The purpose of this research was to develop an evaluation technique to assess how effectively children develop as independent learners within classrooms implementing the Tucson Early Education Model. A situational task was chosen in order to gather information about the ongoing open classroom. The Classroom Attitude Observation Schedule was…

This handbook for training program evaluators provides background information and practice activities in the following areas: (1) measurement: purposes, ideals, possibilities; (2) defining measurement domains; (3) person and item sampling; (4) test and item selection--with a selected list of standardized tests with pertinent information on each,…

The usefulness of generalizability theory in assessing the reliability of classroom observation instruments is illustrated, with a new index of reliability, called the coefficient of generalizability, given as an index of how well one can generalize from the instrument to the universe score according to the conditions of observation. Data from an…

This collection of instructional objectives and related measuring instruments is one of two Instructional Objectives Exchange publications devoted exclusively to affective objectives and measures. Concerning attitude toward school, it describes procedures used in preparing objectives and measures and their possible uses. Objectives are listed…

Eleven criteria for examining the teaching/learning situation in a classroom are proposed. These criteria, which relate to the percent of time students or teachers spend in the activities, are: (1) types of thought processes, (2) activity decisions, (3) motivation, (4) activity differentiation, participation and pacing, (5) activity form…

The relation between videotape-based observer judgements of attention to task and paper-and-pencil measures of academic performance was investigated in this study. Forty-five Grade 4 pupils engaged in an arithmetic computation task and were video-taped for ten consecutive school days. The tapes were then independently viewed by three observers,…

This paper discusses the supervisory use of one observational system -- Observation Schedule and Record, Form 5V (OScAR 5V). OScAR 5V refers to a series of observation schedules to develop techniques for obtaining an objective, quantitative record of observed classroom behavior that could be scored on dimensions of teacher behavior. Under this…

The manual presents technical information on the computer assisted teacher training system (CATTS) which aims at developing a versatile and economical computer based teacher training system with the capability of providing immediate analysis and feedback of data relevant to teacher pupil transactions in a classroom setting. The physical…

The Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study, Phase II, was a research project on effective teaching behavior--what teachers do that significantly affects what and how pupils learn. The purposes of Phase II were to (1) develop an assessment system for measuring teacher and student behaviors and other factors which could influence each of them and their…

Describes a study of 50 hours of English instruction in People's Universities. Observers kept records of classroom procedures, trying to assess the role of the textbook, classroom use of dialogs and exercises in the textbook, and the practicality of the exercises. Results are given in detail. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Social interactions between preschool behaviorally handicapped children were measured under three experimental conditions during free-play: (a) active teacher involvement; (b) no teacher involvement; and (c) teacher structured free-play. The results are discussed in terms of their implications for ameliorating social interaction deficits among…

Noting that each school tends to define integration in its own terms, this study attempts to contribute to a typology of school integration by describing the definition of integration at one particular school, and then attempting to construct a balanced definition of integration, based on observation and interpreted within a broader conceptual…

Supervisors can help their teachers resolve classroom communication conflicts by providing an objective framework for analysis of communication failures. An observational system is described for detection of student teacher communication breakdown, analysis of the conflict resulting from inappropriately decoded messages, and correction of the…

Classroom observations are important in being an effective consultant. A form that enables the counselor to record behaviors of a child was offered as a method of improving the observational skills of counselors. Data recorded on the form provide a base rate of the frequency each behavior occurs. (Author)

A survey of Connecticut high school teachers and their supervisors (principals, department heads) reveals different perceptions of the value of teacher observation reports. (Author/DS)