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ERIC Number: EJ342644
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Classroom Ecology in Categorical Special Education Classrooms: And So, They Counted the Teeth in the Horse!
Algozzine, Kate M.; And Others
Journal of Special Education, v20 n2 p209-17 Sum 1986
Observations of teaching behaviors of 40 teachers in categorical special education classrooms (educable mentally retarded, learning disabled, emotionally handicapped) revealed no differences in the extent to which teachers of different types of students demonstrated six of seven teaching behaviors defined as effective. Questions concerning the appropriateness of categorical grouping are raised. (Author/JW)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Mild Disabilities, Special Classes, Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Styles
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Classroom Observation; Keyed Effectiveness Research