A group of 109 elementary and secondary teachers gave more positive feedback to students for work products than for ideas or for personal/social behaviors in the classroom. Inverse relationships were found between the amount of positive feedback provided for work products and that provided for ideas and personal/social behaviors. The teacher's need to express control was related to this pattern of classroom interaction with students. The significance of these findings and their implications for future research are discussed.
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