This paper inquires into the relationship between the criterion variable of teacher effectiveness and the independent variables of the score on the teacher evaluation procedure and the teacher demographic variables of race, sex, level of teacher certification, area of teacher certification, and years of teaching experience. The ultimate goal of…

Using data gathered by way of ethnographic research techniques in an intensive collaborative investigation of the classroom practice of two experienced teachers, each teacher's uniqueness is deliniated, and it is illustrated with examples of classroom practice, what it means for each teacher to know what to do in spontaneous practice.…

The Teacher Education and Learning to Teach Study of the National Center for Research on Teacher Education combines case studies of teacher education programs with longitudinal studies of teacher learning. In this paper, the development of the theoretical framework on which instrumentation for the longitudinal study is based is discussed.…

After a review of literature on teacher attitudes about teacher evaluation, an assessment was made of secondary school teacher attitudes toward their evaluations and the changes they would like to have made in evaluation procedures. Results of a questionnaire, responded to by 40 teachers, revealed: (1) The more years of teaching experience a…

Salient forces affecting the lives of beginning teachers are examined and a perspective is established on beginning to teach from which knowledge about teacher induction may be considered. Professional knowledge about beginning to teach, beginning teachers, and the induction of teachers is reviewed in terms of the following categories: (1) advice…

The development of a model that would provide organized direction in describing the "competent teacher" is discussed. In a joint effort of practicing teachers and college of education personnel, the parameters for identifying behaviors of effective teachers were established. Six areas of competency were used--intellectual, personality, teaching…

This study reports on the relationship between nine teacher-variables and student achievement. Student achievement was portioned out into four independent variables to be used in a multiple linear regression analysis; they were growth in understanding, growth in problem solving, growth in computation, and overall achievement. Tests to measure…

The vocational teacher education program at Penn State has been studied with regard to the relative merits of work experience and college credits in producing competent teachers. The baccalaureate won according to the authors who concede there will always be room for certificate programs, but that years of occupational experience can reach…

To determine the teaching effectiveness of agriculture education teachers who lack formal training in agricultural education, a study was conducted of Virginia agricultural teachers with less than two years of experience who were nonagricultural education majors. Teacher background and experience data were gathered, and implications based on this…

Staff development instruction provided for teachers (N=33) and aides (N=12) with emotionally disturbed and behaviorally disordered students improved classroom performance of those participants who had adequate administrative support. Prior educational preparation and entry-level performance were also related to outcome, but teaching experience and…

New mothers and beginning teachers face many of the same types of feelings and experiences as they learn to cope with their new roles. Implications for changing the conditions of support for new teachers and suggestions for involving more individuals in teaching are offered. (DF)

An inductive analysis of studies on discipline reveal four characteristics of effective classroom management. Preservice teachers should be able to: (1) develop a workable set of rules; (2) respond consistently to inappropriate behavior; (3) structure activities to minimize disruption; and (4) respond to, but not denigrate, the disruptive student.…

Role-taking, peer supervision, and gradual peer leadership evolution appear a promising method of producing positive psychological development during the student teacher experience. (JD)

The approach described here of assessing Teaching Assistant effectiveness involves three components: class visitation, a student instructional rating instrument, and teaching of the TA's class. The eclectic approach provides a more complete view of TA performance than individual measures. (CHK)

Essential ingredients of supervising teachers include: (1) going beyond teacher report to direct observation, (2) timely identification of problems, (3) careful analysis of programs for design adequacy, (4) provision for extensive teacher practice in structured settings, (5) provision for additional supervised classroom practice, and (6) a well…