The popularity of semestered timetable organization is founded on the belief that this organizational change makes a positive contribution to the social, emotional, and cognitive growth of students. This research attempted to test the validity of that belief by identifying the claims made for timetable reorganization, formulating these claims as…

Assesses the effects of program openness, which is the degree to which programs reflect the characteristics of open education, type of classroom, and teachers' need for structure on children of differing conceptual level. It was predicted that students who require much structure (low conceptual level) would have more negative attitudes in open…

This research examines the relationship between student self-evaluation and instructor evaluation and whether self-assessment can lead to higher performance levels. Also investigates whether students given specific evaluation guidelines and videotape feedback will perform at a higher skill level than students who do not have guidelines or…

High school students from Canada and Australia are compared on their knowledge of their own political institutions as well as of their awareness of the United States and its political institutions. (RK)

This research was conducted in an attempt to construct empirically derived biographical scoring keys for predicting the academic and practice-teaching performance of students in the first-year teacher education program at a Canadian university. Also attempts to use these measures to select applicants for the program. (Author/RK)

Measures the relative effectiveness of a short-term punishment versus a snort-term positive reinforcement contingency system for reducing the frequency of specific inappropriate behaviors of a group of senior elementary students. Students were directly involved in identifying the different types of discipline so that they might help determine the…

Extends previous research (Clifford & Walster, 1973) on the relationship between pupils' physical attractiveness and teacher expectations. Examines the extent to which the length of time that a student-teacher has been in university mediates this relationship. (Author/R K)

In a semestered system the school year is divided into two terms, with the first semester usually running from September to January and the second from February to June. Explores the effects of semestering and non-semestering on a number of classroom-process dimensions, e.g., curriculum, activities in the teaching-learning situation, and…

Looks at the actual effect of schooling and the different effects of different kinds of schooling. Uses James Coleman's research (Equality of Educational Opportunity, 1966) as example. (Author/RK)

Seeks to obtain approximations of the quantity and impact of scholarly journal publication among members of Canada's faculties of education and to tentatively identify some Canadian faculties of education whose members might be particularly productive. Also provides two bases for making comparisons between faculties in terms of scholarly…

Probes interaction underlying collective agreements between school boards and the Alberta Teachers' Association and uses theatre and game-like performance to elaborate educational governance. (Author/RK)

While in-service programs have long been a part of most teachers' professional activities, the history of such programs is not shrouded in an aura of success. Takes a fresh look at in-service teacher education programs with the view that teachers ought to command a dominant role in the design and implementation of in-service programs, which…

Discusses arguments supporting a redefining of the concepts of teaching and research presented within a sociology of knowledge framework. Includes the implications of these "new" definitions for teacher education and the identification of the types of research relevant to teachers. (Author/RK)

This is the first in a series of reports that will document the Simon Fraser University Teacher Assistant Training Program (TAT). This study reports data collected during the first semester of evaluation, and contains evidence regarding the TAs' sense of satisfaction and competence in their instructional roles and student perceptions of TAs'…

Reports additional data on the effects of the Teacher Assistant Training Program (TAT), including information from another group of participants, investigates teaching assistant and undergraduate student attitudes and perceptions collected a semester after instruction, and details interviews focusing on the quality of instruction in the program…