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Alvermann, Donna E.; And Others – 1984
To help teachers develop an awareness of how they structure a discussion, an instrument was constructed called the Assessment of Classroom Interaction Dynamics (ACID). Two expert judges and 26 trainees then participated in a study (1) to estimate interrater reliability between expert judges in the use of the ACID, (2) to assess the validity of the…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, Comparative Analysis
Demo, Penny – 1987
Designed for students and practitioners of public relations (PR), this annotated bibliography focuses on recent journal articles and ERIC documents. The 34 citations include the following: (1) surveys of public relations professionals on career-related education; (2) literature reviews of research on measurement and evaluation of PR and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Business Education, Career Planning, Careers
Rose, Bruce J. – 1977
This research examined the nature of the "self-fulfilling prophecy" by investigating how the gradual accumulation of information and the relationship of the source and content of information may affect teachers' perceptions and ratings of trust, social ability, and academic ability of individual students. The study sought to answer two…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Rating Scales, Bias, Classroom Communication
Moll, Luis C.; And Others – 1980
This research provides a detailed analysis of the inner workings of a bilingual program implemented in San Diego, California. The children in the study divide their school day between two separate classrooms, one offering instruction in Spanish and the other in English. The same students were videotaped as they participated in reading lessons in…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Ethnography
Taba, Hilda – 1966
To test the hypothesis that if given a curriculum designed to develop cognitive functioning and taught by strategies designed to develop cognitive skills, students would then master more sophisticated symbolic thought earlier and more systematically than could be expected if this development had been left to the accidents of experience or if…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests
Florio, Susan; Walsh, Martha – 1976
The structure and quality of classroom interaction and the ways in which children learn how to interact appropriately was the initial focus of the research and field work described in this paper. The site was a kindergarten/first grade class in a suburban Boston Title I elementary school with many students from second and third generation…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, Educational Research
Graves, Nancy B. – 1974
An investigation of the interaction patterns of Polynesian and Pakeha (New Zealanders of European extraction) children and teachers in school and play areas of Auckland, New Zealand was undertaken to discover possible ethnic differences in modes of social interaction relevant to learning. Observations of children (ages 2 to 11) and their…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Cognitive Processes, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
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Schleppegrell, Mary J.; Simich-Dudgeon, Carmen – Language and Education, 1996
Discusses interviews of third- and sixth-grade students and their teachers regarding their perceptions of what makes a student a successful responder in classroom interaction. Findings reveal that students designated by their teachers as "effective responders" could articulate behavioral and content features of effect response, whereas…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Cognitive Processes
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Lehman, Jeffrey R. – School Science and Mathematics, 1990
Examined student behaviors during laboratory activities and the amount of time involved in each behavior. Approximately 89 percent of the student time was spent interacting with others. The amount of time spent on various activities appeared to be dependent on the nature of the activity and on the make up of the laboratory group. (YP)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Classroom Communication, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research
Long, Joan E.; And Others – 1986
The effects of faculty training in sex equitable and effective interaction skills were assessed. Twenty-three professors participated in a two and one-half day training workshop that focused on (1) the elimination of sex-biased teacher-student interactions in the classroom; and (2) the distribution, precision, and quality of teacher responses to…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, College Faculty
Achilles, Charles M., Ed.; French, Russell L., Ed. – 1977
The 13 articles collected in this volume address various aspects of verbal and nonverbal communication in the educational setting. Among the subjects discussed are research in verbal and nonverbal communication, sex differences and social-class differences in teacher/student communication behavior, communication processes in adult basic education…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Behavior, Classroom Communication, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Driver, Beth – 1978
The assumption that question-answer sequences consist of two moves was examined using data from recordings of second-grade classrooms in Austin, Texas. Interactions initiated by children's spontaneous questions in informal, small group settings were evaluated. Twenty-nine dialogue samples are presented and analyzed. Four issues in the study of…
Descriptors: Child Language, Classroom Communication, Cognitive Processes, Data Analysis
Lightbown, Patsy M.; Barkman, Bruce – 1978
The first year of a three-year longitudinal study of the English language development of 175 French-speaking elementary and secondary school students in Quebec, Canada, is described. The major study goals are: to obtain precise longitudinal information on ESL development; to describe aspects of classroom interaction, including language used by the…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), Elementary Secondary Education
Churchill, Edith H. E.; Petner, Joseph N., Jr. – 1977
A one-year project to explore the use of children's language served as a basis for staff development through the North Dakota Study Group on Evaluation. Children's conversations among themselves were observed and recorded within the classroom setting, and the content of the observations were used for planning curriculum and assessing children's…
Descriptors: Child Language, Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Curriculum Development
Herbert, John; Swayze, John – 1964
Use of the combination of a wireless microphone, FM receiver, and stereophonic tape recorder to get a full, clear, permanent record of classroom interaction is discussed. A description of the equipment and its operation, including the simultaneous use of two or more sound tracks and of the uses of this technique is provided. Also mentioned are…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Classroom Communication, Data Collection, Electric Batteries
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