Family environments, person variables and children’s achievement: an interactionist analysis

Over the past 15 years, research on the assessment of psychological situations has flourished. As a result, many basic questions about psychological situations have been answered. We discuss the theoretical and empirical studies that answered these questions, including what situations are; how they can be characterized, taxonomized, and measured; how they relate to person variables; and how persons navigate situations. We first summarize the “knowns” of psychological situation research and then proceed to chart the “unknowns” that have yet to be examined. We conclude with an agenda for future situation research.

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Teacher Effects on Chilean Children’s Achievement Growth: A Cross-Classified Multiple Membership Accelerated Growth Curve Model

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis ◽

10.3102/0162373718781960 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 40 (3) ◽

pp. 473-501 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Lorena Ortega ◽

Lars-Erik Malmberg ◽

Pam Sammons

Keyword(s):

Student Achievement ◽

Growth Curve ◽

Growth Models ◽

Teacher Effects ◽

Combined Use ◽

Achievement Growth ◽

Children's Achievement ◽

Accelerated Growth ◽

Multiple Membership ◽

Achievement Trajectories

We investigated teacher effects (magnitude, predictors, and cumulativeness) on primary students’ achievement trajectories in Chile, using multilevel cross-classified (accelerated) growth models (four overlapping cohorts, spanning Grades 3 to 8; n = 19,704 students, and 851 language and 812 mathematics teachers, in 156 schools). It was found that teacher effects on achievement growth are large, exceeding school effects. Also, the contribution of teachers to student achievement growth was found to accumulate over time. The study advances the field by exploring teacher effects in the context of an emerging economy, contributing further evidence on the properties of teacher effects on student achievement growth and demonstrating the combined use of accelerated longitudinal designs, growth curve approaches, and cross-classified and multiple membership models.

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