This study discusses the differences in behavior that the open-minded teacher and the closed-minded teacher exhibit in teaching elementary school science. To study dogmatism and classroom behaviors, a group of 43 teachers enrolled in an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in-service program was identified and classified into…

Reported is a study to determine to what extent the child and the instructional task influence the teaching behavior of pre-service elementary teachers. Tests of differences in mean pre- and post-instruction scores on 18 behavioral factors were analyzed for 86 subjects (senior-level education majors in an experimental elementary science methods…

Presented is an exploration of the behavior of 27 pre-service elementary school teachers in an elementary science methods course when solving task oriented problems. A determination of the effects of critical thinking, cognitive style, and choice of teaching level (independent variable) on problem solving efficiency (dependent variable) was also…

Reported is a comparison of paradigms considered as useful and efficient for teacher preparation institutions having large pre-service teacher enrollments, limited instructional and supervisory personnel, and limited amounts of class contact time. Pre-service teachers' attitudes toward elementary school science and the experiences of presenting…

This study is based on the evaluation of the Methods Experience Project (MEP) in the College of Education at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. Specifically, the study identifies and describes the nature and direction of possible changes in selected preservice teacher behavior which occurred during the project and explores the…

A program designed to improve the teacher's relationships with his students is provided. The six tasks that comprise the program are aimed at aiding the practicing teacher to look at what he is doing, through use of video tape, in his interpersonal transactions with students, as well as to provide him with alternative ways of responding. Task One,…

Described is an attempt to develop an instrument which could be useful in selecting teacher education candidates. A sample of 330 beginning teachers (100 elementary, 108 language arts/social science, and 122 mathematics/science) had responded to four self-report instruments (covering values, adjustment, practices, and attitudes). Their teaching…

Reported is a study on teacher's visually perceived nonverbal behaviors and their relationship to student's affective responses among 30 junior high teachers. Each teacher was requested to present a lesson at the front of the classroom. About 20 minutes of one of their classes were videotaped. Two 5-minute segments (episodes) and one 15-second…

Three research studies investigated student involvement in teacher education. "Belief System Change in Student Teachers" was designed to investigate the possible changes that occur within the belief systems of student teachers, in particular, changes in values, Machiavellianism, authoritarianism, and dogmatism. Generalized social psychological…

Three experimental programs were designed to examine whether the present content of teacher education affects the behavior of teachers in the classroom. The first study, "An Experimental Study of Professional Education for Secondary Teachers," conducted between 1965 and 1967, examined the proposition that valid content in teacher education could…

This study tested a model of inservice education which used small group interaction sessions and individual feedback to assist teachers in continuing their professional development. The competencies (dealing with teacher classroom behavior) used as content during the group sessions were relevant to the experimental population of beginning primary…

Approximately 42 percent of the Harcum Junior College student body participated in a study of faculty effectiveness. Results of the Faculty Evaluation Check List, which consisted of 10 Likert-type items and two open-ended questions, indicate that students have high regard for their professors. A copy of the instrument is included. (AG)

This study found no significant difference in classroom teaching performance between participants enrolled in the three semester on-site teacher preparation sequence and participants enrolled in a one semester on-campus and two semester on-site sequence. Subjects were 39 volunteer undergraduate students enrolled in the Department of Secondary…

The school is viewed as a social system, composed of human beings interlocked in a network of social relationships and possessing a system of shared orientations which serve as standards for human behavior. Two related concepts are discussed: (1) pupil control ideology, conceptualized along a continuum ranging from "custodialism" to "humanism;"…

In this article the authors have summarized what appears to be the most important implications coming from the recent research on teaching behaviors in reading. This study indicated that: (1) trained teachers display method prescriptions while untrained teachers do not; (2) teacher personality influences teaching behavior; and (3) because teachers…