This study investigated the effects of an 18/1 versus a 30/1 student-instructor (S-I) ratio on instructor behavior and student achievement in a computer-managed Navy technical school. Students were randomly assigned to two learning centers in which in 18/1 S-I ratio was maintained, while a 30/1 S-I ratio was maintained in two other learning…

Conceptions of Reading (COR), a research project within the Institute for Research on Teaching, has modified the "Role Construct Repertory Test" (Rep Test) to tap teachers' conceptions of reading. Developed by psychologist George Kelly to aid in discovering personal belief systems, the Rep Test has been modified by other researchers to…

The purpose of this paper is to describe actual on-the-job behaviors of a sample of principals working in a large city school district. Specifically, the principals were asked how they define their role and how they use their authority to provide a stabilizing influence for the organization. The key organizational maintenance efforts of…

This document is primarily intended as a companion piece to Volume I, which is entitled Description of CMTI. The first volume is, essentially, a description of the 1977 Teacher Corpsmember Training Institute, while the second volume is an analysis of the data contained in the first document. Volume Two is divided into four parts. Chapter One is a…

The question addressed in this research report was, "What relationship exists between the mood of the teacher and the teacher's classroom instructional behavior, especially that which is supportive in nature." Three urban, three suburban, and three rural second grade teachers were the subjects of the study. A description is given of the teachers,…

In order to develop an ecological theory of teaching, the classroom must be viewed as a sociological unit. The unit of interest was the teacher-student learning group. The basic question explored was: What is the relationship between human interactions and the physical and social contexts of the group? Teams of scholars met in seminars, each…

This study investigates the validity of the Teacher Performance Assessment Instruments (TPAI) as they relate to the achievement of pupils taught by student teachers. Five separate instruments compose the TPAI: 1) teaching plans, 2) classroom procedures, 3) interpersonal skills, 4) professional standards, and 5) student perceptions. Participating…

A review of past methods of observing teacher behavior is presented, with comment on the relative effectiveness of each method provided. A research model using videotape recording of teachers' in-classroom behavior is suggested, and information given concerning the current use of similar methods of observation. (LH)

Teacher use of individualized instruction in physical education was measured by a Level-of-Use interview developed to describe and systematically account for the way that behaviors of individuals change as they grow in their use of an innovation. This technique was developed as a tool to help trainers identify needs of teachers involved in new…

This program description of a basic educational skills (BES) project located on the Cheyenne River Indian reservation in the town of Eagle Butte, South Dakota, discusses four components of the BES program. The introductory chapter indicates features of Indian life and their relationship to the educational program. For example, Cheyenne Indian…

Five hundred and twenty-nine science students, clustered into teacher-determined ability level groups, were queried in order to obtain ratings of fifteen teacher presage characteristics and nine process variables. The Classroom Teacher Inventory (CTI) was used. Results indicate significant discriminant functions between effective and ineffective…

THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE VERBAL BEHAVIOR OF STUDENT TEACHERS AND THE ACHIEVEMENT AND SELECTED ATTITUDES OF EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS. TEN STUDENT TEACHERS PARTICIPATED IN A WORKSHOP DESIGNED TO PREPARE THE STUDENT TEACHERS TO TEACH SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY. THE STUDENT TEACHERS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR TEACHING A…

IN AN EFFORT TO TRAIN TEACHERS TOO GEORGRAPHICALLY SEPARATED TO MEET REGULARLY FOR COURSE WORK, AN INSTITUTE WAS PLANNED AT COLORADO STATE COLLEGE IN GREELEY, COLORADO, ONE HUNDRED TEACHERS ATTENDED 2- TO 5-DAY ORIENTATION SESSIONS CONCERNING THE USE OF MICROTEACHING TECHNIQUES AND SPECIFICALLY DEVELOPED MATERIALS IN WORKING WITH DISADVANTAGED…

During a year-long study, the social settings in a grade 3 and grade 4 classroom were examined to determine the effects of the communities on what and how the children read for leisure. Maps of the actual physical setting of the school and classrooms were made, typologies or classifications of the social structures in the class and school were…

The purpose of this study was to describe and explain the communication networks within two schools. The study was undertaken in two secondary schools in a metropolitan area and involved participant observation and interviews over the course of a school year. The purpose of the first part of the study was to enter the schools, identify the issues…