Provides a composite view of the combination of teacher qualities and actions that make a teacher effective. (HOD)

Argues the case for relevant literature about being supervised. Notes barriers to effective supervision, some of which are attributable to "supervisee." Examines two bodies of advice to the supervisee: gamesmanship and common sense. Explains games of weakness and strength. Explains 10 principles of a common-sense approach to being…

Uses the concepts of "identity" and "situational identity," to focus on student-perceived consequences of teachers' pet and class victim phenomena in the high school setting. Analyzes five classes of consequences: being left out, the marking process, the disciplinary process, disliking teachers, and antipathy and empathy among…

Relationships among teacher expectation, social interactions, and student performance are studied in this article. An educational research model was developed to provide a way of establishing connections in how research findings could be used in forming effective instructional strategies. Methods of model construction are given. (Author/DF)

A study was initiated to determine how preservice teachers would rate selected teacher competencies on relative importance and learning potential. Grooming and health, subject matter knowledge, and classroom maintenance were considered most learnable. Important competencies were respecting students, showing maturity, and showing interest in…

By enhancing the cognitive abilities of teachers, supervision can help them make better instructional decisions in planning (the preactive stage), teaching (the interactive stage), analyzing and evaluating (the reflective stage), and applying (the projective stage). Seven charts and a 33-item reference list are provided. (DCS)

This study shows how a university writing instructor successfully prepares and conducts discussions and handles student responses and reviews students' attitudes toward this method. The description indicates it is possible to derive a realistic model of discussion and implies such operational models can be derived for most other teaching methods.…

The Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study is a major study on teaching effectiveness. Findings and educational implications dealing with time, instructional processes, and classroom environment are offered. (DF)

Assessed the effectiveness of the Utah State University Self Concept Protocol in changing teacher behaviors related to self-concept in 715 handicapped students mainstreamed in intermediate grade classrooms. Results showed more favorable postobservation scores for teachers in the experimental group and improved self-concept for their students. (LLL)

This article reports on a study that sought to determine the effects of variable decision-making teaching models upon the development of body coordination and self-concept of elementary school children. Results indicated that level of motor skill achievement was maintained when students were given decision-making responsibility. (Author/DF)

Presents a statistical study of teacher behavior of 14 foreign language teachers in an intensive program. Their teaching behaviors, categorized into four distinct styles, influence the relationship between second-language learning and student attitudes and aptitudes. (MSE)

Classroom behavior of experienced and novice teachers was studied in terms of: (1) use of student cues; (2) instructional responses to cues; and (3) teachers' instructional goals and prior knowledge. Experienced teachers used twice as many kinds of instructional actions, as well as more complex associations between cues and responses. (Author/PP)

Techniques of classroom observation were used to increase teachers' awareness of the variable participation of boys and girls in science and craft lessons. The work indicates that considerable efforts may be needed to achieve the balanced participation of girls. (JOW)

Described are the individual problems and frustrations encountered by three Japanese teachers working within a rigid school system. Without calling specific attention to the parallel, the situations described in the article could easily be applied to many American schools. Much attention is given to student evaluation problems. (MA)

The basic assumptions and historical roots of CBTE are examined; the rise and development of opposition to CBTE is traced; and predictions of CBTE's future are ventured. (MM)