Thirty-six English language learners at-risk for developmental disabilities were observed for six days within 4 elementary schools and 26 classrooms. The most frequently taught subjects were math, reading, and language arts. English was the most frequently used language of instruction and students engaged in academic behaviors 44% of the time.…

Devised an instrument to screen for attitudes toward systematic supervisory behavior, perceptions of factors impacting supervision, and beliefs about preferences for and styles of supervision. Surveys of physical education cooperating teachers only found significant results on one subscale: cooperating teachers who coached, taught high school, or…

Presents findings from a 9-month ethnographic study of cross-cultural learning for the purpose of helping teachers better understand classroom conditions and behaviors that support and hinder students' comprehension of teachers' spoken language. Follows an 8-year-old native English speaker in an Icelandic classroom. Suggests that…

Characterizes middle school teachers' discussions of assigned readings from a variety of content area materials. Finds that the teachers' purpose appeared to influence the type of discussion they conducted and that their actual discussions seldom resembled their articulated abstract definitions of a good discussion. (KEH)

Open records statutes, child abuse reporting laws, and public policy are impediments to confidential settlement agreements with school districts and teachers accused of child abuse. In addition, a school administrator should ask whether the settlement agreement could assist an unsuitable teacher to obtain employment in another school district.…

To become better role models, higher educators in institutions of clinical education should be conscious of the behaviors they demonstrate and the broad range of activities and attitudes that students observe and emulate, including clinical competence, professional demeanor, doctor-patient interactions, ethical values, and social consciousness.…

A group of 17 arts teachers used written observation, informal interviews, case study notes, photographs, drawings, and journals to illuminate multicultural issues in teaching and learning. A model for teaching effectiveness emerged, which identified teacher preparation and interaction behaviors that would enhance learning in a multicultural…

In this cross-age tutoring project, severely learning-disabled high school students tutored primary students who were having difficulty with reading. Tutors were trained in good teacher behaviors (giving positive and corrective feedback, avoiding overprompting) and in the use of established techniques for teaching reading. (JDD)

Evaluates two approaches to conveying new ideas about teaching reading to beginning teachers: (1) a traditional approach where an instructor prescribes reading techniques by modeling examples, and (2) an approach in which the instructor and student teacher collaborate to create individual variations beyond the examples provided. (MM)

Examines the relevance of decoding, comprehension, and reading rate as used by teachers for evaluation of their students' reading competence. Finds that teachers claim to rely only on decoding and comprehension in assessing reading competence, but that in practice teachers rely quite heavily on reading rate as a diagnostic tool. (RS)

Findings from a study indicate that cooperating teachers in physical education can improve their supervisory function through training in a behavioral model of supervision. The self-instructional training package has three performance objectives: monitoring, conferencing, and follow-up monitoring. Emphasis is on improved feedback to, and…

Examines the ratings of 395 science teachers on 38 Intellectual Skills Co-ordination Controls in Teaching (ISCONT) variables. Identifies 5 factors using factor analysis. Proposes a structural model of an Integrated Teaching Plan. (YP)

Explores teachers' conceptions of the meaning of history. Contends that teachers' conceptions of history tend to place them in one of five typologies: storyteller, scientific historian, relativist/reformer, cosmic philosopher, or eclectic. Finds that these conceptions are related to teacher background, teacher belief, and teacher knowledge.…

Describes a Teacher Intervention Program modifying classroom techniques and environments for fostering the participation of girls in high-school science classes. Reports that students who were taught by trained teachers, compared to students who were not, have higher scores on tests of attitudes toward science, perceptions of science, and science…

Presents a self-evaluation tool for educators that assesses the way they feel, act, and think about girls and boys in the class. (BB)