L2 Teacher Characteristics as Predictors of Students' Academic Achievement

Autor/inn/en	Akbari, Ramin; Allvar, Nabi Karimi
Titel	L2 Teacher Characteristics as Predictors of Students' Academic Achievement
Quelle	In: TESL-EJ, 13 (2010) 4, (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1072-4303
Schlagwörter	Secondary School Teachers; Teaching Styles; Teacher Characteristics; Achievement Gains; Academic Achievement; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Language Teachers; English (Second Language); Correlation; Outcomes of Education; Prediction; Teacher Role; Foreign Countries; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrstil; Unterrichtsstil; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Schulleistung; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Korrelation; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Vorhersage; Lehrerrolle; Ausland
Abstract	There is a substantial research base, mainly in mainstream education, acknowledging that teachers have a great impact on student achievement. However, as far as we know, little if any empirical evidence exists to enable us to determine which set of English as a foreign language (EFL) teacher characteristics correlates with positive student learning outcomes. In line with this, our study investigated three teacher-related variables--teaching style, teachers' sense of efficacy, and teacher reflectivity--to see how they relate to student achievement gains in an English-language teaching (ELT) context. Thirty EFL teachers teaching in Iranian junior and senior high schools participated in this study, with the final-exam score of the participating students serving as the dependent variable of the study. The results showed that the study variables can significantly predict student achievement. Individual correlations were also found among the variables. The study highlights teachers' central role in language teaching settings and the need for a closer inspection of teacher-related variables. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10