Investigating learning by imitation in infants and young children, this study addresses itself to the following issues: whether there is systematic accommodation, whether this imitation follows a universal sequence, how the development of an act over many trials relates to the development of indicators over many months, and what the phenomenon…

This paper describes and illustrates an approach to reading which combines the language experience approach (LEA) and imaginative play. The LEA and the components of the lesson are briefly reviewed. Imaginative play and its descriptive components are identified and explained. The procedure for combining the two elements is roughly as follows: The…

A variety of methods to assess medical student attitudes toward patient care, the medical profession, and medical education are described and discussed. Included are direct measures (questionnaires, attitude scales, and Semantic Differential), indirect disguised measures, information tests, and observation of overt behavior. (JT)

A language teaching record scheme that is intended to describe second language teaching as it occurs in a variety of teaching settings without reference to global methods is presented. (Author/HP)

Adults viewed silent videotapes of high- and low-achieving children and estimated the level of understanding revealed by each child. Observers accurately differentiated between understanding and not understanding in spontaneous and deliberate conditions. In the spontaneous conditions, high achievers were perceived as understanding more than low…

Fourteen fathers were observed with their children in unstructured and semistructured situations at home. Mothers and children were also observed, with and without fathers. Observations were made when the children were 15, 20, and 30 months old and assessments of the children's intellectual competence were also made at these ages. (Author/JMB)

The discriminant validity of the noxious codes of the Behavioral Coding System for the measurement of aggressive behavior in schools was investigated on a sample of aggressive and prosocial elementary school males. The codes were found to discriminate. (Author/JKS)

Describes the clinical supervision approach to teacher supervision and evaluation, and discusses the strengths of the approach. (JG)

Attempts to identify successful teaching methods and to study teacher-pupil interactions using classroom based research techniques, are discussed in this article. Conclusions are that further studies need to be done to investigate the role of the teacher and the relationships between teacher intention, action, and the teaching topic. (Author/MA)

Describes the "Teacher Observation/Interview Guide," which was designed to aid consultants, administrators, and teachers in observing and describing objectively actual classroom practices in the major areas of diagnosis and instruction. (JM)

Presents a two part study of the effect of classroom observation on teacher effectiveness. (SL)

A number of descriptive-analytic instruments for use in training preservice and inservice physical education teachers are described, and suggestions for their use are offered. (MJB)

Working simulation sets is as close as most high school accounting students come to actual job experience, according to the author. Suggestions are offered for motivating students, teaching the sets, establishing time goals, using a variety of sets with some student choice, and systematic student evaluation. (MF)