusses advantages and disadvantages of recording systems, the major types of systems, of behavior analysis, and three systems in detail; questions of validity are raised. (SP)

Purposes of this study were: to examine the interrelationships between the three status dimensions of acceptance, competence and power; to ascertain whether sex differences exist in the pattern of these interrelationships; and to examine the relationships between teacher approval and disapproval and each of the three status systems. (Author/CB)

Discusses the influence teacher expectations have on the learning behavior and self concept of students. (RB)

Proposes ways of coping with student misbehavior and teacher overreaction. (SP)

Discusses the effectiveness and the history of a simplified teaching practice, microteaching, which is carried out under controlled conditions using sound and vision feedback to modify operant teacher behavior. (Author/RK)

The purposes of the present study were to explore some of the characteristics which faculty members ascribe to colleagues whom they regard as effective teachers and to develop scales for measuring those characteristics. (Author)

Analyzes teaching in the elementary school from the perspective of instructional roles. (Author/RK)

Ambition in women teachers is analyzed in relation to opportunities available in the work setting. Open space elementary schools with team teaching, in contrast to traditional schools, provide the teacher with greater opportunities for interaction, influence, and informal rewards. (Author)

Reviews research related to science teacher education which suggests that specific verbal and non-verbal instructional skills can be developed by providing positive models of desired behavior, varying the amount of practice teaching during the training, providing specific feedback on limited behaviors, and modifying training according to trainee…

Description of the University of Ife's adult evening classes, and student and teacher evaluations of them. Concludes that better planning, funding, and supervision is needed. (JB)

Teacher Training should prepare teachers to develop intrinsic motivation to learn in children, rather than to consequate their learning efforts with extrinsic rewards. Examples of teacher behaviors believed necessary for fostering intrinsic motivation to learn are provided, along with suggestions for training teachers to use them in the classroom.…