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To examine how specific indicators of teacher quality—including subject coursework, years of experience, and self-efficacy—relate to student mathematics achievement and perceptions of instructional quality.

April 1, 2019Education InquiryOpen Access

The role of teacher characteristics for student achievement in mathematics and student perceptions of instructional quality

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To examine how specific indicators of teacher quality—including subject coursework, years of experience, and self-efficacy—relate to student mathematics achievement and perceptions of instructional quality.
Analyzed eighth-grade data from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS 2011) in Sweden.
Assessed teacher quality metrics: number of semesters of university mathematics coursework, total years of teaching experience, and self-efficacy scales.
Applied confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling while controlling for student socioeconomic and immigrant background.
Teacher self-efficacy positively predicted student ratings of instructional quality, but it demonstrated no direct association with student achievement.
Semesters of teacher coursework in mathematics and student perceptions of instructional quality each had a significant positive relationship with student mathematics achievement.
Teaching experience displayed a non-linear relationship with student achievement, with positive effects increasing up to 19 years before declining.

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Observational study reveals teacher math coursework and instructional quality predict mathematics achievement in eighth-grade students, highlighting the impact of specialized educator training.

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Toropova et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a12bbc683732aa7db9e32aa https://doi.org/10.1080/20004508.2019.1591844

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Observational study reveals teacher math coursework and instructional quality predict mathematics achievement in eighth-grade students, highlighting the impact of specialized educator training.

The role of teacher characteristics for student achievement in mathematics and student perceptions of instructional quality

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The role of teacher characteristics for student achievement in mathematics and student perceptions of instructional quality

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