ERIC Number: EJ1054512
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Aug
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
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Professional Competence of Teachers: Effects on Instructional Quality and Student Development
Kunter, Mareike; Klusmann, Uta; Baumert, Jürgen; Richter, Dirk; Voss, Thamar; Hachfeld, Axinja
Journal of Educational Psychology, v105 n3 p805-820 Aug 2013
This study investigates teachers' pedagogical content knowledge, professional beliefs, work-related motivation, and self-regulation as aspects of their professional competence. Specifically, it examines how these aspects impact instruction and, in turn, student outcomes. In a nationally representative sample of 194 German secondary school mathematics classes, multiple measures were used to assess teacher competence, instructional quality, and students' achievement and motivation. The effect of teachers' professional competence on student outcomes was estimated in a 1-year repeated-measures design. Two-level structural equation models revealed positive effects of teachers' pedagogical content knowledge, enthusiasm for teaching, and self-regulatory skills on instructional quality, which in turn affected student outcomes. In contrast, teachers' general academic ability did not affect their instruction. The multidimensional model of teachers' professional competence introduced in this article seems suited to stimulate further research on the personal indicators of teacher quality.
Descriptors: Student Development, Instructional Effectiveness, Professional Development, Teacher Competencies, Educational Quality, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Beliefs, Self Management, Secondary School Mathematics, Academic Achievement, Teacher Competency Testing, Structural Equation Models, Multidimensional Scaling, Student Motivation, Hypothesis Testing, Cognitive Ability, Predictor Variables, Outcome Measures, Academic Ability, Foreign Countries, Rating Scales
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
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