Piaget's observations of children dealing with the concept of coordinate systems are applied to the evaluation of teachers. An assessment instrument has been developed at UCLA which utilizes two sets of principles in the establishment of coordinate axes: a) incremental elements of a learning task; and b) principles of learning. (HMD)

Discusses faculty evaluation and development programs. (Editor)

Offers a set of twelve guidelines for inservice activities designed to improve instruction in reading. (RB)

The proposed study will examine whether effective clinical supervision requires supervisors who practice certain strategies and procedures as they dialogue with supervisees in the conference, or whether the mere acquisition by supervisors and/or supervisees of research-verified knowledge about teaching and learning, e.g., the role of academic…

Eleven authors, writing from different vantage points and offering different kinds of expertise, were asked to respond to a teacher-initiated professional development activity. Researchers were chosen who hold very diverse views and conducted very different kinds of studies. Other professionals were also asked to respond. They included a classroom…

What constitutes leadership? Who commands the administrator's loyalty? The author presents us with two basic value dilemmas that must be faced today. (Editor)

Faculty development is an attempt to improve the performance and effectiveness of faculty members in a variety of teaching situations. A description of a faculty development program and ways to implement such a program are presented. (Author/PG)

A review of the changes in faculty life since 1965 and in faculty worries since 1971 demonstrates the need for improved faculty development programs. (Editor)

A history teacher's perspective on the Lilly Program's philosophy and solutions with respect to the problem of inferior teaching at the secondary level pinpoints, among other things, the lack of professional respect accorded teachers. A related document is SO 502 927. (JH)

This publication is a teacher participant handbook for an inservice minicourse in developing children's oral language skills, developed by the Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development. Four critical teachinq behaviors are stressed: (1) expand the complexity, flexibility, and preciseness of language and thought; (2) model new…

The effectiveness of substitute teaching is lower than student teachers and teacher aides, according to a recent study. The author says new attitudes and new approaches can turn substitute teaching into a creative, effective force in our schools. (Editor)