In order to improve teacher education programs, stress was placed on research and inquiry in the classroom. The results of these methods gave teachers information on the way in which children learn most effectively. The classroom was a vehicle for teachers to learn from children. Therefore, the classroom was an experimental laboratory which…

This is a trainer's manual for the fourth of six components of the Instructional Staff Development (ISD) program. Where the previous components focused on a teacher-directed inquiry, the manual describes the goal of this component as the creation of an environment in which students can use self-directed inquiry. The manual notes a great deal of…

This trainer's manual for the fifth of six components of the Instructional Staff Development (ISD) program is designed to prepare teachers to develop a model for use in Pupil Centered Inquiry teaching (PCI). This component is said to build on the teacher's knowledge, skills, and attitudes gained in the first four components; the entire program is…

This study analyzed the relationship between the kinds of questions asked during a microteaching session and the achievement of students subsequently taught under classroom-like conditions. Teachers taught the same topics in microteaching; each taught a 2-week course 6 weeks later. Each question asked was classified in one of eight categories. The…

This study examined the effects of audio and video recording on clients when recording is done for the purpose of counselor supervision. Video recording inhibited the self-exploration of clients with personal problems and it also resulted in less satisfaction with counseling. Both recording methods inhibited self-exploration in clients with…

The study compared the effect of two training methods on pre- and post-student teachers' use of pedagogical moves in teaching. One treatment group classified moves from two videotaped lessons while the other group classified moves from the typewritten transcripts of the videotaped lessons. The frequency of moves used by the student teachers was…

The article discusses the use of videotape recordings in education programs for college sociology teachers. Examined are the characteristics of videotaping which make it an effective tool for improving college teaching, three applications of videotaping in teacher training, and a description of videotape uses at the Texas Woman's University.…

A discussion of how micro teaching affords teacher education majors the opportunity to study and perform a series of basic teaching skills which all teachers use during instruction. (Author)

Teaching groups of patients is a part of nursing care, and microteaching is an instructional strategy which can promote process learning. Microteaching involves videotaping a segment of practice teaching experience with playback for student review. The article discusses theory and research related to microteaching and gives examples of its use.…

A discussion of how television is used for microteaching, evaluation in the field and self-instruction at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. (HB)

After 39 months, the performance of the subjects was still significantly superior to their precourse performance on 8 of the 10 behaviors that were scored. (Author)

Describes the creation of a new language for the purpose of increasing participant's understanding of the nature of language. (MB)