Leslie W Grant
Biographic Data
| ID | 3828380 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leslie W Grant |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leslie W |
| FAMILY NAME | Grant |
| SIGNATURE | GRANT L W |
| AFFILIATIONS | William & Mary |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7374-9181 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Enduring Tension Between the Professional Growth and Accountability Purposes of Teacher Evaluation
Teacher evaluation has evolved over time from focusing on the moral values of a teacher in the early 1900s to standards-based evaluation models today. In contemporary terms, teacher evaluation systems often seek to serve two needs: accountability and improvement. While multiple reform efforts across the world have focused on these dual purposes of teacher evaluation, professional growth and accountability, they continue to be debated. In recent y…
Characteristics of Effective International School Teachers
Qualities of effective teachers matter because teachers are the number one school-related factor that impacts on student achievement. Although researchers in the United States have studied frameworks for evaluating teacher effectiveness, these frameworks are not focused on teachers working in international schools. Thus, they may not reflect the importance of understanding both the context of working in intercultural settings and the skills that …
Dispositions and Practices of Effective Teachers
This study examines the beliefs and practices of 22 teachers identified as highly effective in Yunnan Province, China, who work with students facing significant academic and social challenges. In many cases, the selected teachers work with students at the extreme end of the at-risk continuum, including students having multiple disadvantaged characteristics such as ethnic minority status and poverty. Specifically, this paper shares findings about …
Effective Teachers in China
Teacher Behaviours and Student Outcomes
The efficacy of training cooperating teachers
What Makes Good Teachers Good? A Cross-Case Analysis of the Connection Between Teacher Effectiveness and Student Achievement
This study examined classroom practices of effective versus less effective teachers (based on student achievement gain scores in reading and mathematics). In Phase I of the study, hierarchical linear modeling was used to assess the teacher effectiveness of 307 fifth-grade teachers in terms of student learning gains. In Phase II, 32 teachers (17 top quartile and 15 bottom quartile) participated in an in-depth cross-case analysis of their instructi…
What Makes Good Teachers Good? A Cross-Case Analysis of the Connection Between Teacher Effectiveness and Student Achievement
This study examined classroom practices of effective versus less effective teachers (based on student achievement gain scores in reading and mathematics). In Phase I of the study, hierarchical linear modeling was used to assess the teacher effectiveness of 307 fifth-grade teachers in terms of student learning gains. In Phase II, 32 teachers (17 top quartile and 15 bottom quartile) participated in an in-depth cross-case analysis of their instructi…
The efficacy of training cooperating teachers
What Makes Good Teachers Good? A Cross-Case Analysis of the Connection Between Teacher Effectiveness and Student Achievement
This study examined classroom practices of effective versus less effective teachers (based on student achievement gain scores in reading and mathematics). In Phase I of the study, hierarchical linear modeling was used to assess the teacher effectiveness of 307 fifth-grade teachers in terms of student learning gains. In Phase II, 32 teachers (17 top quartile and 15 bottom quartile) participated in an in-depth cross-case analysis of their instructi…
The efficacy of training cooperating teachers
Teacher Behaviours and Student Outcomes
Dispositions and Practices of Effective Teachers
This study examines the beliefs and practices of 22 teachers identified as highly effective in Yunnan Province, China, who work with students facing significant academic and social challenges. In many cases, the selected teachers work with students at the extreme end of the at-risk continuum, including students having multiple disadvantaged characteristics such as ethnic minority status and poverty. Specifically, this paper shares findings about …
Effective Teachers in China
Characteristics of Effective International School Teachers
Qualities of effective teachers matter because teachers are the number one school-related factor that impacts on student achievement. Although researchers in the United States have studied frameworks for evaluating teacher effectiveness, these frameworks are not focused on teachers working in international schools. Thus, they may not reflect the importance of understanding both the context of working in intercultural settings and the skills that …
The Enduring Tension Between the Professional Growth and Accountability Purposes of Teacher Evaluation
Teacher evaluation has evolved over time from focusing on the moral values of a teacher in the early 1900s to standards-based evaluation models today. In contemporary terms, teacher evaluation systems often seek to serve two needs: accountability and improvement. While multiple reform efforts across the world have focused on these dual purposes of teacher evaluation, professional growth and accountability, they continue to be debated. In recent y…
Mathematics education (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (5 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · School Choice and Performance (3 works) · China (2 works) · Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (2 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Faculty Development (2 works)