Reviews literature on teacher modeling. Reports on a study which investigated the relationship between an instrumental music teacher's modeling skills in performance and students' performance behavior. Concludes that teachers with stronger modeling skills produce students who perform better. (RKM)

Demonstrated that abused mothers who broke the abusive cycle were significantly more likely than mothers who did not to have: received emotional support from a nonabusive adult during childhood; participated in therapy at some time; or experienced a nonabusive, stable, emotionally supportive, and satisfying relationship with a mate. (RJC)

Presents two-phase group process to be used to develop self-efficacy in minority youth, which involves helping minority students to develop realistic educational and precareer goals through group supported analysis of individual strengths, weaknesses, resources, and roadblocks to success. Discusses major components of modeling, role playing, and…

A modeling experiment, conducted to determine if children benefit from observing speech not addressed to them in discovering the use of first and second pronouns, suggested that children even less than two years of age can attend to and learn from speech not addressed to them. (Author/CB)

Middle school and high school girls participated in a five-week, nontraditional role-modeling intervention. Dependent variables were interest in nontraditional occupations, career salience, and vocational exploration behavior. No significant treatment effects were found on the criterion measures. High school girls engaged in a significantly…

Presents results of two case studies in which parents served as cotherapists in a social cognitive problem-solving program: a 9-year-old boy referred for distractibility, immaturity, and impulsivity, and an 8-year-old boy referred for aggressive behaviors. (Author/NRB)

This study was designed to examine to what degree teacher candidates who have not taught share the charactertistics of influential teachers as defined by five characteristics involving personal and professional attributes. The pre-teacher performance profile was markedly similar to that of influential teachers. Implications are discussed. (MT)

Assessed the contribution of active participant modeling in coping skills training in children (N=38) highly fearful of dentists. Results provided evidence for the greater efficacy of active practice relative to symbolic modeling for the learning and utilization of coping strategies to reduce stress during aversive procedures. (LLL)

Therapeutic techniques using Puerto Rican folktales to promote identification with culturally familiar characters and themes were used with 208 children in grades K-3. Cuento therapies significantly increased WISC-R comprehension scores uniformly across grades K-3 and significantly reduced trait anxiety of first graders. (DC)

Examined the effects of personal warmth and success modeling on behavior change among females experiencing assertion deficits. Results indicated both confederate warmth and success modeling influenced the level of assertion change behavior reported by group members. Attributions for influence to effect change and change performance are discussed.…

Multiply handicapped mentally retarded and learning disabled preschool children participated in a series of learning tasks designed to clarify task-related effects of modeling-based mental imagery training experiences. Facilitative effectives of modeling occurred for all learning tasks, were most apparent for associative learning and with learning…

Examines the interrelationship of paternal personality attributes, paternal-daughter relationship variables, and adolescent personality factors with adolescent daughters' use of marijuana. Questionnaires were completed by 403 White female college students and their fathers. Findings were similar to those from a study by Brook et al. of fathers and…

The article describes a modification of the skill-streaming approach (which features modeling, role playing, feedback, transfer of training, and reinforcement) for elementary students with behavior problems. (CL)

Examined similarity in the behavior tendencies of subordinates and their supervisors. Respondents were 66 department heads and branch managers in an Israeli banking organization. The overall pattern of results largely supported the applicability of Social Learning Theory to organizational modeling. (JAC)

A study assessed the impact of using modeling and rehearsal techniques for teaching breast self-examination to college students. Although students exposed to the techniques did not differ from a control group who read pamphlets in knowledge level, their attitudes changed somewhat. (PP)