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ERIC Number: EJ895125
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Oct
Pages: 31
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-4405
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Teacher-Student Relationship Quality Type in Elementary Grades: Effects on Trajectories for Achievement and Engagement
Wu, Jiun-Yu; Hughes, Jan N.; Kwok, Oi-Man
Journal of School Psychology, v48 n5 p357-387 Oct 2010
Teacher, peer, and student reports of the quality of the teacher-student relationship were obtained for an ethnically diverse and academically at-risk sample of 706 second- and third-grade students. Cluster analysis identified four types of relationships based on the consistency of child reports of support and conflict in the relationship with reports of others: Congruent Positive, Congruent Negative, Incongruent Child Negative, and Incongruent Child Positive. The cluster solution evidenced good internal consistency and construct validity. Group membership predicted growth trajectories for teacher-rated engagement and standardized achievement scores over the following three years, above prior performance. The predictive associations between child reports of teacher support and conflict and the measured outcomes depended on whether child reports were consistent or inconsistent with reports of others. Study findings have implications for theory development, assessment of teacher-student relationships, and teacher professional development. (Contains 3 figures and 5 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 2; Grade 3
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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