What’s the Evidence?

An Investigation into Teacher Quality

Rachel White, Alyson Simpson (University of Sydney, Australia)

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English

Routledge
04 April 2025

Philosophy & theory of education; Educational strategies & policy; Organisation & management of education; Teacher training; Teaching skills & techniques

This book gives an account of a recent study into the nature of teacher quality that moves beyond typical discussions of teacher impact on student results and into what it means to be a teacher.

It describes how a range of different research methodologies were combined to design a process for research-informed examinations of teacher quality and the predictive validity of teaching performance assessments. The authors present qualitative and quantitative evidence that reveals how education stakeholders including teachers perceive what teacher quality is and what it might look like in the classroom. They aim to shift the discourse on this issue by changing the language we use to talk about teachers and what they do. In re-examining how we think about teachers, this work highlights the complex nature of defining teacher quality and what is required for successful engagement in the profession.

Putting forth a new understanding of teacher quality, this is an essential resource for education academics and students, as well as teaching professionals. Further information about the study discussed in this book is available at https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/our-research/research-projects/teacher-quality/whats-the-evidence.html.

Edited by: Rachel White, Alyson Simpson (University of Sydney, Australia)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 450g
ISBN: 9781032893952
ISBN 10: 1032893958
Pages: 146
Publication Date: 04 April 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Understanding teacher quality through a teacher identity lens 2. A methodological overview of the What’s the Evidence study: Theory and practice 3. Building understanding of teacher quality: A scoping review 4. Confirming the Teacher Quality Construct using a modified Delphi process 5. Using modern measurement theory to test construct validity 6. What does it mean for early career teachers to be classroom ready? 7. Building a measurement scale for teacher quality to assess the predictive validity of Teaching Performance Assessments 8. Shifting the discourse of teacher quality

Rachel White is a senior lecturer at Western Sydney University, Australia. Her discipline is music education, with broader teaching and research interests in gifted education, educational psychology, and the creative arts. Alyson Simpson is a Professor of Education at the University of Sydney, Australia. Specialising in English and Literacy Education, she works with pre-service teachers in Undergraduate and Graduate-entry programs. She is also an international expert in dialogic learning and lead investigator on the What’s the Evidence? project funded by the NSW Department of Education.