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suggest modifications for local evaluation of instruction. Four potential uses of these instruments are described and examples are given of each: assessing variability in classroom behavior, assessing whether the teacher's performance agrees with specified criteria, describing classroom interaction, and determining relationships between observed classroom behavior and outcome measures. Finally, several difficulties in the use of observational instruments and in the interpretation of the results are noted. Major emphasis is given to the evaluation of instruction within specific curriculum projects, that is, programs in which the instructional materials were developed by special groups such as the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study. The term curriculum refers to the instructional materials and the suggestions for their use; the term instruction or instructional program refers to the interaction among teachers and students as the materials are used.
Barak Rosenshine (Wed,) studied this question.