Article examined the methodological procedures that will yield sufficient knowledge about the characteristics of successful classroom teachers. (Author/RK)

EXAMINED WERE THE CLASSROOM PRACTICES AND TEACHING RATIONALE OF HIGH SCHOOL BIOLOGY TEACHERS USING VARIOUS CURRICULUM MATERIALS. THREE GROUPS (64 TEACHERS) WERE ORGANIZED. GROUP EB CONSISTED OF 22 TEACHERS WITH A MEAN OF FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE IN USING BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES CURRICULUM STUDY (BSCS) MATERIALS. GROUP BB CONSISTED OF 21 EXPERIENCED…

This study defined teacher attitude factors using an instrument made up of attitude items which had been found to have high factor loading in four other studies, investigated the similarity of these factors to factors defined in other studies, and assessed the effects of the male-female and teacher-undergraduate dichotomies on the stability of…

The author is the Education Editor of the Ladies Home Journal and has interviewed many "superteachers". Here she cites their common denominators. (Editor/RK)

The author presents a model of a "research-oriented teacher" and contrasts his model with the "scientific" teacher as described by David Wheeler in an earlier issue of Mathematics Teaching. (CT)

Discusses the teacher as a health-care role model and identifies some specific examples of significant behaviors. (Author/RK)

This study aims at identifying indicators of schoolteachers' professional development by learning teachers' perceptual and thinking capabilities of classroom events as reflected in their comments. The analysis of comments produced by novice and expert teachers on videotaped lesson activities, based mainly on the grounded theory strategy, revealed…

"Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators" is the authoritative source for accurate information on the state of education around the world. It provides data on the output of educational institutions; the impact of learning across countries; the financial and human resources invested in education; access, participation and progression in…

In this article, the author discusses the parallels between the dispositions assessments of today's aspiring teachers and the evaluations of teachers' mental hygiene and personality that began in the 1940s and continued for two decades. The author also talks about the history of teacher attitude adjustment. She states that the screening of…

Author recalled his experiences as a student of Leo Strauss, a teacher of great controversy at the University of Chicago. (RK)

Teachers want to be evaluated on the quality of their performance, not on how they dress, how they smile, or how many contributions they've made to the community. This writer reviews the evaluation methods used heretofore and suggests a more objective and simpler approach. (Editor)

A Q-technique was used to study characteristics of effective science teachers. One hundred eighty-five junior and senior high school science teachers sorted fifty statements. Biographical data were collected from the teachers, and students and principals rated them on effectiveness. Q-sort scores were factor analyzed, giving eight factors. These…

This document summarizes the highlights of research on teacher effectiveness and concludes with recommendations based on a synthesis of this past work. The various methodologies that have been used are discussed, from rating scales to objective observation techniques, such as OScAR and the ecological studies. The major problems in teacher…