This instrument was designed to aid in evaluating the Pittsburgh Teacher Corps Pre-Service Program by assessing whether predetermined behavioral objectives had been attained. Some twenty objectives in the areas of teaching skills, attitudes, and community involvement are rated on a four-point continuum: Never Observed; Sometimes; Most of the Time;…

Using a cognitive learning theory as a conceptual base, predictions were developed as to the effects of various kinds of trainer behavior in laboratory human relations (T group) training. Data were collected by questionnaires administered to members of ten laboratory training groups, each with two trainers. Factor analysis was done on seven…

This final report describes a project begun in 1962 which was designed to analyze the effect of home and maternal influence on the cognitive development of urban preschool children evaluated when they were four years old. The research group consisted of 163 mother-child pairs from three socioeconomic status levels: middle class, skilled working…

This source book presents 22 papers by master teachers emphasizing practices and points of view which they feel contribute to effective teaching. One part of the volume describes the Princeton University - Trenton Schools Institutes (PTI), another contains nine papers on the English-Social Studies program, a third has nine papers on the…

This volume emphasizes the mutual involvement of teacher and ghetto students in the teaching-learning process. The content is based on experience with two hundred young people over a three year period. The method of presentation is largely anecdotal interspersed with the author's comments. Chapters discuss the initial contacts with such students,…

A study was made of how role expectations of teachers and adult students affect interaction between the two groups. It also compared the applicability of two theories of role conflict resolution. A cohort of students completed three questionnaires during the semester--one before the first class meeting, the second at midsemester, the third at the…

This study involved the use of group process techniques in meetings at which parents and teachers were encouraged to express their feelings, frustrations, needs and expectations. The two hypotheses tested were: (1) parents participating in the encounters will evidence more direct concern for their children's preschool education and more favorable…

This report summarizes a program to help parents learn some specific teaching skills to help their children learn. To develop a positive reinforcement teaching style was the basic objective because it is both the most simple style to learn and the most powerful style for building success in learning. Role-play stimulation in small groups was the…

Questionnaires are presented which ask the student to check characteristics of the teacher which motivate them to study a foreign language, ways they would like the teacher to act in class, and parts of their day they would like to change. The objective is to increase systematic dialogue between students and teachers. (SW)

Public school teachers were surveyed regarding their perceptions of the characteristics of open schooling. Features rated as most important to open schooling included: teacher preparation, student choice of what is studied, variety of spaces, and variety of group sizes. (Author/MV)

Describes a survey of high school students and teachers which examined the accessibility of school library resources and services. Discussion focuses on student attitudes and perceptions and the variables that affect them, including school and library rules, inadequate collections, personality of the media specialist, teaching styles, and teenage…

A study of the full-time faculty rated highest by students and peers found that they used distinctive classroom interaction patterns including criterion-based praise of student verbal communication, expansion on student ideas, encouragement after error, provide alternatives for students to choose, and other indirect support of student…

Reports the importance of effective classroom management in creating a classroom environment in which teachers could concentrate on instruction. Examplary teachers used a variety of activities and strategies to monitor understanding and enhance learning. Exemplary teachers were characterized by their ability to maintain an environment which…

Three undergraduate students were observed and trained through a two-way audio-video telecommunications system to use prescribed teaching tactics with preschool-aged handicapped children. Televised graphic feedback alone was insufficient in producing desired changes in teacher behavior, but televised graphic feedback plus televised verbal…

Outlines a process approach to teaching literature which focuses both on meaningful writing and on the ways students respond to what they read. Suggests that such an approach can create in students a life-long love of literature. (ARH)