CHAPTER V
SUMMARY, DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS, AND IMPLICATIONS Summary
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 a change in middle school teachers' behavior when measured by an observation system and student questionnaire. The study was conducted to help develop personal assessment techniques regarding one of the specified competencies, namely, "constructive interaction." To evaluate the effectiveness of this training material, the study attempted to answer the following questions:
1. Did teachers attain skills which the material was
designed to teach?
2. Did teachers use skills from the training material in their classrooms?
3. Did the use of these skills by teachers have any
effect on student attitudes or learning?
Two hypotheses and ten subhypotheses were tested in this study:
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