News tagged with teacher effectiveness

Can you recognize an effective teacher when you recruit one?

Research on the relationship between teacher characteristics and teacher effectiveness has been underway for over a century, yet little progress has been made in linking teacher quality with factors observable at the time ...

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created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The value of subjective and objective evaluations of teacher effectiveness

A study conducted by Columbia Business School's Prof. Jonah Rockoff, Sidney Taurel Associate Professor of Business, Finance and Economics, and Cecilia Speroni, a doctoral student at Teachers College, set to estimate whether ...

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created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Teacher influence persists in early grades

Having consistently good teachers in elementary school appears to be as important for student achievement as small class sizes, according to new research by a Michigan State University education scholar.

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created Jul 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New study links job stress in teachers to student achievement

After 17 years of researching traumatic stress with war-afflicted populations (veterans and civilians) and job stress in the medical profession, Teresa McIntyre, a research professor in the department of psychology ...

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created May 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The most effective teachers are in a class of their own

These are the latest findings of research funded in primary and secondary schools by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) into what makes good teachers even better.

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created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0