Because of the need to describe and analyze nonverbal as well as verbal classroom interaction, an attempt has been made to develop an observational system of complete behavioral analysis using the Flanders system as a base. Each of the 10 Flanders verbal categories (based on direct and indirect teacher influence) is combined with relevant…

This booklet suggests new methods to personalize supervision by giving teachers and supervisors more concrete techniques and information with which to develop their abilities. Examination of several teaching and supervisory studies provides insights into the supervisory role and teacher behavior. Four models for supervisory practice are suggested.…

Classroom protocols collected within this volume are examples of the protocols from grade 5 developed by the ethnographers associated with Special Study A: "An Ethnographic Study of the Forty Classrooms of the Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study." Twenty teachers at both the second and fifth grades were observed for one week by an…

A category system consisting of 36 categories was developed for classifying the verbal behavior of each pupil in high school biology lecture-discussion classes. Two classes each of eight high school biology teachers were observed and tape recorded for four consecutive days. Classroom interaction was coded combining a teacher-behavior category…

This investigation sought to determine the effects of a perceptual modeling concept, presented during the preservice experience, on the verbal behaviors of student teachers in their student teaching experience. Fifty-two preservice teachers were randomly assigned to an experimental or control group. The experimental group received instruction…

The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief review and assessment of the status of research in science classroom interaction and teacher and student behavior, and to provide recommendations concerning science classroom interaction research and practice. Twenty recent science classroom behavior and interaction studies are reviewed.…

Described is a device for use by teachers who are deaf, to assist them with the improvement of their instruction through the Flanders Interaction Analysis method of assessing teachers' classroom performance. Explained, and illustrated with photographs, is an electrical device which, when attached to a videotape recording camera, displays a…

This article introduces secondary and college economics teachers to the technique known as interaction analysis. The Flanders system of analyzing language in the classroom and techniques for applying interaction analysis in economics courses are discussed. For journal availability see SO 504 499. (Author/RM)

The scientific analysis of the teaching act is the subject of this article, with special emphasis given to measurement techniques (both inductive and deductive) and their problems, validity, and reliability. (DS)

It was shown that observation of a high-rewarding teacher was directly related to increased imitative behavior by students. (Author)

Reports results of study conducted in suburban school districts to determine relationship existing between perceptions teachers hold of themselves and their patterns of verbal interaction in the classroom. (DS)

The Instrument for the Analysis of Science Teaching was used to evaluate verbal behavior of teacher trainees instructing pairs of students in each of two science concepts. The greatest differences in teacher behavior was due to differences between students, not differences in science content. (AL)

The author concludes that Flanders' System of Interaction Analysis can be a valuable device for training teachers, particularly if carefully used in conjunction with other instruments; as a research device, problems of sampling rate and category definitions limit its usefulness. (Author)