Using observational data on classroom teachers, statistical procedures are presented for studying two questions on the stability of teacher behavior over time: (1) Is the individual teacher's behavior consistent? and (2) Are individual differences among teachers consistent? Approaches and methods of previous temporal stability studies are…

This paper reviews the impact high-inference measures had on studying classroom climates in research from the late 20s through early 60s. Several high-inference measures developed in the last 30 years are discussed. Pertinent classroom climate literature, incorporating specific high-inference measures, is also reviewed. (Author/BS)

Finding that lack of time was the obstacle to teachers' peer observations, one school district devotes inservice time for teachers to observe each other. (JW)

A computer-aided system for recording and analyzing the behavior of a dance teacher was developed. This article explains how the system was used to research and design a catalog of dance teacher behavior, presents a detailed four-dimensional dance teacher behavior profile, and discusses implications for teacher education. (Author/PP)

The form and content of teacher student relationships, the norms underlying them, and their effects on individuals and the organization are explored. (MM)

A student teacher, rather than passively observing classroom techniques, would benefit from becoming actively immersed in learning along with the pupils. (JD)

This book presents a new method for English Language Arts teachers to assess student learning using authentic assessment techniques. It instructs on the implementation of the processes of Hypothesizing and Testing on a one-on-one basis, in order to better understand how children learn. Section 1 ("What Is the Hypothesis-Test Process?")…

Studied the effectiveness of using checklist-structured observations as a self-improvement technique for modifying teachers' verbal behaviors in the classroom. Concluded that significant changes were found in analyzing pre- and post-treatment audiotape recordings of participating teachers' regular classes. (CC)

This report describes a systematic teacher training program at the University of Minnesota for graduate student instructors involving an integrated series of student evaluations, videotaped lecture observations and instructional seminars. This program when evaluated showed a significant and measurable impact on both student and instructor…

It is the purpose of this paper to discuss one qualitative research method, participant observation, which describes and analyzes a setting based on data that has been laboriously and systematically collected and analyzed. (Author/RK)

Compares the frequency of peer and adult interactions, mean duration of social interactions, and amount of misbehavior in children attending Montessori, university laboratory and parent cooperative preschools. (DP)

Objectives of the study were to determine the relationships among behaviors defined within each of several observation systems; and to examine relationships across systems in order to derive some empirical dimensions of classroom behavior. (Authors/CB)

This extensive review of research concerned with the nature of effective teacher-pupil interaction furnishes clear empirical support for the principles of progressive education. (Author/JH)

Final and complete report of the research and development summarized in this paper is available in mimeo form from the author at the Bank Street College of Education, 610 W. 112th St., New York, N.Y. 10025. (Editor/MB)