Earth Science Teacher Excellent and Otherwise: Is There a Difference?

Authors

Kenneth Thompson, Marshalltown SchoolsFollow
Darrel Hoff, University of Northern IowaFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Teaching effectiveness is a much debated topic. Yager and Lunetta (1984) have suggested that the lack of teacher effectiveness is a part of the current crisis in science education. Hawley, et al. (1984) makes it clear that teachers are important determiners of student achievement, and Medley (1979) concurs, saying "The effect of schooling on the individual pupil depends to a considerable extent on how his teacher is." But how can teacher effectiveness be determined? Historically, teacher effectiveness has been judged to be a product of a variety of factors including personality types, teaching methods, classroom climate and teacher competencies. Others have suggested using measurements of student mastery of selected concepts as an index of teacher effectiveness.

Publication Date

Autumn 1986

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Volume

23

Issue

2

First Page

12

Last Page

14

Copyright

© Copyright 1986 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Thompson, Kenneth and Hoff, Darrel (1986) "Earth Science Teacher Excellent and Otherwise: Is There a Difference?," Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 23: No. 2, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol23/iss2/4