This report reviews over 200 pieces of research to identify the elements of teaching with the
strongest evidence of improving attainment. It finds some common practices can be harmful …

The present paper provides an overview of research concerning both acute and chronic
effects of exposure to noise on children's cognitive performance. Experimental studies …

To effectively cultivate students' growth mindset, it is important to identify contextual factors
that may communicate mindset messages to students. The present study examined the …

This study focused on teachers' self-directed learning; a concept derived from adult learning
theories that accommodates for the idea that teachers formulate their own learning needs …

The main objective of this study is to analyze the effect of institutional quality on education
quality in developing countries. The literature review explores the channels through which …

One of the key findings from decades of educational effectiveness research is the
importance of the classroom level as a predictor of pupil outcomes. In this review, we …

This chapter examines how crucial input and process characteristics of schooling are related
to cognitive student outcomes. It was hypothesized that teacher quality predicts instructional …

This book makes a major contribution to knowledge and theory by drawing implications of
teacher effectiveness research for the field of teacher training and professional …

This study investigated the role of EFL teachers' classroom discipline strategies in their
teaching effectiveness and their students' motivation and achievement in learning English as …

This large-scale study examined the effects of a teacher professional development (PD)
programme about differentiated instruction on students' mathematics achievement. Thirty …