Effective Teaching Around the World (Hardcover)

The book discusses promising ways to measure and compare effective teaching behaviour from classical test theory (CTT) as well as item response theory (IRT) perspectives.It indicates that effective teaching behaviour in diverse countries follows a systematic level of complexity, which provides an avenue for ongoing teacher education and teacher professional development. It discusses the interrelated domains of effective teaching behaviour including contemporary trends of differentiation. The book continues with examining similarities and differences in effective teaching behaviour across countries. It builds on the understanding of cultural traditions across countries as profoundly reflected in the classroom processes.

Ridwan Maulana is a Professor at the Department of Teacher Education, University of Groningen, the Netherlands. His major research interests include teaching and teacher education, factors influencing effective teaching, methods associated with the measurement of teaching, longitudinal research, cross-country comparisons, effects of teaching behaviour on students’ motivation and engagement, and teacher professional development. He has been involved in various teacher professional development projects including the Dutch induction programme and school–university-based partnership. He is currently a project leader of an international project on teaching quality involving countries from Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and America. He is a European Editor of Learning Environments Research journal, a SIG leader of Learning Environments of American Educational Research Association, and chair of the Ethics Commission of the Teacher Education in his university.