Exploring teachers’ noncognitive attributes across contexts

Supervisor: Professor Rob Klassen

A) Rationale for the project

This project will examine how teachers’ ‘noncognitive attributes’ (motivation, emotions, personality, interpersonal skills) vary across cultural contexts. In addition, links between noncognitive attributes and teacher effectiveness will be examined.

B) References that should be read

Klassen, R. M., Durksen, T. L., Al Hashmi, W., Kim, L. E., Longden, K., Metsäpelto, R.-L., Poikkeus, A. M., & Györi, J. (2018). Cultural context and teacher characteristics: Exploring the non-cognitive attributes of prospective teachers in four countries. Teaching and Teacher Education, 72, 64-74.

Further information on our Teacher Selection project.