The goal of this project was to develop and field test training materials for students and teachers which would increase the probability of obtaining valid test results from the administration of standardized group achievement tests. The specific objectives were: (1) to produce a self-instructing videotape illustrating correct and incorrect test…

Protocol materials are defined as records of human behavior in either (1) unaffected or (2) selected or simulated situations. In the first definition, instruction is centered on the results of an analysis of the situation. In the second, theoretical elements provide the basis for selecting or simulating the situation. In either case, the protocol…

This Instructor Guide is designed to acquaint the teacher educator with the Utah State University Protocol Project training materials. It deals with the protocol materials generally and with each module specifically, including the following: (a) an introduction to, and rationale for protocol modules; (b) ways of identifying specific kinds of…

To fully explore the range of our human consciousness, we must have access to all available modes of experiencing: the bodily-implicit and the rational-explicit. To the extent that we become alienated from our bodily-felt side, we respond solely in terms of what the external situation demands. We lose sight of our own feelings and needs and…

This handbook is designed to acquaint the teacher educator with the training materials in classroom management prepared by the Utah State University Protocol Training Project. It deals with the protocol materials generally and with each module specifically, and includes the following sections: (a) an introduction to and rationale for protocol…

During the 1972-73 academic year, the Utah State University Protocol Project developed four self-instructional modules related to classroom management: (a) Group Alerting, (b) Learner Accountability, (c) Transitions, and (d) Withitness. Each module contains a student guide composed primarily of recognition lessons based upon printed classroom…

The Guided Self-Analysis System for Professional Development (GSA) has been designed to assist practicing classroom teachers in their efforts toward self-improvement. The system consists of several programs of carefully sequenced interaction codes with which the teacher analyzes a videotape made in his own classroom and comes to a more objective…

The author examines many common foci of classroom discipline through tape recordings and observations of 12 high school teachers as they went about the process of maintaining discipline. (Author/DE)

This article discusses the development of the Sexuality Education Protocol and a set of questions designed to assist educators in reviewing sexuality curricula for their students with disabilities. The questions address whether the curriculum reflects the values of students' families and if it is appropriate for students' ages and ability level.…

The authors' purpose was to examine teacher candidates' perspectives of successful teaching through personalized video vignettes. Furthermore, the authors were interested in how participants' written reflections might change as a result of creating these vignettes. This research used mixed-methods within the context of an exploratory multi-case…

This article summarizes evidence of effectiveness of protocol materials in the improvement of teaching. (JS)

This review of research literature about training in the skills of teaching indicates that change in skills can be brought about through different training methods, with different training populations, and in different training settings. This analysis of the literature was designed to assess the comparative contribution of a set of selected…

A special stimulus film consisting of a series of simulated emotional vignettes was prepared for improving the skills of counselor trainees in biracial counseling relationships. In each film, a Black youngster roleplayed a prescribed reaction to the counselor. Results indicate the films are valuable in stimulating racial awareness. (Author/HMV)