Abstract pf Dissertation Presented to the Graduate Council
of the University of Florida in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education
AN EXPERIMENT IN MODIFICATION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL
TEACHERS' BEHAVIOR THROUGH USING A TRAINING
MODULE ON PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF STUDENTS
By
Sister Francette Keilocker August, 1973
Chairman: Dr. William Alexander Major Department: Curriculum and Instruction Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this.study was to determine whether using the module "Using Personal Knowledge of Students," which is one of the Florida Modules on Generic Teaching Competencies, would effect change in middle school teachers' behavior when measured by an observation system and student questionnaire. To determine the effectiveness of the training material, three questions were posed:
1. Do teachers attain skills which the material is designed to teach?
2. Do teachers use skills from the training
material in their classrooms?
3. Does the use of these skills by teachers
have any effect on student learning? Procedures
Four Florida counties--namely, Alachua, Clay, Leon, and Marion--were identified for this study because of their
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