Eden Harden

English 1201

Professor Waggoner

21 March 2021

Literature Review

Professors and teachers across the board are evaluated each day. Students are able to

observe the effort, drive, and ability to relay information or to make a positive contribution to

their education and personal life. It is important to discuss and find answers to the questions

around the idea that asks “How do teachers influence student's learning experience, the overall

retention of material, and future?" It allows the system of education and teaching professions to

improve and constantly develop to a more effective stance.

Over time, the web of academics has changed through the development of variant federal

standards, differing attention focuses, and new conversations of more modern ideals. In an article

written by Education Week, Madeline Will discusses how even over the past ten years there has

been a large swing into a divergent perspective on teachers. The article goes in short depth of ten

ways the teaching profession has changed. One main consensus is that “... teaching now feels

more prescriptive, and there’s less room for creativity” (Will). Through transitions of politics,

increases in rates of student suicide, and tighter restrictions on teacher formalizations, there has

been a tremendous transformation of the impact and relationship of teachers and students in and

out of the classroom.

“Our analyses provides suggestive evidence that teacher conscientiousness, at least as

measured by their behavior on everyday school-related tasks, is important for teacher

effectiveness” (Cheng and Zamarro). Low conscientiousness of teachers gives a negative

impression on students experience in class which is detrimental to student attentiveness and

achievement.

The teachers impact on test scores have also shown a correlation with other outcomes in

student’s lives. “Here, we observe sizable teacher effects on students’ attitudes and behaviors

that are similar to teacher effects on students’ academic performance” (Blazar and Kraft). This

article provided data that supported the ideas of standardized tests and student achievement.

“...we examined whether teachers who are effective at raising math test scores are equally

effective at developing students’ attitudes and behaviors” (Blazar and Kraft). The time and effort

a teacher puts in to the academic side then portrays to the personal impact.

“Students who were taught by a clear teacher learned more than those who were taught

by an unclear teacher, experienced less state receiver apprehension, and had more positive affect

for the instructor and the course material” (Chesebro). The student apprehension is increased

when the teacher gives unclear instructions or low expectations. It poorly influences the end

result for student success.

It is not just in the United States but all across the world. In Australia, “Students were

able to offer a range of thoughtful, clear descriptions of what worked and did not work for them

at school and what needed to happen to make school meaningful and relevant to their lives and

needs” (Brown, Oliver, Hodgson, Palmer, and Watts). It gives a wide range of answers and

diverse educational experiences. It allowed students to open up and provide thorough research.

Overall, student's learning experience, the overall retention of material, and future is

largely influenced by various factors that teachers provide. Weather it is attentiveness, personal

attention or intentional care, teaching professions are able to change the way the overall journey

of learning ends up.

 Works Cited

Chesebro, Joseph L. "Effects of Teacher Clarity and Nonverbal Immediacy on Student

Learning, Receiver Apprehension, and Affect." Taylor & Francis. n.d. Web. 7 Mar.

2021. <https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03634520302471>

Cheng, Albert, and Gema Zamarro. “Measuring Teacher Non-Cognitive Skills and Its

Impact on Students: Insight from the Measures of Effective Teaching Longitudinal

Database.” Economics of Education Review, vol. 64, June 2018, pp. 251–260.

EBSCOhost, doi:10.1016/j.econedurev.2018.03.001.

Joan Strikwerda-brown. "Good Teachers / Bad Teachers: How Rural Adolescent

Students’ Views of Teachers Impact on Their School Experiences." Research Online. 23

Dec. 2010. Web. 21 Mar. 2021. <https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/vol33/iss6/3>

Mclean, L. "Teacher and Teaching Effects on Students’ Attitudes and Behaviors."

PubMed Central (PMC). NIH Public Access, n.d. Web. 7 Mar. 2021.

Will, Madeline. "10 Ways the Teaching Profession Has Changed Over the Past 10 Years."

Education Week. 12 Dec. 2019. Web. 21 Mar. 2021.

<https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/10-ways-the-teaching-profession-has-

changed-over-the-past-10-years/2019/12>