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Teacher Retreating: The Little Known Behavior That Impacts Teaching and Learning
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Ratcliff, Nancy J.; Carroll, Kimberly L.; Hunt, Gilbert H. – Education, 2014
This paper discusses findings from four years of observational research examining classroom climate. Specifically, findings that focused on one powerful teacher behavior (teacher retreating) were examined. These data indicated that teacher retreating was negatively correlated to the amount of instructional interaction occurring between students…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Student Relationship, Classroom Techniques
The Interaction of School Organization and Classroom Dynamics: Factors Impacting Student Achievement
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Ratcliff, Nancy J.; Pritchard, Nicholas A.; Knight, Caroline W.; Costner, Richard H.; Jones, Cathy R.; Hunt, Gilbert H. – Journal of Research in Education, 2014
Research was conducted to determine what impact school organization and classroom dynamics had on student achievement. Results from standardized benchmark tests found no significant differences in scores across all schools and content areas; yet, end of course standardized measures indicated that students in sites employing block scheduling…
Descriptors: School Organization, Classroom Environment, Academic Achievement, Scores
The Impact of Misbehavior on Classroom Climate
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Ratcliff, Nancy J.; Jones, Cathy R.; Costner, Richard H.; Savage-David, Emma; Hunt, Gilbert H. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2011
Classrooms are complex societies. Teachers are the leaders of these societies and the way they exercise their leadership abilities greatly affects the interactions that take place between teachers and students as well as interactions between the students themselves. These interactions, both social and instructional, have a great impact on the…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Group Dynamics, Comparative Analysis, Classroom Environment
The Elephant in the Classroom: The Impact of Misbehavior on Classroom Climate
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Ratcliff, Nancy J.; Jones, Cathy R.; Costner, Richard H.; Savage-Davis, Emma; Hunt, Gilbert H. – Education, 2010
The research discussed here is based on a one year study of 34 second and fourth grade teachers and their 588 students. Data were collected in 40 minute observational segments; six unannounced observations took place in each teacher's classroom for a total of 240 minutes per teacher. The data were analyzed in SPSS as quantitative data. Half of the…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Persistence, Grade 4