A video-based program on lesson analysis for pre-service mathematics teachers was implemented for two consecutive years as part of a teacher education program at the University of Lazio, Italy. Two questions were addressed: What can preservice teachers learn from the analysis of videotaped lessons? How can preservice teachers' analysis ability,…

This paper reports on a small-scale EU-funded study of the teaching of mathematics in the age range 10-14 in Flanders, England, Hungary, and Spain. Drawing on video recordings of sequences of lessons taught on standard topics, and exploiting a coding schedule developed from live observations in each country, the inferable learning objectives of,…

This bibliography lists 151 manuscripts, dissertations and theses, journal articles, and books on videotaped microteaching prepared by American sources between 1964-1978 that have not been indexed in the ERIC data base. The documents are in chronological order and include sources. (Author/CJ)

Presented is an information package designed to answer questions regarding the use of microteaching and the Far West Laboratory's Minicourses. The package includes bibliographies concerning questioning teachniques, oral language development, tutoring, and the use of interaction analysis. Anslysis papers detail various minicourses and give a…

The development and basic outline of the Colorado Protocol Project is given, as is a brief introduction to protocol materials. Five protocol units developed by the project are presented. They are: a) Conceptualizing the Process of Instruction; b) Learners and their Characteristics: Implications for Instructional Decision Making; c) Verbal…

The program is designed to move the state toward competency-based programs of teacher education, in which program decisions for trainees are made on the basis of demonstration by those trainees of pre-specified competencies. The strategy proposed has two major facets: to provide greater flexibility in the operation of local educational programs…

The Utah State University Protocol Project has developed six self-instructional modules, each concerned with an important concept related to teacher language. Each module contains a student handbook made up primarily of recognition and application practice lessons based on printed classroom transcripts and an 8- to 10-minute protocol film…

The teaching protocol Encouragement, which emphasizes simple verbal praise, specific praise, and the use of student ideas for motivational reinforcement, was selected for testing. The protocol was tested in a 2-week graduate workshop to determine the extent to which a group of experienced teachers could, upon completion of the protocol training…

Discusses the deliberation or protocol method of curriculum planning in which staff members and a curriculum specialist act and interact in an attempt to reach consensus on curriculum viewpoints and solve planning problems. A sample protocol is provided. (EA)

The connection between alcohol and other drug use and juvenile crime activities is well established. The source of this connection and specific interventions with juvenile offenders involved in alcohol and drug use is unclear. Reviews existing literature and presents an adolescent-specific relapse-prevention protocol that provides a structure for…

Summarizes qualitative, field-based findings about effective strategies that employers use to prevent and manage work disability. Site visits substantiated the study's quantitative findings and explored how policies and practices are implemented in the workplace. Identifies successful strategies and discusses their implications. (Author/MKA)

Introduces Career-in-Culture Interview, an interview protocol designed for career counseling intake sessions. Its contents incorporate theoretical advances in multicultural counseling and the social cognitive model of career development. Includes a pilot evaluation of the protocol along with the guidelines for using the protocol. (Author/JDM)

International comparative studies revealed that US students' mathematics performance is not at the level of expectation of mathematics education community. The latest of such study is, Third international Mathematics Science Study-Repeat (TIMSS-R, 1999) continued show poor performance of US students in international arena. Total of 38 countries…

This research started with the design and implementation of an online digital video database, followed by a study of how three student teachers used it in building a virtual learning community that enabled the sharing of teaching practices during their first teaching practicum in the teacher education program. The student teachers made use of…