Instructional Approaches in Relation to Student Behavior: A Matter of Adaptiveness.

Cotterell, John L.

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ERIC Number: EJ269143

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Publication Date: 1982

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Instructional Approaches in Relation to Student Behavior: A Matter of Adaptiveness.

Cotterell, John L.

Journal of Educational Research, v75 n6 p333-38 Jul-Aug 1982

Degree of lesson complexity was examined and related to the type of approach used by eighth grade teachers. Results indicated that teachers adapt to the perceived complexity of class activities and to students' behavior cues, using direct instruction more frequently in mathematics and science than in the humanities and language arts. (Author/PP)

Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Conventional Instruction, Difficulty Level, Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Student Behavior, Student Participation, Student Teacher Relationship, Teacher Response, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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