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| Title |
“Teacher Effects” in Early Literacy Development: Evidence From a Study of Twins
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Educational Psychology, January 2010
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| DOI | 10.1037/a0017288 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| URN |
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-58452
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| Authors |
Brian Byrne, William L. Coventry, Richard K. Olson, Sally J. Wadsworth, Stefan Samuelsson, Stephen A. Petrill, Erik G. Willcutt, Robin Corley |
| Abstract |
It is often assumed that differences in teacher characteristics are a major source of variability in children's educational achievements. We examine this assumption for early literacy achievement by calculating the correlations between pairs of twin children who either share or do not share a teacher in kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2. Teacher effects, or more strictly classroom effects, would show up as higher correlations for same- than different-class twin pairs. Same-class correlations were generally higher than different-class correlations, though not significantly so on most occasions. On the basis of the results we estimate that the maximum variance accounted for by being assigned to same or different classrooms is 8%. This is an upper-bound figure for a teacher effect because factors other than teachers may contribute to variation attributable to classroom assignment. We discuss the limitations of the study and draw out some of its educational implications. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 11 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 27% |
| Canada | 2 | 18% |
| Sweden | 1 | 9% |
| Australia | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 4 | 36% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 64% |
| Scientists | 3 | 27% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 96 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| China | 1 | 1% |
| Argentina | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 90 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 28 | 29% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 14% |
| Researcher | 9 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 6% |
| Lecturer | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 20 | 21% |
| Unknown | 14 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 31 | 32% |
| Social Sciences | 22 | 23% |
| Arts and Humanities | 5 | 5% |
| Linguistics | 4 | 4% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 12 | 13% |
| Unknown | 20 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 18. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 10 December 2021.
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