Teachers more enthusiastic about teaching mathematics show higher-quality instructional behaviour, both self-reported and student-rated¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? Teachers' enthusiasm for teaching mathematics is positively associated with higher-quality instructional behaviour as reported by teachers themselves and rated by their students. → Kunter 2008

Evidence¶

Kunter 2008¶

Kunter, M.; Tsai, Y.-M.; Klusmann, U.; Brunner, M.; Krauss, Stefan; Baumert, J. (2008). Students' and mathematics teachers' perceptions of teacher enthusiasm and instruction. Learning and Instruction 18 (5), S. 468-482. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2008.06.008

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Structural equation modelling on questionnaire data from teachers and their 9th-grade classes found that "teachers who were more enthusiastic about teaching showed higher quality instructional behaviour" across both informants. No effect size is printed.

"Structural equation modelling revealed that teachers who were more enthusiastic about teaching showed higher quality instructional behaviour—both self-reported and student-rated."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Enthusiasm for mathematics as a subject matter predicts teachers' self-reports but not students' ratings of instructional behaviour — reports the opposite
• The study assessed enthusiasm and instructional behaviour from both teacher and student perspectives with 323 teachers and their 9th-grade classes — related