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The Importance of Effective Teachers in Student Learning

This project examines the substantial impact that effective teachers have on student learning, based on data from the Virginia Teacher Evaluation Project. It highlights research demonstrating the differences in student achievement when taught by effective versus less effective teachers, including longitudinal studies that show the cumulative impact of teacher quality over multiple years. Key factors defining effective teachers are explored, encompassing their personal characteristics, job responsibilities, and instructional practices. Understanding these elements is crucial for enhancing educational outcomes.

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The Importance of Effective Teachers in Student Learning

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  1. Why Do We Need Good Teachers? Virginia Teacher Evaluation Project June 27-29 & August 2-4, 2011 James H. Stronge The College of William and Mary

  2. Question 1:What impact does a teacher have on student learning?

  3. One-year Impact ofEffective vs. Less Effective Teachers Source: Stronge, Ward, & Grant, accepted Journal of Teacher Education

  4. 5th Grade Reading: Predicted vs. Actual

  5. Teacher Effectiveness Indices: Reading

  6. Reading One-Year Impact: Effective vs. Ineffective Teachers Note: Data presented in percentile scores

  7. Math One-Year Impact:Effective vs. Ineffective Teachers

  8. Teacher Effectiveness Variables

  9. Student Off-task Behavior 1Stronge, Ward, Tucker, & Hindman, 2008 2 Stronge, Ward, & Grant, accepted for JTE

  10. Cumulative Effect:Three-year Impact ofEffective vs. Less Effective Teachers Source: Comparison of 3 “highly effective” & 3 “ineffective” teachers Jordan, Mendro, & Weerasinghe, 1997

  11. Dallas Research: Teacher Quality • Dallas, Texas data: 2800-3200 students per cohort • Comparison of 3 “highly effective” & 3 “ineffective” teachers (Jordan, Mendro, & Weerasinghe, 1997)

  12. Sequence of Effective Teachers Low Low Low + 52-54 Percentile points High High High Source: Sanders & Rivers, 1996

  13. Residual Effect Two years of effective teachers could not remediate the achievement loss caused by one year with a poor teacher. Source: Mendro, Jordan, Gomez, Anderson, & Bembry (1998)

  14. Influence of Ineffective Teachers

  15. Arriving at school ready to learn … Vocabulary as a 5 Year Old Words Spoken to Per Hour Parents with Professional Jobs Low SES Families Source: Lee & Burkam, 2002; West, Denton, & Germino-Hausken, 2000

  16. Time in School Year Needed to Achieve the Same Amount of Learning Source: Leigh, A. (n.d.). Estimating teacher effectiveness from two-year changes in students’ test scores. Retrieved May 22, 2007, from http://econrsss.anu.edu.au/~aleigh/.

  17. Influences on Student Achievement:Explained Variance Source: Hattie, J. Teachers make a difference: What is the research evidence. Retrieved November, 20, 2008 from http://acer.edu.au/documents

  18. Annual Student Achievement Gains Sources: 1) Barber, M., & Mourshed, M. (2007). How the world’s best-performing school systems come out on top. London: McKinsey & Company. Retrieved November 7, 2008, from http://www.mckinsey.com/locations/ukireland/publications/pdf/Education_report.pdf. 2) Stronge, J.H., Ward, T.J., Tucker, P.D., & Grant, L.W., in preparation

  19. Estimates of Dismissing Ineffective Teachers & Student Achievement (Adapted from Hanushek, 2008) 

  20. Question 2:What is an effective teacher?

  21. PREREQUISITES OF EFFECTIVE TEACHERS

  22. Background Characteristics

  23. TEACHER AS A PERSON

  24. The Teacher as A Person • Caring • Fairness & Respect • Attitude • Reflective Practice

  25. Qualities of Effective Teachers EFFECTIVE TEACHERS Background Job Responsibilities and Practices Prerequisites Classroom Management & Instruction Implementing Instruction The Person Organizing for Instruction Monitoring Student Progress & Potential Source: Stronge, Qualities of Effective Teachers, ASCD, 2007 Diagram used with the Permission of Linda Hutchinson, Doctoral Student, The College of William and Mary

  26. Domains Learning Communicate/ Instruction Assessment Professionalism Environment Comm Relation Virginia’s 2000Uniform Performance Standards

  27. Virginia’s 2011Uniform Performance Standards

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