The purpose of this evaluation of citizenship educational services in Illinois is to: (1) document an historic coming together of stakeholders to make available generous funding for citizenship educational services from public and private sources; (2) describe the kinds of programming and technical assistance made possible through this funding;…

This paper describes the Classroom Observation Form (COF), which was used to evaluate elementary and secondary school gifted education programs in Virginia and South Carolina. The study examined the nature of classroom practice and developed a database on the nature of classroom practice in multiple settings serving high ability learners across…

Both observational techniques indicated similar findings in age-related behavior changes. Continuous-recording yielded a more molecular analysis and was concluded to be more desirable for collecting naturalistic observation data. (ST)

Conclusion is that it is not necessary to record the behavior of every pupil or an entire class in order to adequately measure a specific dimension of the classroom. Rather, observational efficiency can be attained through the utilization of sampling procedures for a given type of classroom situation. (Authors)

An approach for applying computer technology to teacher training and the study of teacher-pupil interactive behavior. (Author)

A method for the direct and continuous observation of behavior as it occurs in the natural environment (classroom) is suggested as an alternative to individual testing and other observational techniques. The method (behavior rates) using a base of movements per minute is seen as increasing the information obtained per unit of assessment time and…

An observation system was designed to describe cognitive aspects of teacher discourse that could be related to ATI interactions. Twelve videotaped lessons were analyzed using the system; 13 of 19 categories had correlations greater than .70. Percentages of discourse for the four eighth-grade teachers studied are presented. (MS)

Describes some current techniques of classroom observation and evaluation, an area long neglected by sociologists. (AN)

Systematic observations of learning disabled and normal children suggested that learning disabled children spend significantly less time than normal children in task oriented behavior. (Author)

The paper explicates the rationale underlying the coding system, describes the classroom interaction variables subsumed within it, and discusses the special research and consultative advantages offered by this system. (Author)

Study concluded that supervisory process had no significant effect on student teacher behavior and that closed circuit TV feedback did not make supervision more effective. (RT)