Teacher and Student Behaviors

Terrance M. Scott, Ph.D. is a Professor, Distinguished University Scholar, and Director of the Center for Instructional and Behavioral Research in Schools at the University of Louisville. He is a former counselor, classroom teacher, and behavior consultant in both residential treatment and public school systems. His research interests include school-wide prevention systems, the role of instructional variables in managing student behavior, functional behavior assessment/intervention, and scientific research in education.Regina Gilkey Hirn, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Louisville. She is a former classroom teacher, behavior consultant and assistant director of special education in the public school system. Her research interests include learning strategies for students with learning and behavior disorders and strategies for promoting positive student/teacher interactions during classroom instruction.Justin T. Cooper, Ed.D. is an Assistant Professor of Special Education at the University of Louisville. He is a former classroom teacher of students with emotional and behavioral disorders in Utah, Wyoming, and Florida. His research interests include examining the effects of teacher behaviors on student behavior in the classroom.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter 1: A Logic for Evidence-Based Practices in Teaching and LearningChapter 2: What Goes On In Typical Classrooms?Chapter 3: Instruction – Teacher Presentation, Use of Directions, and Instructional GroupingChapter 4: Engagement: Teacher and Student Interaction as a Predictor for SuccessChapter 5: Feedback: Positive and Negative Feedback Ratios as a Predictor for SuccessChapter 6: Mediating Variables: Do Teacher and Student Characteristics Make a Difference?Chapter 7: Implications for the Field of EducationReferencesAppendicesAbout the Author

I have put this book on my best-book-shelf because the message is clear: To maximize the probability of student learning, teach explicitly, deliberately, and relentlessly. Don’t leave student learning to chance….take advantage of every precious instructional minute by engaging every student, creating maximum opportunities to respond, and giving frequent and effective feedback. The authors challenge you to set the teaching bar high, and make every effort to beat the odds.