Question

Who developed the interaction analysis category sytem in education for increasing the teacher effectiveness? 
1. Flander
2. Rayon
3. Amidon and Simon
4. Richard Over

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Flander

Flanders Interaction Analysis Categories System (FIACS):

• This (FIACS) technique was developed by Dr.  Ned A. Flander.
• It is an observation technique that records classroom interaction in ten categories.
• This system measures only the verbal behavior of teachers.
• Interaction analysis is primarily concerned with analyzing the influence patterns of the teacher and distinguishes those acts of the teacher which increases pupils' freedom of action from those acts that decrease it.

Description of Categories:

In the Flanders ten category system, all the events that occur in the classroom are classified into three major sections:

1. Teacher-talk, 
2. Student-talk,
3. Silence or confusion.

These sections are subdivided in order to make the total pattern of teacher-pupil interaction more meaningful.

1) Teacher talk is divided into two sub-heads viz., indirect influence, and direct influence.

1. Indirect influence consists of four observation categories:
   1. accepting feeling 
   2. praising or encouraging
   3. accepting ideas
   4. asking questions
2. Direct influence is divided into three categories:
   1. lecturing 
   2. giving directions,
   3. criticizing or justifying authority.

2) Student talk consists of only two categories:

1. responding to the teacher
2. initiating talk

3) the last category, silence or confusion is used to handle anything else that is not the teacher or student talk.

Hence, it could be concluded that Flander developed the interaction analysis category sytem in education for increasing teacher effectiveness.