Ogretmek or Ensenar?
A Cross -National Study of Teacher ’s Professional
Competence and Teaching Quality
Inauguraldissertation
zur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktors der Philosophie
im Fachbereich Psychologie und Sportwissenschaften
der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität
zu Frankfurt am Main
vorgelegt von
Svenja Vieluf
aus: Henstedt-Ulzburg
2013
(Einreichungsj ahr)
2016
(Erscheinungsj ahr)
1. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Eckhard Klieme
2. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Johannes Hartig
Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 20.11.2013
Table of Contents
Summary............................................................................................................................................ 4
List of Publications........................................................................................................................... 6
Introduction....................................................................................................................................... 7
1.
Teachers and Teaching.......................................................................................................... 10
1.1 Tcaching Q uality...............................................................................................................10
1.1.1 Behaviorism/Cognitivism and Process-Product Research..................................11
1.1.2 Motivational Theories and Research on Learning Climate.................................11
1.1.3 Constructivism........................................................................................................ 13
1.1.4 Meta-Analyses......................................................................................................... 15
1.1.5 The Three-Dimensional Model o f Teaching Quality.......................................... 17
1.2 Teacher’s Professional Competence............................................................................... 20
1.2.1 Teachers’ Beliefs about the Nature o f Teaching and Learning.........................23
1.2.2 Teacher Self-Efficacy............................................................................................. 24
1.3 Links between Teaching Quality and Teacher’s Professional Competence.............. 25
2.
The Role of Culture...........................................................................................................
27
2.1 A Definition o f Culture.....................................................................................................27
2.2 A World Culture of Education.........................................................................................30
2.3 Cross-National Differences............................................................................................. 31
2.4 Links between Culture, Teaching Quality, and Teacher Competence........................32
2.4.1 Cultural Value Orientations...................................................................................33
2.4.2 The Organization and Structure of Education System s......................................36
2.5 Summary..............................................................................................................
3.
37
Designing Cross-National Studies.......................................................................................39
3.1 Comparability....................................................................................................................39
3.2 Inclusion of Context Factors............................................................................................ 40
3.3 Multiple Levels................................................................................................................. 41
4.
Overarching Research Objectives.......................................................................................44
5.
Empirical Studies................................................................................................................... 45
5.1 Study I ............................................................................................................................ 45
5.1.1 Research Questions................................................................................................ 45
5.1.2 M ethod.................................................................................................................... 45
5.1.3 Results..................................................................................................................... 46
5.2 Study II ............................................................................................................................. 47
5.2.1 Hypotheses.............................................................................................................. 47
5.2.2 M ethod.....................................................................................................................48
5.2.3 Results......................................................................................................................49
5.3 Study II ............................................................................................................................. 49
5.3.1 Hypotheses.............................................................................................................. 50
5.3.2 M ethod.....................................................................................................................50
5.3.3 Results......................................................................................................................51
6.
Discussion.................................................................................................................................52
6.1 Integration of Findings.....................................................................................................53
6.1.1 Structural Equivalence........................................................................................... 53
6.1.2 Functional Equivalence.......................................................................................... 54
6.1.3 Multilevel Isomorphism......................................................................................... 55
6.1.4 Mean Score Differences between Countries........................................................56
6.1.5 Links Between Culture, Teaching Quality, and Professional Competence.... 57
6.1.6 Moderating Effects of C ulture.............................................................................. 58
6.1.7 Summary................................................................................................................. 59
6.2 Implications.......................................................................................................................61
6.2.1 Theoretical Implications.........................................................................................61
6.2.2 Implications for Future Research.......................................................................... 63
6.2.3 Implications for the Monitoring o f Education Systems......................................73
6.2.4 Implications for Educational Policy......................................................................73
6.2.5 Practical Implications............................................................................................. 74
6.3 Strengths and Limitations................................................................................................ 76
6.4 Conclusions.............................................
79
7.
References................................................................................................................................ 80
8.
Empirical Studies..................................................................................................................104
8.1 Study I ........................................................................................................................... 104
8.2 Study II ........................................................................................................................... 149
9.3 Study III........................................................................................................................... 193
9.
Appendix................................................................................................................................ 234