Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.0.Beta5/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id SAA22872; Mon, 28 Dec 1998 18:43:53 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 18:43:53 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3b257577.3688150a@aol.com> Errors-To: lmann@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: EKESL@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:2767] essay on effective teaching X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 214 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII WANTED: Opinions/guesses on results from WHAT MAKES YOU AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER? I've compiled many teacher responses and am a little baffled by some of the data. What is your take on the following data: Demograhics on teachers: experienced v. inexperienced; over 30 years of age v. under 30 years of age; college/adult ed v. public school; female v. male. Scale: 1: very impt 2: impt 3. moderately impt. 4. not impt. 5. irrelevant Q: Why do public school teachers think it is twice as impt to lecture on content of the text as do college teachers? Q: "Loves" what (s)he does. College/adult ed Ts. gave 13% VERY IMPT; 63% MODERATELY IMPT AND 25% IRRELEVANT. All other groups gave 90%-100% in VERY IMPT AND IMPT categories. Q. Has a highly structured lesson plan. Males responded VERY IMPT (67%) and IMPT (33%) while other groups responded NOT IMPT (17 TO 67%). College Ts %s are: VI 13; IMP 0; MOD 50; NOT IMP 25; IRREL 13 Public Sch %s are: VI 20 IMP 20; MOD 40 NOT IMP 20 Q: Values spontaneity by teaching "off the cuff" without preparation. College Ts % are: VERY IMPT 100%, Exper Ts " " 17% UNDER 30 " " 25% PUBLIC SCH " " 20% FEMALE " " 17% If you have any opinions, ideas, guesses, please let me know. I'm interested in what you have to say. EKESL@aol.com
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