The Development of the PLAN TOS [electronic resource] : 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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Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author: Quirk, Thomas J.
Corporate Authors: American Psychological Association, American Institutes for Research
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1969.
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Summary: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)
Item Description:ERIC Document Number: ED041445.
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.
Physical Description:22 p.