New research reveals best teacher traits

By The University of Melbourne
Community contribution / November 16, 2018

Teachers who have high levels of self-efficacy, or those who believe in their own abilities, have the biggest impact on student learning, a new University of Melbourne review shows.

Researchers at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education said it was well known that teachers have a bigger impact on ...

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