The purpose of this pilot project was to develop, use, and film teaching tasks to demonstrate their effectiveness in showing variations in teaching styles. Thirty teaching tasks designed to include a variety of curricular dimensions were developed by 6 observers with considerable experience as preschool teachers and observers; each task listed…

In this paper, data collected from two midwestern schools, one open and one traditional, were compared to determine differences in pedagogical techniques, routines of teachers' work, teacher participation in decision-making and school policy, and frequency of staff communication. School profiles (neighborhood composition, student characteristics,…

As an introduction to the role of children's literature in the People's Republic of China, the author provides an overview of the content and themes of Chinese children's literature. The role of amateur writers is discussed and popular works of Chinese children's literature are summarized. The author also contrasts content and objectives of…

This study examines experimentally the differences among four class sizes ranging from 16 to 37 pupils. Sixty-two grades 4 and 5 classes in 11 schools in Toronto participated in the study. The study investigated the effects of class size on teachers' expectations about the effects of specific class sizes; the attitudes and opinions of students,…

Sex Differences in the School discusses why teaching and learning must often be sex-differentiated. Both biological and cultural factors contribute to sex differences, and these differences help to characterize the preferences of girls and boys for different kinds of learning. Also, conclusive research findings document that girls and boys…

Where verbal deficits exist in children, one method of exceptional promise uses operant conditioning techniques to establish and modify verbal behavior. Modifications and extensions take place as the function of direct interaction between an experimenter and the child. Assuming that ideal teachers for such children, given the availability of…

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)