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Does Burnout Affect Academic Achievement? A Meta-Analysis of over 100,000 Students
2021
Burnout is understood to have many adverse consequences for students. However, several equivocal findings in the literature mean that it is currently unclear to what extent burnout affects academic achievement. To address this lack of clarity, the aim of the present study was to provide a first meta-analysis of the relationship between burnout and academic achievement. A literature search returned 29 studies (N = 109,396) and 89 effect sizes. Robust variance meta-analyses indicated that total burnout had a significant negative relationship with academic achievement (r
c
⁺ = – .24). A similar pattern of relationships was found for each of the three symptoms of burnout (exhaustion [r
c
⁺ = – .15], cynicism [r
c
⁺ = – .24], and reduced efficacy [r
c
⁺ = – .39]). There was some evidence that the instrument used to measure burnout moderated the relationship between reduced efficacy and achievement. Taken together, the findings suggest that burnout leads to worse academic achievement in school, college, and university.
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Professional competencies of (prospective) mathematics teachers—cognitive versus situated approaches
by
Kaiser, Gabriele
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Busse, Andreas
,
Döhrmann, Martina
in
Classroom Environment
,
Classrooms
,
Cognitive Tests
2017
Recent research on the professional competencies of mathematics teachers, which has been carried out during the last decade, is characterized by different theoretical approaches on the conceptualization and evaluation of teachers' professional competencies, namely cognitive versus situated approaches. Building on the international IEA Teacher Education and Development Study in Mathematics (TEDS-M) and its follow-up study, TEDS-FU, the paper compares cognitive and situated approaches on professional competencies of teachers. In TEDS-FU, the cognitive oriented framework of TEDS-M has been enriched by a situated orientation including the novice-expert framework and the noticing concept as theoretical approaches on the analyses of classroom situations. Correspondingly, the evaluation instruments were extended by using video vignettes for assessing teachers' perception, interpretation, and decision-making competencies in addition to cognitive oriented knowledge tests. The paper discusses the different kinds of theoretical frameworks and the consequences for the evaluation methods, the strengths, and weaknesses of both approaches. Furthermore, connecting the results of TEDS-FU with TEDS-M allows comprehensive insight into the structure and development of the professional competencies of mathematics teachers, the complex interplay between the different facets of teachers' competencies, and the high relevance of teaching practice for the development of these competencies. The analyses show on the one hand that both approaches—cognitive and situated—are needed for a comprehensive description of teachers' professional competencies. On the other hand, it is shown that both approaches can be integrated in a productive way. The paper closes with prospects on further studies coming even closer to the real classroom situation.
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Teacher Effects on Complex Cognitive Skills and Social-Emotional Competencies
2019
I exploit the random assignment of class rosters in the MET Project to estimate teacher effects on students’ performance on complex open-ended tasks in math and reading, as well as their growth mindset, grit, and effort in class. I find large teacher effects across this expanded set of outcomes, but weak relationships between these effects and performance measures used in current teacher evaluation systems including value-added to state standardized tests. These findings suggest teacher effectiveness is multidimensional, and high-stakes evaluation decisions are only weakly informed by the degree to which teachers are developing students’ complex cognitive skills and social-emotional competencies.
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The links between pedagogical competence, instructional quality, and mathematics achievement in the lower secondary classroom
by
Kaiser, Gabriele
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Schlesinger, Lena
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Musekamp, Frank
in
Classroom environment
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Classroom Techniques
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Classrooms
2021
It is widely assumed that teachers play a key role in providing high-quality learning opportunities to students and fostering students’learning. Yet it is still unclear how specific teacher knowledge facets as part of their professional competence contribute to classroom processes and learning outcomes. Focusing on mathematics education at the secondary level, this study investigates the links between teachers’pedagogical competence (i.e., cognitive pedagogical facets of their professional competence), instructional quality, and students’mathematics achievement. The sample comprises mathematics teacher and student data from 59 classrooms in Germany. Student mathematics achievement was measured across two time points (grade 7 and 8). Teachers’ pedagogical competence was tested using two tests measuring their general pedagogical knowledge (GPK) and situation-specific classroom management expertise (CME). Instructional quality was measured using observational rating data from in vivo rating in mathematics classrooms. Research questions on the relation of teachers’ competence and students’ mathematics achievement were answered using multilevel models. Results from multilevel regression analyses indicate that both GPK and CME predict instructional quality. Direct statistical effects on students’mathematical progress were identified, whereas no indirect statistical effects via instructional quality could be identified. Although teachers’ measured pedagogical competence is not subject-specific, it serves as a significant predictor for cognitive activation as an indispensable part of quality-oriented mathematical teaching and learning processes in the lower secondary mathematics classroom, and it contributes to students’ mathematical progress.
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Teachers' mathematical knowledge, cognitive activation in the classroom, and student progress
by
Klusmann, Uta
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Brunner, Martin
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Voss, Thamar
in
Academic Achievement
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Achievement Gains
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Classroom management
2010
In both the United States and Europe, concerns have been raised about whether preservice and in-service training succeeds in equipping teachers with the professional knowledge they need to deliver consistently high-quality instruction. This article investigates the significance of teachers' content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge for high-quality instruction and student progress in secondary-level mathematics. It reports findings from a 1-year study conducted in Germany with a representative sample of Grade 10 classes and their mathematics teachers. Teachers' pedagogical content knowledge was theoretically and empirically distinguishable from their content knowledge. Multilevel structural equation models revealed a substantial positive effect of pedagogical content knowledge on students' learning gains that was mediated by the provision of cognitive activation and individual learning support.
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Building Clinical Simulations With ChatGPT in Nursing Education
2025
Background:
Competency-based nursing education necessitates effective instructional methods and assessment tools for evaluating students' knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Clinical simulation has emerged as a valuable approach, but creating well-crafted simulations traditionally requires substantial time and effort. The advent of artificial intelligence (AI), exemplified by ChatGPT (OpenAI), offers promising advancements in streamlining scenario creation.
Method:
This article explores the application of ChatGPT-3, version GPT-3, created by OpenAI in generating clinical simulation scenarios for nursing education. The focus is on the convenience, speed, and creativity provided by ChatGPT, enabling nurse educators to save time while developing intricate and thought-provoking scenarios.
Results:
ChatGPT generates intricate scenarios that stimulate critical thinking, significantly reducing the time required for nurse educators to create simulations. This AI tool's ability to produce clinical simulations quickly demonstrates its potential to enhance educational experiences in nursing.
Conclusion:
ChatGPT's convenience, speed, and innovative capabilities make it invaluable for constructing dynamic clinical simulations, opening new avenues for innovative instruction in nursing education. This article highlights the transformative role of AI in empowering educators and enhancing educational experiences, showcasing ChatGPT's potential to revolutionize nursing education despite ongoing discussions about its potential negative impacts. [J Nurs Educ. 2024;63(X):XXX–XXX.]
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Student evaluations of teaching are an inadequate assessment tool for evaluating faculty performance
2017
Literature is examined to support the contention that student evaluations of teaching (SET) should not be used for summative evaluation of university faculty. Recommendations for alternatives to SET are provided.
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Special Issue: Creating Competent Disaster Nurses
2025
In The Essentials, Domain 3.6 discusses health care needs that may change as a result of disaster or public health emergencies for both entry-and advanced-level nursing programs. Having a firm foundation within the prelicensure program sets the stage for the graduate-level nursing program (AACN, 2021; covered in this issue by Wood & Adelman, 2025). To enhance our health care systems, we need to embrace disaster nursing education as an integral part of all levels of nursing education and all nursing courses.
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ESD action competencies of future teachers: self-perception and competence profile analysis
by
García-Fortes, María Ángeles
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Esteve-Guirao, Patricia
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Banos-González, Isabel
in
Basic Skills
,
Classrooms
,
Competence
2024
Purpose
This study aims to analyse the self-perception of future secondary school teachers (FTs) of biology about their education for sustainable development (ESD) competencies and evaluate the competence profile they develop in their educational proposals.
Design/methodology/approach
A mixed methodological approach was used to analyse 162 FTs’ ESD action competencies as proposed by UNECE. Firstly, a six-point Likert-type scale questionnaire is used to explore their self-perception of the level of acquisition of these competencies. Then, a rubric is applied to analyse the competence profile when designing educational proposals to address socio-environmental issues related to consumption and waste generation. Besides descriptive analysis, inferential statistics were used to assess the significance of the differences detected between the competencies.
Findings
FTs self-perceive a partial acquisition of ESD action competencies, in line with their competence profile. Where they recognise and show significant difficulties is in assessing learning outcomes in terms of changes and achievements. Similarly, their best perception and competence profile is achieved in the approach to contextualised situations in the students’ lives. There are also some discrepancies between their perception and their profile. In particular, FTs regard themselves as very competent in considering different dimensions and perspectives of the issues, but this is precisely where they reveal a lower competence profile.
Originality/value
This study applies a fully replicable rubric for the assessment of teachers’ ESD competencies when designing proposals to address socio-environmental issues. This assessment allows one to approach the sustainability competencies that they will promote in their classrooms.
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Revealing the Hidden Curriculum in Higher Education
by
José Víctor Orón Semper
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Blasco, Maribel
in
Adult Learning
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Beliefs
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Career and Technical Education
2018
The so-called ‘hidden curriculum’ (HC) is often presented as a counterproductive element in education, and many scholars argue that it should be eliminated, by being made explicit, in education in general and specifically in higher education (HE). The problem of the HC has not been solved by the transition from a teacher-centered education to a student-centered educational model that takes the student’s experience as the starting point of learning. In this article we turn to several philosophers of education (Dewey, Kohlberg, Whitehead, Peters and Knowles) to propose that HC can be made explicit in HE when the teacher recognizes and lives his/her teaching as a personal issue, not merely a technical one; and that the students’ experience of the learning process is not merely individual but emerges through their interpersonal relationship with the teacher. We suggest ways in which this interpersonal relationship can be strengthened despite current challenges in HE.
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