Teachers' job satisfaction is positively associated with students' motivation (r = 0.29) and achievement (r = 0.10)¶

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q3 i2 Students of more satisfied teachers show higher motivation (r = 0.29) and slightly higher achievement (r = 0.10). → Wartenberg 2023

Evidence¶

Wartenberg 2023¶

Wartenberg, G., Aldrup, K., Grund, S., & Klusmann, U. (2023). Satisfied and High Performing? A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of the Correlates of Teachers' Job Satisfaction. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09831-4

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Random-effects meta-analyses of students' motivation (k = 6, N = 3,144, r = 0.29) and achievement (k = 8, N = 1,869, r = 0.10). Achievement was assessed via school grades, test scores, and general teacher evaluation.

"a positive relationship also emerged for students' achievement (r = 0.10, CIr = [0.02, 0.17]), indicating that students taught by satisfied teachers were more successful in achieving their learning goals"

Discussion¶

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• Teachers' job satisfaction is positively associated with the quality of teacher-student interactions, with the largest pooled correlation for general interactions (r = 0.28) — related
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