Within the classroom, the teacher is an improtant social variable who controls other environmental variables. Some research on teacher effectiveness has considered personal or interaction variables. In order to study the variable of teacher test organization, a pilot study was conducted in two elementary schools in Eugene, Oregon. Each teacher was…

Reports on a survey of experienced teachers to assess their knowledge of the structure of spoken and written language. Results reveal pervasive conceptual weaknesses in the very skills needed for direct, language-focused reading instruction. The importance of specific linguistic knowledge for instruction is illustrated, and policy changes for…

The relationship between research productivity and teaching effectiveness was studied in 1979 and 1980 by considering faculty members at different career stages and in different academic fields. Two samples of faculty members were evaluated: 2,973 from 61 four-year institutions and 1,623 at 10 four-year colleges and universities that emphasized…

What little we know about relationships between specific classroom behavior of teachers and relevant pupil outcomes has been obtained almost entirely from coreelational studies. Yet if we are ever to apply knowledge in this area to teacher education, we must carry out experimental studies in which teachers are trained to emit specific behaviors…

A survey was conducted to determine faculty attitudes about research, teaching and community service as criteria for evaluating college faculty, and about the effects that the interaction of these three criteria have on the profession of higher education. Surveys were mailed to 230 randomly selected faculty members, and 113 responses were…

Responses from 143 individuals to a questionnaire mailed to 180 special education administrators from all regions of the country found that many first-year teachers enter the profession lacking skills critical to successful teaching and that those with only undergraduate degrees are at greater risk for failure than those with graduate training.…

The faculty roles of teaching and research, and the evaluation and reward of faculty performance, were assessed in a study conducted at the six Kansas Regents universities. The case study research involved interviews with 40 faculty members that focused on faculty performance evaluation policies and practices, and appropriate faculty recognition…