The studies discussed investigate the concept of teacher effectiveness and attempt to determine whether different educational treatments have had different effects on student improvement. (MM)

Considered are some objections to the use of systematic observations of student behavior in special education practice and research. (IM)

This study investigated 16 K-12 English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teachers' experiences being observed at different stages of their teaching careers. Participants included classroom teachers seeking ESL endorsement in a graduate certificate Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) program and master's level TESOL graduates.…

This paper describes two approaches to the evaluation of student learning skills and learning styles: the "One Minute Paper" and classroom observation of students in cooperative learning groups. The One Minute Paper developed, by R. Weaver and H. Cottrell (1985), is a form completed by students at the end of class that asks students to indicate…

This paper focuses on the development of instruments to measure technology integration in learning environments. The model used as the basis for these instruments is the Technology Effectiveness Framework developed at the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory and described in "Designing Learning and Technology for Educational Reform" (B.…

A review of the critical literature provides a brief history of systematic observation of classroom behaviors, long valued as an important data collection method in educational research. Milestones in systematic observation of classrooms are traced back to 1914 and the development and use of the Special Strategies Observation System (SSOS) through…

The Behavior Problem Checklist was seen as a useful way to quantify teacher judgments of first and second grade hyperactive boys' classroom behavior. The activity recorder score and vigor of play ratings (independently obtained from an experimentally designed free-play setting) were seen as salient variables in the behavior judgments that their…

A conceptual model and unit of analysis were constructed to guide the systematic observation of the consequences of four modes of teacher verbal activity on the verbal performance of students. (Author)

Examined the nature of teacher responses to preschoolers' problem and preacademic behavior as a function of sex. Teachers generally responded more frequently to boys. (ST)

Describes a framework for assessment within which direct, continuous, naturalistic observation of behavior provides many of the advantages one seeks in evaluation. (Author/JM)

This article illustrates several techniques to assist teachers in objectively evaluating what is going on in their classroom. (Author)

With an example of OScAR 5V records from four seventh-grade classrooms, this article illustrates the fact that conclusions in any study depend on decision-making processes. Careful examination of the decision-making process is suggested since resulting judgments and implications are rarely scrutinized. (CK)