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Teachers’ Judgments of Students’ Academic Achievement

Results From Field and Experimental Studies

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Teachers’ Professional Development

Part of the book series: The Future of Education Research ((FUTU))

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Teacher judgments of student achievement have a considerable impact on students’ learning experiences and educational trajectories. Also, many instructional decisions are determined by teachers’ subjective judgments of their students’ achievement. The ability to accurately gauge student outcomes is therefore one of the key characteristics of a good teacher.

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  1. Rehabiliation Psychology, TU Dortmund University, Germany

    Anna Südkamp

  2. Educational Psychology, University of Kiel, Germany

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  3. Educational Psychology, University of Kiel, Germany

    Jens Möller

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Südkamp, A., Kaiser, J., Möller, J. (2014). Teachers’ Judgments of Students’ Academic Achievement. In: Krolak-Schwerdt, S., Glock, S., Böhmer, M. (eds) Teachers’ Professional Development. The Future of Education Research. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-536-6_2

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