The Development of the PLAN TOS : A Teacher Observation Scale for Individualized Instruction / Thomas J. Quirk and Others.

A Teacher Observation Scale (TOS) was developed in order to compare the behavior of teachers using the material of project PLAN with those using conventional insturctional systems. The scale listed 17 categories of teacher behavior grouped under the headings: individual instruction, group discussion...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Quirk, Thomas J.
Corporate Author: American Institutes for Research
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1969.
Subjects:
Classroom Observation Techniques.
Individualized Instruction.
Observation.
Program Evaluation.
Teacher Behavior.
Teacher Evaluation.
Program for Learning in Accordance with Needs > Teacher Observation Scale (Crockenberg and Bryant)
Physical Description:22 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
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A Teacher Observation Scale (TOS) was developed in order to compare the behavior of teachers using the material of project PLAN with those using conventional insturctional systems. The scale listed 17 categories of teacher behavior grouped under the headings: individual instruction, group discussion, behavior modification, systems management, and miscellaneous. Two groups of observers were trained to use the TOS and were assigned to observe PLAN and control teachers in schools in the San Francisco Bay Area. This report contains an analysis of the data collected, a discussion of its implication for project PLAN, a reference list, and various supplementary data tables. (JY)
Note:Sponsoring Agency: National Center for Educational Research and Development (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC.
Contract Number: OEC-6-8-05331.
ERIC Note: Paper presented to the American Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., September 2, 1969.
Microform.
Call Number:ED041445 Microfiche
Reproduction Note:
Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.