In this contribution, we investigate links between teacher competence, teaching quality, and
student outcomes in elementary science education. Students' conceptual understanding and …

This study investigates teachers' pedagogical content knowledge, professional beliefs, work-
related motivation, and self-regulation as aspects of their professional competence …

Beginning teachers often feel disillusioned and stressed during their first years of teaching.
In the present study, we investigated changes in teacher candidates' constructivist beliefs …

This study explores the structure of teacher cognition by investigating the relation of
teachers' professional vision with pedagogical content knowledge and beliefs in the domain …

Background Teachers differ substantially in their instructional performance in the classroom.
Thus, researchers and policymakers are interested in how these differences can be …

This study uses the framework of professional competence to investigate the relationship
between two cultural beliefs, multiculturalism and colorblindness, and different aspects of …

Curriculum materials explicitly designed to foster teacher learning represent a prominent
route to professional development (PD) for teachers. However, it is unclear whether PD can …

This study identifies proficiency levels in pre‐service physics teachers' pedagogical content
knowledge (PCK) and reveals how teacher education can promote transitions into higher …

This study explores longitudinal change in professional vision of instructional support during
initial teacher education and its association with beliefs about teaching and learning. Growth …

Most of the research examining the relation between instructional quality (INQUA) and
mathematics teachers' competence was restricted to a limited set of competence facets …