Classroom interaction data matrices obtained from a preservice training project in techniques of achieving divergent pupil responses were compared using a statistical procedure outlined by Darwin (1959). The procedure interprets interaction sequences as realizations of Markov chains. Contrary to results of an earlier study (Pena, 1972),…

A 44 item questionnaire and free response instrument was given to 280 students selected from two different kinds of educational psychology courses: (1) a "module" approach involving selection of three 5-week modules from a list of such courses; and (2) a specially prepared composite learning and development course covering 1 semester. The purpose…

The general purpose of the study reported was to develop and field test a follow-up questionnaire for community college graduates that would provide evaluative information about: (1) the effectiveness of specific courses offered at Manchester Community College, (2) graduates' attitudes about their college program in general, and (3) graduates'…

Three questionnaires used by the Arapahoe Community College are discussed. In the first, Graduate Questionnaire, graduates from 1968-1971 were surveyed. A summary is provided of the total responses, which includes summaries of all open-ended questions. Summaries of each individual year are also provided, but only multiple choice questions are…

Three separate, sequential three-month studies were made to determine the effects of timed pupil feedback on teaching behavior. Audiotapes were made of the teaching behaviors of eighteen teachers before, during, and after the teachers introduced a feedback instrument to their pupils. The tapes were analyzed for changes in teacher behavior over the…

This document reports on the advancement of an instrument for assessing the elementary school educational environment of young children. Fifty-four public elementary schools (K-6) in Massachusetts were randomly selected. Educational environment was assessed in the sampled schools by having 5,412 fifth and sixth grade students respond to two forms…

This document gives a detailed report of the advancement of an instrument for assessing the elementary school educational environment of young children. Fifty-four public elementary schools (grades K-6) in Massachusetts were randomly selected. Educational environment was assessed in the sampled schools by having 5,412 fifth- and sixth-grade…

The purpose of this study was to explore the possibility that the relationships between students' aptitudes and achievements differ from teacher to teacher. If this were so, it would suggest that teacher effectiveness can not be described adequately by measures of average class achievement. The report demonstrates the use of univariate and…

A sample of 30 male and 124 female prospective teachers were given a battery of inventories prior to teacher training. Included in this battery was a 300-item Educational Opinion Inventory (EOI). On the day immediately following the administration of each inventory, each subject taught a 40-minute lesson to 20 to 30 secondary school students.…

In judging poetry, even trained readers are influenced by the name and reputation of the poet. (JH)

This study correlates high school students with different exploration preferences with classrooms having different social exploration climates, finding that in high exploration classrooms, students high in exploration preference were more satisfied and better adjusted. (JMF)

Comprehension and interest were high when children read stories where nontraditional sex role behavior was perceived to be appropriate to the action of the story. (MKM)

Describes the stages that students go through when they are first introduced to self-directed learning and lists specific strategies teachers can use to help students through the crises. (IRT)

This study was designed to assess listeners' ability to judge a taped speaker's age and to measure the extent to which personality ratings are affected by perceived age. In two experiments, undergraduate subjects demonstrated that speaker age can be reliably estimated over a wide age range for both female and male voices. (Author)

An elementary school child's perceptions of his teacher's nonverbal behavior is presented to illustrate how those behaviors are interpreted both correctly and incorrectly, and how--regardless of the validity of the interpretation--they affect pupil response. (MJB)