A study of student-perceived teacher roles was attempted at four different school levels: elementary school, middle school, high school, and college. In each case, students were asked to give three qualities which characterized the "good" teacher and three qualities which characterized the "bad" teacher. Written responses were then postcoded and…

To offset sex-related chauvinism in the teaching of language and literature in the university, we must not only revise our courses, but we must also recognize and combat the inherited attitudes toward sexual roles disseminated in elementary and secondary schools. Furthermore, we need to neutralize any prejudiced concepts which the student may have…

The purpose of the present study was to determine whether minority students were more or less satisfied in their relationships with the faculty, administration, major field of study, and other students at Central Michigan University than were the majority students. It was found that the minority students were less satisfied with the procedures of…

This study investigated the effects of level of reward (recognition based on team vs individual performance) and comparison of student quiz scores (with homogeneous groups vs with entire class) on student achievement and attitudes. Team reward and comparison with equals enhanced time on task but no academic achievement effects were found.…

Results indicated that an educational system's instructional function can be improved through application of behavioral science technologies using reflexive, self-analytic methods characteristic of organizational development intervention, which emphasizes the human dimension of organizations. (Author/EDE)

A pet gerbil won't wake up. The children's reactions, perceptions and questions prompt sensitive treatment and a letter to parents. (Editor)

Describes a project that trained 27 grade-six students in techniques of observation and communication and then involved them in the evaluation of a student teacher. (Author/MLF)

Direct feedback from classroom pupils assists student teachers in improving their teaching methods and behaviors. (JD)

The types of teacher expectation effects found in the classroom are discussed, with emphasis on research involving teachers' expectations for and interactions with students believed to be of high or low potential. A model for use in understanding the dynamics of expectation communication to students is presented. (Author/MT)

The group setting of the classroom constitutes a social experience that helps shape a child's view of the world. This paper explores how individual-oriented computer assisted instruction might influence how a child construes the world. (MT)

Reviews literature on counselor trainee expectations in supervision that divides the research into three areas: expectations about structure, expectations about communication, and expectations of the supervisory relationship. Discusses implications for supervisors. (Author)

Claims students should be allowed to rank, rerank, and reshuffle thinking and then share their views with class members regarding poetry and poets before formal criticism is thrust upon them, and suggests teachers should be careful not to over-analyze and tell students about a poem's significance. (NH)

This sociolinguistic analysis of Secretary of Education, William Bennett's teaching uses five tools: setting, question sequencing, topic, response, and evaluation analysis. Recitation teaching and responsive teaching are discussed. (Author/MT)

Describes an assignment for which students must respond in 20 minutes to a memo from their teacher announcing that their class projects are due a week earlier than previously announced. Argues that students learn about the real conditions of memo writing through this exercise. (SRT)

Reports on the responses of children in Northern Ireland to "The Twelfth Day of July" by Joan Lingard, a contemporary novel set in their own country. (HOD)