What does it take to be a good school principal? No two principals work exactly the same
way, but research shows that effective principals focus on a core set of factors critical to …

Students who experience teacher warm demand (ie, caring and high expectations) are
typically more engaged and successful at school. Yet, relative to White students, students of …

Student perception surveys (SPS) play an increasing assessment role envisioned to
improve teaching. Yet, it is unclear what their impact is on teachers' practice. Data collected …

This article examines a multidimensional conceptualization of engagement and how it is
related to achievement outcomes and teacher classroom practices in mathematics …

This paper examines how different aspects of teacher quality affect students' long-run
educational trajectories. We estimate teachers' test-based and nontest value-added (the …

This chapter discusses current issues in research on the validity of student ratings of
teaching quality. We first discuss the advantages and limitations of student ratings of …

In an attempt to engage more students in Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM) subjects, schools are encouraged by STEM educators and …

The present study explores the convergent and predictive validity for several widely used
measures of teaching quality from the Measures of Effective Teaching Project (Bill and …

This paper pushes beyond current debates over what is being called the science of reading
to articulate a multidimensional complex conception of what is entailed in reading …

For decades, policymakers deliberated whether student perception surveys (SPS) should be
a component of teacher evaluation programmes in schools. However, much research has …