Several questions are raised about what appear to be universal prescriptions for increasing teacher effectiveness. (MM)

Relations between certain cognitive and attitudinal characteristics and the instructional behavior of elementary school teachers are explored. (MM)

In this study, findings consistently support the hypothesis that cognitive style has the most impact during initial learning. (MM)

The Tuckman Teacher Feedback Form is a short, 28-item semantic differential which generates four scores, based on a factor structure described by Tuckman (1974), in the areas of creativity, dynamism (energy plus dominance), organized demeaner (organization plus control), and warmth and acceptance. (Author/MV)

Develops a theory of discipline that assumes that there are certain commonalities among disciplinary situations that transcend any specific discipline problem. (Author/RK)

Tests of teachers' ability to learn teaching through repeated use of closely defined curriculum indicate that familiarity with content and practice do not necessarily increase effectiveness. (JD)

Eight educational propositions support research that reflects the interacting effects of teacher and learner characteristics on educational outcomes. (MM)

The two major goals of this study were (1) to estimate the magnitude of the effects of teaching performance and (2) to determine if some teaching performances were more associated with greater pupil learning than others. (MM)

It is stated that classroom teachers have little or no competence in conducting formal research and, therefore, hold no value for research as a part of their classroom practice. (MM)

This is a report of a limited study of four factors that might affect a teacher's level of acceptance of mandated change. The factors are: (1) number of years the teacher and principal have worked together; (2) years of experience of the teacher involved in the change process; (3) whether the teacher has tenure; and (4) the participatory nature of…

A study was conducted in a Korean language preschool in Koreatown, Los Angeles, California which used student-teacher interactions to examine how a teacher's use of deixis socializes children about what constitutes good eating practices and what cultivates them. The data for this paper came from a larger study of language socialization practices,…

Especially when engaging students in activities on Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives, teachers frequently ask questions that, from an educational standpoint, are useless. The most useless of these questions is, "Do you understand?" because comprehension is not a binary process. Understanding has many phases and levels, and a "yes" or "no"…

This paper briefly discusses: violence as a context for verbal abuse; the legacy of student discipline in schools; a model indicating that verbal abuse is learned; data showing teachers do verbally abuse students; and a variety of ways to deal with this problem. Factors inducing teachers to exhibit aggressive behavior are identified and include:…

This paper takes the SUNY (State University of New York) Learning Network faculty development program, which helps faculty and their students incorporate technology in their courses, the perspective of one educator who decided to participate in the program because online teaching would help him adapt to the current changes in higher education. The…

It is crucial that educator training provide future educators with the skills and strategies to ensure gender-fair education for girls and boys from all cultures. To investigate the effect of gender bias on students, the differences between teachers in urban and rural settings must be examined. This descriptive study sought to determine the…