The school as a social institution reflects the attitude of society as a whole when it labels and stereotypes black children, assuming that their achievement level will be lower than that of their white peers. (JD)

A sampling of student views (K-12) of teacher effectiveness in the classroom. (MM)

Beginning teachers face serious difficulties in trying to apply the "Situational" approach to the teaching of English as a foreign language. Some of these are discussed. Five steps are proposed for overcoming these difficulties by thoroughly preparing the students. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Reaction of the target language speaker to the second language learner's errors may play an important role in developing awareness of norms of correctness. A model for corrective feedback has been developed. Its use helps isolate ambiguities, highlights features of corrective interaction effective in eliciting correct performance. (CHK)

It appears that successful teaching is based upon a large number of variables that must be present to at least a minimum degree, rather than one or two critical factors. (MM)

Suggests that the traditional method of observing teachers and classrooms used by researchers should be abandoned. (Editor/RK)

Reviews recent court cases concerning teacher "immorality," which appear to be on the increase, and offers guidelines that have emerged from such cases. (IRT)

The impact of teachers' interventions upon social interactions between 40 severely retarded elementary school students and their nonhandicapped peers was studied. Intervention initially positively affected social play behavior, but these effects diminished or reversed as intervention continued, suggesting that intervention should be slowly…

The Personal Styles Model helps teachers appreciate the uniqueness of their individual style and identify their strengths and limitations in relating to students through examination of teachers' orientations toward change, product, process, stability, autonomy, ideals, interaction with students, and competence. (CB)

Forty teachers of special education students were observed during academic instructional periods to analyze the role of teacher questioning. No differences were indicated in the extent to which questioning was used in classrooms for emotionally handicapped, learning disabled, or mentally retarded children. Results are discussed. (JL)

Examines differences in the amount of affectionate behavior that early childhood teachers expressed to individual children versus groups, and to female and male children. Teachers were found to express more affection to females than males, and to individuals than groups. (Author/BB)

Presents two methods of enhancing therapeutic relationships through having special education teachers observe and use students' verbal and nonverbal behaviors during social interactions. Discusses how teachers can identify students' predominant sensory modalities used to communicate experiences and can adopt behaviors similar to their students'…

Discusses the psychological implications of metaphorical language in second language learning and teaching, and their effect on students' classroom behavior and instructors' self-perceptions. These figures of speech, categorized as "human" (military, medical), and "non-human" (culinary, gardening) posit dyadic, negative relationships. Teachers…

This article reviews self-fulfilling prophecies in three sequential stages: (1) teachers develop expectations, (2) teachers treat students differently depending on expectations, and (3) students react to treatment in expectancy-confirming ways. The focus is on social and psychological events at each stage, causal processes linking stages, and…

Concludes that teachers failed to follow the majority of recommendations found in the literature concerning seatwork assignments and did not assume a central role in students' learning. (FL)