Stability of Teaching Behavior,Responsiveness to Training and Teaching Effectiveness

Abstract

This investigation was completed to obtain information concerning the relationship of the stability of teacher behavior (measured in terms of active learner inattention) to teacher effectiveness and teacher responsiveness to inservice training. A second purpose was to determine if differences in stability of teaching behavior were, in part, a function of sex of teacher, years of experience, or grade level taught. Sixty-seven teachers participated in the study, with 30 of these teachers receiving inservice training for a 6-week period. The results indicated that teachers with stable and unstable teaching behavior were equally responsive to training. Stability of teacher behavior was related to the amount of learner inattention in the classroom; teachers with the more stable behavior had less active learner inattention.