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Black, Beverly; Bonwell, Charles – History Teacher, 1991
Discusses the lack of teacher training provided for teaching assistants in history departments. Argues that emphasis on research and publication is misplaced because most new Ph.D.s will be teaching rather than publishing. Urges teacher training to prepare graduate students for their chosen profession and to improve undergraduate education. (DK)
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Higher Education, History Instruction
Clark, Christopher M. – 1983
This exploration of the essential knowledge offered by research on teacher planning is divided into four parts. The first part deals with the kinds of knowledge derived from research on teaching. It is noted that teacher effectiveness researchers have been primarily concerned with producing knowledge about the observable behavior of effective…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Class Activities, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1984
This learning module, one in a series of 127 performance-based teacher education learning packages focusing upon specific professional competencies of vocational teachers, deals with determining student grades. Addressed in the individual learning experiences are the following topics: understanding the functions of grades and traditional systems…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Teacher Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Christopher, Rachel; Culpepper, Jetta – 1987
In an effort to improve individual progress toward meeting university requirements for promotion and tenure, librarians at Murray State University (Kentucky) recently revised their Faculty Activities Report and Faculty Evaluation forms to meet the following objectives: (1) to develop a Faculty Activities Report form that would be easier to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Academic Rank (Professional), Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Cross, K. Patricia – 1987
The 30 or more major educational reform reports that have appeared since "A Nation at Risk" are in solid agreement that public education falls short of excellence. While suggestions for reform in elementary/secondary education have focused on teaching, in colleges and universities the emphasis has been more on curriculum than instruction. However,…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Educational Change, Instructional Improvement, Learning
Allen, Harold B. – 1982
During the first half-century of the existence of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), the teaching of grammar aroused furious debate among its members. In 1924, Charles C. Fries assembled a panel of six language scholars to answer three questions: (1) What should English teachers know about the English language? (2) Do the usual…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Educational History, English Instruction, English Teacher Education
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Education for Exceptional Students. – 1983
The manual is intended to help Florida school districts provide educational programs for mentally handicapped students. An introduction traces the history of services to this population in Florida. State regulations are then cited along with procedures for determining student eligibility. Subsections address definition, eligibility criteria,…
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
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Boehrer, John; Sarkisian, Ellen – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1985
Views of teaching assistants (TAs) concerning the significance and impact of the job are considered, along with their interactions with the college and students. Teaching competence, knowledge, facilitating learning, TAs' responsibilities to the student, and feedback to TAs are also covered, including first person comments of three TAs. (SW)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Feedback, Graduate Students, Higher Education
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Smock, Richard; Menges, Robert – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1985
Establishing a program to help teaching assistants (TAs) become better teachers is discussed, including advantages/disadvantages of five possible organizational locations: individual course instructors, departments, colleges of education, other individual colleges, and a central administrative office. A mix of locations and criteria for assessing…
Descriptors: Departments, Educational Policy, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education
Berg, Jill Harrison – 2003
This book makes a case for the value of National Board Certification (NBC), describing the components of the process. It emphasizes the importance of working in groups so that group members can provide multiple interpretations of student work or videos in ways that enrich a candidate's analysis as well as the group's learning. It also suggests…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Alternative Teacher Certification, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Hirsch, Eric – 2001
This strategy brief identifies current strategies developed by states to recruit and hire quality teachers. It describes innovative efforts to attract students and mid-career professionals to the teaching profession, as well as incentives to lure well-qualified and experienced teachers to hard-to-staff schools and subject areas where teachers are…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Personnel Selection
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Cole, Judith L. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 1983
Supervising teachers need to share specific behavioral information with student teachers concerning the use of particular behaviors and how they relate to motor learning theory and teaching style. Use of the Cole Descriptive Analysis System, an observation instrument that provides feedback about motor skills, is described. (PP)
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Feedback, Higher Education, Physical Education
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Young, Timothy W. – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 1980
A process-product study examined the relationship between the percentage of teacher time on task and the percentage of teacher-centered instruction and the achievement of seventh- and eighth-grade students. (JN)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Junior High Schools, Secondary School Teachers
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Ford, Lisa; Rosenfield, Sylvia – School Psychology Review, 1980
Behavior of eight emotionally disturbed boys improved dramatically after a school psychologist observed their class and suggested management techniques. The psychologist clarified the teacher's role as educator, not clinician; restructured the daily schedule; increased the teacher's understanding of reinforcement; and implemented a token economy…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques
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Boice, Robert – Teaching of Psychology, 1990
Examines professors' resistance to implementing writing as learning. Contends that certain strategies can help inhibited teachers become receptive to writing-intensive courses. Combines strategies with surveys and observations of faculty implementing writing-intensive courses to produce a specific sequence of steps for overcoming professor…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Improvement, Psychology
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