What is it about?
Teachers taught either the same or two different groups of students at two time points. Across 15 of 16 teacher- and student-rated scales, teaching quality was more similar in the same-group condition than in the different-group condition. Effects were larger for student ratings than for teacher ratings. Teaching quality was rated more highly in student groups with on average higher socioeconomic status. We conclude: Students affect (some) ratings of teaching quality. # Quasi Experiment # Causal Inference
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Why is it important?
Our findings imply: It is dangerous to use teaching quality ratings to assess the quality of a teacher - as the results depend on the taught students.
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This page is a summary of: Effects of student groups on teachers’ and students’ perceptions of teaching quality., Journal of Educational Psychology, July 2026, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/edu0001044.
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