This annotated list of references represents current knowledge in five areas related to effective schools and classrooms. These areas are (1) the process of education change; (2) school and classroom culture; (3) student cognition; (4) student affect; and (5) school improvement and staff development. Also included are references to middle school…

This article presents an annotated bibliography of journal articles and documents which discuss both theoretical and research findings related to issues surrounding the concept of overlap between standardized tests and the content, curricular, and instructional domains of teaching and learning. (MT)

This article lists recent research and literature on effective lesson introductions and preinstructional activities on student learning. (JL)

Documents in the ERIC database which bear on teacher evaluation in the 1980s are cited. References deal with subjects such as evaluation criteria and methods, the validity of various measurement techniques, state policies, teacher attitudes, and who should evaluate teachers. (PP)

A review of recent literature on both theoretical and research findings on the application of research to improve classroom instruction is offered. (DF)

Selected citations from the ERIC database dealing with the relationship between teachers' self-perception and perceptions of students' characteristics are listed in this article. Abstracts are included of the 14 journal articles and five documents chosen. (DF)

Staff development programs in school districts have been changing to comprehensive, adaptive approaches that focus on specific needs and concerns of individual teachers. This bibliography gives citations of documents and journal articles that discuss both theoretical and research findings on the improvement of instruction through staff development…

An annotated bibliography of 14 journal articles and documents from the ERIC indexes presents literature on verbal and nonverbal behavior, feedback of interaction analysis data to teachers, classroom coding manuals, and interracial interaction. (JN)

Documents and journal articles in the ERIC databases are listed which explore relationships between teachers' theoretical orientations and feedback to students during oral reading. Specifically, the research concerns findings from the Theoretical Orientation to Reading Profile, the Propositions about Reading Instruction Profile, and the Feedback…

Three specific areas of interest in research on interracial classroom interaction are: (1) interracial friendship patterns and their boundaries; (2) teacher behavior in relation to student race; and (3) the effects of group dynamics on interracial acceptance. (CMJ)