This volume presents a summary of the responses of 62 first-year teachers to a seven-page instrument entitled, "An Appraisal of My Preparation as a Teacher at Bowling Green State University." A copy of the instrument is presented. Selected narrative summary comments are made, and following these comments are summary tabular data related…

The sources for this comprehensive study of the performance of first year teachers from Bowling Green State University (BGSU) were: (1) 62 first-year teachers who completed self-evaluation forms; (2) 24 BGSU faculty members who observed and interviewed the teachers; (3) 62 principals who rated the performance of the teachers; (4) 62 peer teachers;…

This study investigated whether or not selected academic ability indices and personal characteristics of 65 teachers (all were Bowling Green State University teacher candidates who began their teacher training in 1985 and who by June 30, 1989 had completed their first year of full-time classroom teaching) were associated with longitudinal changes…

The purpose of this longitudinal study was to ascertain whether or not prospective teachers' anxiety about teaching decreased through teacher training and the first year of teaching in accord with teacher development theory and whether or not longitudinal changes in anxiety about teaching were associated with selected academic ability and personal…