This is the fourth in a series of four reports describing a study of 1,614 junior high school mathematics and English students and 69 of their teachers that was undertaken to discover the effects of different teaching behaviors on cognitive and affective student outcomes. This booklet is the working manual used for coder training and includes…

Using a modified typewriter interaction analysis system, an observer is able to record specific teacher-pupil behaviors as they interact in an instructional setting and distinguish accurately and comprehensively the cause and effect relationship. The system has the capability to distinguish patterns of behavior between different teachers in such a…