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Chen, Junjun; Brown, Gavin T. L. – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2016
This study surveyed 1064 Chinese school teachers' approaches to teaching and conceptions of assessment, and examined their inter-relationship using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling. Three approaches to teaching (i.e. Knowledge Transmission, Student-Focused, and Examination Preparation) and six conceptions of assessment…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Improvement, Accountability, Factor Analysis
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Lejonberg, Eli; Elstad, Eyvind; Christophersen, Knut Andreas – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2018
This study examines teaching evaluation based on student feedback which is intended to contribute to teachers' professional development. Although studies have highlighted that teaching evaluation is a potential source of professional development and that follow-up sessions are crucial to this benefit, little attention has been paid to the…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Followup Studies
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Mahmoodi-Shahrebabaki, Masoud – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2017
The results of a substantial body of research affirm that the number of teachers leaving their jobs is on the increase and the evidence is strong that the most credible explanation for the attrition is the emotional nature of the profession. The present study aimed to explore the intervening effect of EFL teachers' anxiety on the correlations…
Descriptors: Teacher Burnout, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Pyhältö, Kirsi; Pietarinen, Janne; Soini, Tiina – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2015
The aim of this study was to examine teacher learning in terms of teachers' professional agency in the professional community of the school. Altogether 2310 Finnish comprehensive school teachers completed a survey. Results showed that teachers' active efforts to learn in the professional community and to promote school development cannot be…
Descriptors: Teacher Empowerment, Foreign Countries, Teacher Surveys, Communities of Practice
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Núñez, Juan L.; Fernández, Celia; León, Jaime; Grijalvo, Fernando – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2015
What makes a student feel vital and energetic? Using the self-determination framework, we analyzed how the behavior and feelings of students depend on social factors such as the teachers' attitudes. The goal of the study was to test an integrated sequence over a semester in which teacher's autonomy support acts as a predictor of autonomy, which,…
Descriptors: Professional Autonomy, Personal Autonomy, Teacher Attitudes, Student Behavior
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Lavian, Rivka Hillel – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2012
This article reports on a quantitative research study designed to examine the impact of organizational climate on burnout among homeroom and special education teachers working in Israeli state (non-religious) schools. The research literature identifies various causes for teacher burnout, offering evidence that special education teachers experience…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Teacher Burnout, Program Effectiveness, Statistical Analysis