Verbal Control Improves With Practice

A method providing objective analysis of teacher and student interaction is described in this article. Feedback derived from a matrix of the teacher's classroom behavior (prepared by a professional observer) provides objective information in 10 separate categories. The categories, characteristic of any teacher's classroom behavior and teaching habits, relate to 100 matrix,cells which include categories of teacher talk, student talk, and miscellaneous activities. It is felt that teachers will be in a better position to analyze and improve their teaching through interaction analysis