• Tobin, K. (1986). Validating teacher performance measures against student engagement and achievement in middle school science. Science Education, 70(5), 539-547.

• Tobin, K. (1986). Laboratory activities in science, European Journal of Science Education, 8(2), 199-211.

• Tobin, K. (1986). Effects of teacher wait time on discourse characteristics in mathematics and language arts classes. American Educational Research Journal, 23(2), 191-200.

• Tobin, K. (1986). Student task involvement and achievement in process-oriented science activities. Science Education, 70(1), 61-72.

• Tobin, K. (1986). Gender differences in science?: They don't happen here! In B.J. Fraser and G. Giddings The Physicist and the cowboy: Gender differences in the science classroom. Perth: WAIT Press.

• Tobin, K. & Gallagher, J.J. (1986). Nature and role of target students in science classroom environments. In Fraser, B.J. (Ed.) The study of learning environments. Salem, Or: Assessment Research.

• Tobin, K. (July, 1986). A review of literature relevant to the Teacher Performance Assessment Instruments. Athens, GA: Teacher Assessment Project, College of Education, University of Georgia.

• Tobin, K. (November, 1986). Forces which shape the implemented curriculum. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Australian Association for Research in Education, Melbourne.

• Tobin, K., & Fraser, B.J. (November, 1986). Exemplary practice in science and mathematics. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Australian Association for Research in Education, Melbourne.

• Williamson, J., Canute, H., Watts, O., Lake, J., Tobin, K. & Fraser, B. (1986, July). An evaluation of the Senior Colleges in Western Australia. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the South Pacific Association of Teacher Education, Perth.

• Fraser, B., Malone, J., Tobin, K., Treagust, D., Garnett, P., & Happs, J. (1986, July). Exemplary practice in science and mathematics education. Symposium presentation at the annual conference of the South Pacific Association of Teacher Education, Perth.

• Malone, J., & Tobin, K. (1986, July). The role of target students in the mathematics classroom. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mathematics Education Research Group in Australasia, Launceston.

• Tobin, K. & Espinet, M. (April, 1986). Academic work in high school mathematics classes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Ethnography in Education Research Forum, University of Pennsylvania.

• Tobin, K. (April, 1986). Target student involvement in high school science. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco.

• Tobin, K. & Fraser, B. (April, 1986). Investigations of science and mathematics teaching in exemplary classrooms. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco.

• Tobin, K. & Malone, J. (April, 1986).Target students in mathematics classrooms. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco.

• Williamson, J., Tobin, K. & Fraser, B. (April, 1986). Use of school and classroom environment scales in evaluating alternative high schools. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco.

• Tobin, K., Adams, D., Espinet, M. & Byrd, S. (March, 1986).Qualitative ethnographic and structured quantitative data collection; Grounded theory versus a-priori design: A data based comparison. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, San Francisco.

• Tobin, K. (March, 1986). Exemplary practice in science classes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, San Francisco.

• Tobin, K. & Gallagher, J. (March, 1986). Academic work in high school science. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, San Francisco.

• Bettencourt, A., Byrd, S. & Tobin, K. (March, 1986). Relationships between teacher performance, student perceptions of the learning environment and process skill achievement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, San Francisco.

• Tobin, K. (October, 1986). High school science teaching: Who's to blame? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Australian Science Education Association, University of Western Australia, Nedlands.

• Tobin, K. (October, 1986). Effective Teaching?: In the eye of the beholder. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Australian Science Education Association, University of Western Australia, Nedlands.

• Tobin, K. (September, 1986). Factors influencing work in high school science and mathematics classes. Paper presented at a Research Forum conducted by the Western Australian Institute of Educational Research, Nedlands, Western Australia.

• Tobin, K. (May, 1986). Applications of peer coaching models in science and mathematics teaching. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Georgia CESA personnel, Athens, GA.

• Bettencourt, A., Capie, W. & Tobin, K. (1986). Motivation in the structure of the teacher assessment and development systems-meritorious teacher performance form. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Educational Research Association, Miami Florida.

• Tobin, K. & Capie, W. (1986). An investigation of the nature of halo effects in teacher performance assessment measures. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Educational Research Association, Miami Florida.

• Tobin, K. (Jan, 1986): Perspectives on the Teacher Performance Assessment Instrument and systems for assessing teacher performance. Invited address at the annual Conference of the Georgia Teacher Assessment staff.