While many personal, family, and cultural factors contribute to learners’ academic performance, a large body of research indicates that teachers matter more to their achievement than any other aspect of their education. The quality of teaching is hugely important to the outcomes of students. So what makes Great Teaching?
The ‘Great Teaching Toolkit: Evidence Review’ distils over 100 teaching frameworks and research studies into one accessible report. The key takeaway of the Evidence Review is the Model for Great Teaching. It can be thought of as pedagogical framework for teacher learning. The model summarises 17 elements, categorised into four dimensions of the things teachers know, do and believe that research has shown to make the biggest difference to student learning. The four dimensions are:
- Understanding the content
- Creating a supportive environment
- Maximising opportunity to learn
- Activating hard thinking
The Evidence Review was itself reviewed by 74 collaborators from 11 countries, including EBE Advisory Board members John Hattie and Dylan Wiliam.
Here, our Director of Research and Development, Professor Rob Coe, talks a little bit about what the Great Teaching Toolkit: Evidence Review is, and what it aims to do.
The Evidence Review is a partnership with Cambridge Assessment International Education, and is part of our Great Teaching Toolkit project.
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The dimensions of great teaching – an Interview with Rob Coe
Hear the review’s lead author describe the dimensions of great teaching and how the evidence informed their development.
