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Mari Lindström; Stefan Johansson; Linda Borger – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2025
Research has accumulated on the effects of teachers on student achievement, especially in mathematics. However, empirical evidence regarding the impact of formal teacher competence indicators presents a mixed picture. This study explores the influence of educational level, subject -- and grade-specific specialization, teaching experience, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Achievement, Teacher Competencies, Grade 4
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Albulene Grajcevci; Arif Shala – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2024
A wide range of reforms to improve the teaching capacities of pre-service and in-service teachers have been carried out in Kosovo. In assessing the success of these previous interventions, large-scale assessment data is invaluable. In 2019, 4754 students from 145 schools participated in the TIMSS assessment. Results reveal that student's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement
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Peciuliauskiene, Palmira; Kaminskiene, Lina – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2021
The study addresses the phenomenon of science teachers' innovative work activities referring to Rogers' Diffusion theory of innovation (RDI) based on four countries (Sweden, Norway, Lithuania, Italy) TIMSS 2015 data set. The countries were chosen according to different criteria: 1 -- years of teaching; 2 -- gender; 3 -- hours spent for…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Teaching Experience, Gender Differences, Professional Development
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Nonte, Sonja; Clerkin, Aidan; Perkins, Rachel – European Journal of Educational Research, 2022
Recent educational policy initiatives in Ireland have focused on improving outcomes in reading and mathematics among students, particularly those experiencing educational disadvantage. However, science achievement in Irish primary schools has received much less research attention, especially in the context of educational disadvantage. This article…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Tests, Achievement Tests
Moschera, Cynthia K. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this study is to explore elementary educators' perceptions regarding what it means to conceptually understand mathematics, the emphasis teachers place on utilizing evidence-based teaching processes, as identified as effective by National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), and how these perceptions influence their…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Achievement Tests
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Bowd, Justin; Bowles, Terry; McKenzie, Vicki – Australian Journal of Education, 2021
Homework has been associated with a range of academic and cognitive benefits for secondary students. Research has also revealed that students' homework behaviours can vary with demographic traits. An important factor that may account for some of this variation is the role played by teachers and schools in homework allocation. It is hypothesised…
Descriptors: Homework, Educational Practices, Secondary School Teachers, Prediction