A Study of Criterion Data (a Factor Analysis of Teacher Behaviors in the Elementary School

Relating Factor Traits of Elementary, Secondary, and College Teachers

“…Elementary: Hampton (1951) Secondary: Smalzried and Remmers (1943) 3. Elementary: Ryans (1952) College: Bendig (1954) 4. Secondary: Smalzried and Remmers (1943) College: Bendig (1954) The factors and their codings appear in Table 1.…”

“…Five were found to have common referent variables in order that relating factors across the three educational levels could be investigated. Ryans (1952) studied 275 third-and fourth-grade female teachers. Trained observers assessed pupil and teacher behaviors for 26 characteristics.…”

“…Seven referent variables were found in common between the elementary-level study of Ryans (1952) and the secondary-level study of Rolfe (1945), which was factor analyzed by Schmid (1961) (see Table 2). From Table 3, showing the relationships of the factors between the two studies, the following observations are made:…”

“…Eight referent variables were found in common between the elementary-level' study of Ryans (1952) and the college-level study of Bendig (1954). In the Ryans study, trained observers had been used to rate elementary school teachers using Ryans' Classroom Observation Scale (1960).…”

“…Instructional Competence (IC) is manifested as good classroom management and Instructor Empathy (IE) is a teacher characteristic of good, understanding relationships with students. Ryans (1952) and Bendig (1954) Ten referent variables were common to the secondary-level study of Smalzried and Remmers (1943) and ·the college-level study of Bendig (1954). In the Smalzried and Remmers study, high school students had rated their student teachers, and in the Bendig study, college students had rated their instructors.…”