The two main purposes of this study were: (1) to determine the effectiveness of a teacher training program "Minicourse 9: Higher Cognitive Questioning"; and (2) to compare the relative effectiveness of two instructional techniques in changing teacher behavior-observation of videotaped model teachers displaying classroom skills, and reading of…

Peer-group microteaching has been used for several years as an element of the foreign language methods course for Foreign Language Education students at the University of Minnesota. Students viewed the experience as the most important aspect of their pre-student-teaching courses and preparation experiences. The study is described. (CHK)

A review of recent research on teacher education yields seven strategies characteristic of effective teachers. (MJB)

Describes an experiment carried out in a comprehensive school by students at a teachers' college in the Ruhr. Lists the positive and negative results, as learned from questioning the student teachers and the pupils. Preliminary conclusions are drawn in favor of including microteaching in the teacher-training curriculum. (Text is in German.)…

Assesses the overall impact of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign microteaching model as perceived by secondary teacher candidates. Reports that teacher candidates found the model effective for improving their understanding of the different teacher- and learner-centered teaching techniques. (MM)

Indicates that microteaching offers student teachers an opportunity to learn effective ways to present subject matter, to foster their communication skills, and to learn teaching methods and skills. Describes the microteaching program at Morehead State University in Kentucky, which uses videotapes to train home economics teachers. (FL)

Reports on some growth points in the use of microteaching techniques. (Editor)

Reveals that (1) it is possible to develop a low per-student-cost computerized verbal category system, (2) teacher behavior was modified and student participation increased, and (3) curriculum investigations suggest that improvement is possible with more experienced coders. (Author)

Purpose of the study was to determine whether teacher-student interaction and the effectiveness of using certain teaching strategies were functions of selected personality characteristics of the laboratory teachers. (Author)

Describes an institute which trained supervising teachers in techniques of evaluating teaching. (RT)

Three historical phases of research and development on microteaching and the technical skills of teaching are reviewed. Suggestions for specific research topics are discussed, including research on the role of supervisor and on the development of learner skills. (Author/JN)

A series of empirical investigations of the impact of teacher implementation of the set induction teaching method on student behavior is summarized and discussed. (LH)