The hypothesis of this study was that college instructors who were given a programed feedback booklet designed to help them review, interpret, and use mid-term student-rating data would show greater teaching improvement than would instructors who received descriptive rating feedback alone or no feedback at all. Results provide partial support for…

Presents a case study of one college level psychology instructor's (the author's) teaching evaluations over a 20 year period. He discusses how his teaching has been affected by the evaluation process and how he has been able to use teaching evaluations in the academic review process. (RM)

A methodology for designing rating scales which will maximize diagnostic feedback by students to college professors is presented. Mid-semester and end-of-semester administrations allow for judgment of changes in instructional strategies during the semester. (JMF)

Teachers must be an integral part of the inservice education planning process if it is to be important to professional growth. When planning issues are seen as important, inservice education should focus on planning and classroom design. The second correlation is weighted on inquiry and concept development. (JAC)

Feedback may be helpful in teacher training and supervision. A study indicates that, on the basis of student feedback, student teachers significantly changed their teaching styles across five dimensions. (CJ)

Videotapes recorded ward rounds at the pediatric teaching hospital affiliated with McGill University. The study revealed a variety of educational problems that provided the basis for a workshop on clinical teaching. The usefulness and practicality of the method as a tool for improving teacher effectiveness in a clinical setting was demonstrated.…

Introduces the symposium on Virtual Geographies in this issue focusing on using the Internet effectively to teach geography. States that the papers provide a degree of assessment about the use of the Internet in geography at the higher education level. (CMK)

Describes a theoretical framework for a university master's module for teachers who want to improve their practice and move beyond the intuitive. Discusses an example assignment. (EV)

Describes the experiences of a university professor teaching high school English for one week. Notes the lack of time for individual instruction and the benefits of meeting students daily. Proposes that any professor responsible for teacher education should be required to teach in the public schools at least every two to three years. (RS)

Notes difficulties encountered teaching history in an open university. Describes methodology used in a twentieth-century history course, combining current events with the course content. Using a major continuing news story as the basis for a semester project, students are asked to consider multiple scenarios and to predict outcomes of current…

Describes the German system of teacher preparation. Suggests ways that it may be of use in helping change the American educational system. (MS)

Reacts to Frederick Burton's response (same issue) to her article on teachers as researchers. Emphasizes the value of collaborative research projects, the need for teacher researchers not to imitate the work of traditional researchers, and the use of local forums to give teacher researchers recognition. (RS)

This article explains how to use learning-centered course portfolios to improve teaching and learning in the college classroom. It discusses how such portfolios can be used to document and assess the substance and complexity of teaching; connect assessment of teaching with assessment of learning; and foster better teaching and learning. (MDM)

A junior high school social studies teacher describes changes that occurred when he took a sabbatical to study for a master's degree in school guidance, noting the experience was less taxing and more enjoyable than expected. The article highly recommends teachers take sabbatical leave because it has a rejuvenating effect. (SM)