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Reading Progress in English Infant Schools: some problems emerging from a study of teacher effectiveness *
Author(s) -
Gray John
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
british educational research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.171
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1469-3518
pISSN - 0141-1926
DOI - 10.1080/0141192790050201
Subject(s) - reading (process) , psychology , mathematics education , pedagogy , medical education , medicine , political science , law
Summary A number of researchers have emphasised the ‘importance of the teacher’ in criticising studies of school effectiveness. This position has gained considerable support from practitioners who argue that some teachers are better than others and that experienced practitioners know a good teacher when they see one. Studies of teacher effectiveness are, however, notoriously difficult to design and conduct; they are rarely replicated. The paper presents evidence from one such attempt involving the teaching of reading in English infant schools and comes up with some unexpected results.