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word selection, acceptance of ideas and feelings, and overall energy" (Collins, 1978, p.
53). The subjects were 20 pre-service elementary teachers who had enrolled in a
teacher enthusiasm mini-course. The subjects were unaware of their involvement in the
study and believed the mini-course was a requirement for graduation. Collins used a
pretest-posttest control group design with an additional posttest. The subjects were
videotaped teaching during the week prior to treatment, again during the week
following treatment, and one final time three weeks later. Two trained observers viewed
the videotapes and rated the teachers on each of the eight variables listed above using
two instruments.
The treatment involved group lessons, peer teaching, and micro-teaching
episodes. For the group lessons, the trainer talked about the concept of enthusiasm and
the eight variables listed above. Then, the subjects engaged in peer teaching episodes
that were videotaped and rated by two other peers. Finally, each subject was
videotaped teaching a 10-15 minute lesson in a public school. Each subject participated
in a pre-conference with an instructor in which specific enthusiastic teacher behaviors
were reviewed. Following the micro-teaching episode, each subject reviewed his/her
videotape in a post-conference with the same instructor. Finally, each subject taught
the same lesson once more to different students in order to apply the recommendations
made in the post-conference.
Following the data collection, Collins compared the mean scores and standard
deviations for the pretest and two posttests on each of the eight enthusiasm variables.
The experimental group not only increased in its overall displayed level of
teacher enthusiasm after training, but the subjects tended to display a greater82
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Vandivere, Allen Hale. An Investigation of the Nonverbal Communication Behaviors and Role Perceptions of Pre-Service Band Teachers who Participated in Theatre Seminars, dissertation, August 2008; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc9019/m1/91/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .