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ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1983
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 16 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the relationship between selected teacher personality traits and the teaching behaviors of remedial reading teachers; (2) reading program problems of beginning…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Annotated Bibliographies, Decision Making, Doctoral Dissertations
Clark, D. Cecil; And Others – 1984
Research suggests that preservice training has at best only a modest impact on a teacher's later teaching. The fundamental behaviors of a beginning teacher apparently originate from sources other than the training program. A study sought to identify the origins of first-year and student teacher behaviors and to define these behaviors more directly…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Behavior Development, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques
Defino, Maria E., Ed.; Carter, Heather, Ed. – 1982
In this report of a working conference, experts in the teacher education field considered the adequacy of current research on teaching practices and obstacles in the implementation of changes based on research findings. In "How Useful Are the Findings from the Research on Teaching," Jane A. Stallings discussed findings from research on teaching…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Educational Objectives
Gage, N. L.; And Others – 1978
Correlational findings from four major teacher effectiveness studies were incorporated into a teacher training program whose preliminary results are presented in this set of five papers. N.L. Gage begins by briefly introducing this program's background and rationale. The second paper, Experimental Effects of In-Service Teacher Training Derived…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Classroom Observation Techniques, Data Analysis
Vickers, Mozelle Carver – 1979
A sample of 30 instructors nominated as effective teachers to the Piper Foundation and 31 randomly selected control instructors from the same 14 Texas colleges were evaluated by students, former students, administrators, peers, and the instructors themselves. The research instrument incorporated ten sets of characteristics expressed as polar…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Semmel, Melvyn I.; Olson, Jerry – 1977
The document is a system documentation manual of the Computer-Assisted Teacher Training System (CATTS) developed by the Center for Innovation in Teaching the Handicapped (Indiana University). CATTS is characterized as a system capable of providing continuous, instantaneous, and/or delayed feedback of relevant teacher-student interaction data to a…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Classroom Observation Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
Reeves, Dona B. – 1974
The greatest single opportunity for influencing public opinion concerning foreign language study is through the teacher-student encounter. There is some indication that student motivation for foreign language study may be related to general cultural interests and travel facility rather than to research or career requirements. Flexibility in pace…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Humanistic Education, Interpersonal Relationship
Tracy, D. B.; Tollefson, Nona – 1979
Teaching behaviors of university faculty nominated for and receiving teaching awards were studied through teacher self-report, student ratings, and videotapes of classes. Thirty outstanding teachers of a midwestern university were randomly selected from a larger group who had been selected for major teaching awards. A behavioral rating scale was…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, College Faculty, College Instruction, Faculty Evaluation
King-Stoops, Joyce – 1980
Migrant children experience special physical, mental, and emotional problems that can adversely affect academic success; and, because the school is frequently the only public agency directly in contact with migrant students and their families, it is in a unique position to alleviate those problems and to improve conditions. Migrant students need…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Early Childhood Education, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
SKINNER, B.F. – 1968
TEACHING AS A TECHNOLOGY IS THE ARRANGEMENT OF CONTINGENCIES OF REINFORCEMENT UNDER WHICH BEHAVIOR CHANGES. RECENT ADVANCES IN TECHNIQUES OF BEHAVIOR CONTROL HAVE MADE SUCH A TECHNOLOGY IMMANENT, BUT THERE IS A SHOCKING LACK OF APPLICATION OF THESE TECHNIQUES. INSTEAD, TEACHING CONTINUES TO RELY HEAVILY ON AVERSIVE CONTROL FOR MOTIVATION AND TO…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking, Educational Technology
Larson, Wayne L. – 1977
Acts and characteristics of teachers of American Indian students which may influence the dynamics of the self-fulfilling prophecy were examined. Data were collected via questionnaires and interviews. Questionnaires were sent to 60 student teachers and teacher assistants in schools enrolling Indian students. Some of these schools had almost…
Descriptors: American Indians, Classroom Environment, Ethnic Stereotypes, Evaluation Criteria
Melching, William H.; Whitmore, Paul G. – 1973
After completing a search of educational and training literature, and reviewing practices and criteria employed by 18 Army schools in evaluating instructors, a model of the functions of a master instructor was developed. Based upon two main rationales (Systems engineering and a behavioristic concept of learning), the model encompassed four areas…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Teacher Education, Contingency Management, Evaluation Criteria
Massialas, Byron G.; And Others – 1970
The main objective of this study was to develop a category system to analyze or evaluate issue-centered classroom discussion (teaching-learning processes, cognitive and affective classroom interaction, verbal transactions (communication patterns), and, achievement of behavioral objectives). Behaviors investigated were: the extent of Michigan…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, Cognitive Processes
Glaser, Robert; And Others – 1969
This volume describes the program plans for the Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh for 1970. The report briefly surveys the long-term objectives of each program and describes in detail the specific plans for accomplishing each project within the programs for the next contract year. (1) The basic learning…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Concept Teaching
Stansfield, Charles W. – 1972
This study describes and analyzes the state of English teaching in Colombian public secondary schools in 1971. Examined are the present status of the Colombian school system, the English curriculum, the attitudes of English students, and the organizations which contribute to the study of English in Colombia. The methods used to teach the language…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Curriculum Guides, English (Second Language), Evaluation Criteria
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