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The Influence Of Teacher Quality On Student Achievement

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The positive impact of professional development of a teacher on a student’s learning outcomes is an indisputable fact. Among the many factors that influence student achievement teacher quality has become one of the determining factors. Acknowledging this fact triggers questions such as what is teacher quality and how does professional development ensure qualitative teaching. The paper tries to explore the parameters of teacher quality and emphasizes the necessity of updating oneself regularly to meet the challenges of teaching profession. It further explores methods and means of acquiring professional development.
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The impact of teacher quality on student achievement cannot be denied . However, what are the characteristics of effective teachers, what kind of training ensures qualitative teaching, what are the different means to ensure ongoing professional development are the key areas that need to be explored. A substantial amount of research has been conducted on the relationship between teachers and student achievement. Two hundred studies have shown that the only factor that can create student achievement is a knowledgeable, skillful …show more content…

The article “Teacher Quality and Student Achievement: A Review of State Policy Evidence” by Linda Darling-Hammond (1999), examined a fifty state survey on teacher policies, case analyses, and the National Assessment of Educational Progress. It specifically looked at teacher qualifications and how other school inputs are related to student achievement across all fifty states. Darling-Hammond found that teacher quality relates to increased student achievement, and that at the state level, teacher quality is more important than other factors such as class size and overall school spending.
The article “How Teacher Education Matters” (2000) looks at teacher preparation and training. It found that greater skills in actual teaching, not just subject matter, and greater exposure to on the job teacher training creates more confident and successful teachers. Therefore teachers who participate in more course work on teaching and learning are more likely to stay in the field of

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