Teacher-pupil interaction is an integral part of most classroom instruction. A teacher frequently initiates an interaction by making a statement or by asking a question about the lesson. The statement or question is then typically followed by a student response. Though the value of pupil-teacher interaction has often been extolled, interactions…

This paper argues that people can be trained to use language to respond to varieties of literature with more discrimination and with more confidence than in the past. This is true first, because there are now studies which detail categories of response to literature; and second, because clinical psychiatrists and psychological counselors have…

This document reports the results of an evaluation of the protocol film series "Concepts and Patterns in Teacher Pupil Interaction." Both concept acquisition and user reactions were evaluated. Concept acquisition was tested using two studies, a pre- and posttest design and a posttest only design. Experimental groups in both studies scored…

This manual presents the rationale and coding system for the study of dyadic interaction between teachers and children in classrooms. The introduction notes major differences between this system and others in common use: 1) it is not a universal system that attempts to code all classroom behavior, and 2) the teacher's interactions in his class are…

This study examines the effects of cooperative versus competitive goal structures on the subsequent willingness of fourth-grade children to help each other by testing three hypotheses: a) nonwinners will express lack of goodwill toward the winner in the competitive situation; b) children in the cooperative situation will evaluate their learning…

Students' answers to a questionnaire related to their participation in an alternate program at McBride School in Vancouver are summarized. The students (28 girls and 25 boys) represented a class of 144 students in the alternate programs in grades 4 through 7. (For related documents, see TM 002 487, 489.) (DB)

The purpose of this study was to determine if behavior recording strategies in a field setting would increase the verbal responsiveness of prospective teachers participating in informal, small group discussions. The sample consisted of 192 male and female undergraduate education majors enrolled in an introductory educational psychology course.…

STUDENT PROMPTING WAS INVESTIGATED AS A MEANS OF ENHANCING LEARNING EFFICACY. IT WAS HYPOTHESIZED THAT BOTH (1) LEARNERS WHO ARE GIVEN GENERAL INFORMATION WHICH IDENTIFIED THE TYPE OF PROBLEM TO WHICH A RESPONSE IS REQUIRED (CLASSIFICATION PROMPTS) AND (2) LEARNERS WHO ARE GIVEN INFORMATION THAT HELPS IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE RESPONSES (STANDARD…

Many schools now bring professional writers in to work with or talk to children, often with impressive results. But what do the writers themselves make of these visits? Here a children's books author pens a wry portrait of a typical classroom encounter. (Editor/RK)

This blood pressure screening program met the goals of (1) detecting and treating asymptomatic hypertension among college students and (2) alerting the university community about high blood pressure. (MM)

Assesses the long-term effects of the May 1968 student riots which took place in Paris on student life in England and in other countries. Interviews two prominent leaders of the period, Rudi Dutschke and Daniel Cohn-Bendit. (Editor/RK)

Although experts in elementary education seem unable to devise wise and productive methods of student grouping, here is one experiment in grouping that is thought-provoking and may provide a more suitable classroom environment for developing harmony in student relationships. (Author/RK)

Poses a tension between a political and a historical interpretation of the exoneration of the Ohio National Guard in the killing of Kent State University students on May 4, 1970. (Author/RK)

Reviews research on how students' response to literature is influenced by teachers' questioning patterns and by students' personalities, cultural backgrounds, cognition, and growth and development. (DD)