Summaries and outlines are presented of key elements in effective teaching identified in research studies by Kounin (1970), Brophy (1973), Brophy and Evertson (1976), Stallings (1974; l975), Berliner (1979), and Good and Grouws (1979). These elements are synthesized in a direct teaching model that delineates the characteristics of effective teachers: (1) personal responsibility for their classrooms; (2) realistic attitudes toward students; (3) classrooms that are smoothly and almost automatically run; (4) "withitness" (ability to deter disruptive behavior); (5) appropriate seatwork assignments; (6) homework assignments; (7) clearly defined classroom rules; (8) instruction paced according to student background and ability; and (9) praise for students during teacher-initiated contacts. (JD)