Abstract
The characteristic, and heartening, aspect of the present trend in the study of teaching effectiveness is that researchers are actually gathering data on complex qualities and traits which earlier generations thought could be dealt with only by personal impression and judgment. This is not to promise that each study which is undertaken will yield the coveted answer; but it means that the present period is making courageous and effective contributions to the forward movement of educational science. It is through the accumulation of data, insights, and understanding over several hundred years that the physical sciences have achieved their status of great serviceability. Likewise, educa tional science, through continued pioneering effort, will carry us to unbelievable levels of accomplishment.
It is the policy of this research section to bring to the attention of its readers studies which are helping to build the outlines of this progress. The present study is still continuing; but knowing its structure may help others to get research studies along similar lines started.—Douglas E. Scates.
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