Data collected from teachers during secondary school volleyball quantified teacher behaviors related to high student involvement levels and examined student accountability. More effective teachers spent more lesson time in the functional behaviors of concurrent instruction and intervening instruction. Less effective teachers spent more time in…

Certain ethical rules are inherent in the creation and distribution of knowledge, guiding judgment about conduct in the intellectual sphere and setting moral limits to actions beyond those required by law. Ethics of knowledge are governed by rules of conduct appropriate to the effective advancement of knowledge and to the integrity of the…

Analyzes research based on data drawn from the cultures of Puerto Rico, Finland, Australia, and the United States. Finds a very positive relationship between immediacy and perceived cognitive learning in each culture studied, but the magnitude of the relationships varied substantially. Discusses implications. (PA)

Identified classroom characteristics and teacher characteristics that were related to the self-reported beliefs and classroom practices of first-, second-, and third-grade teachers. Found classroom characteristics and teacher characteristics predicted teacher beliefs and practices and that teacher characteristics added significantly to the…

Argues that many teachers routinely misunderstand and misassess African American students, due to cultural ignorance. Argues that, in teaching African American students, it is the teacher's duty to reach out and learn about African American culture and behaviors to become an effective communicator with African American students. (SR)

Examined the value profiles of preservice and inservice physical educators from Belgium. Data from the revised Value Orientation Inventory indicated that years of teaching experience and type of teaching degree related to differences in values, but gender did not. Respondents' value profiles reflected recently introduced curricular innovations and…

Reports on research into the conceptions of teaching school physics teachers in Guangdong, China, utilizing both qualitative and quantitative approaches to research that involved interviews of 18 teachers and a survey of 450 teachers respectively. Comparisons with previous Western studies suggested that, while most teaching conceptions might be…

Tested the applicability of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) in predicting elementary teachers' intentions to teach health education, describing teachers' attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors regarding the teaching of health to students. Teacher surveys indicated that variables of the TPB explained 52.3 percent of the variance in teachers'…

Investigates the possible link between a classroom teacher's implementation of alternative literacy assessment and her classroom instruction. Illuminates the role that alternative literacy assessments can play in the classroom in terms of reflecting literacy task performance, presenting information on students' strengths and weaknesses, and…

A 3-year study investigated interactions of teachers and 99 students (grades 1-8) with high rates and/or severe disruptive behaviors and 278 controls. There were no differences in the relative occurrences of disruptive behaviors of the students, however, teachers were more likely to respond negatively to disruptive behaviors of target students.…

Investigated relationships between teachers' belief systems toward physical activity and fitness and what they taught. Researchers observed teachers with high and low physical activity and fitness beliefs, measuring instructional behaviors related to physical activity and fitness. No differences surfaced between groups in percent of class time…

Describes how the author used to teach writing and reading to her high school English classes with two completely different approaches, viewing them as completely different acts. Argues that both are acts of construction and expression, and tells how she developed a student-centered approach that integrates reading literature and writing. (SR)

Factor analysis was conducted of responses to a transformational leadership questionnaire from 326 work force education graduate students in the United States (exploratory analysis) and United Kingdom (cross-validation). Leadership behaviors were associated with positive learner outcomes. The number of factors was confirmed in replication but the…

A study investigated effects of characteristics of the case, the teacher, and the organizational setting on recognition and reporting of child abuse by 480 teachers. Teachers' responses to child abuse were relatively unbiased by either the extraneous characteristics of the perpetrator or victim, the responding teacher, or the school setting.…

Outlines a process that uses recognized standards in educational measurement to validate behavioral indicators for personnel in early intervention. Results from Georgia's validation process are presented. Recommendations for future validations and use of behavioral indicators are highlighted. (Author/CR)