Examining how teachers’ characteristics impact student motivation and achievement across subject, school level, gender, and prior achievement level

• Published in: Social psychology of education Vol. 28; no. 1; p. 145
• Main Authors: Shin, Dajung Diane, Park, Seohee, Kim, Ju Ae, Nagengast, Benjamin, Bong, Mimi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.12.2025; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Achievement Need; Affective Behavior; Beliefs; Competence; Education; Educational Methods; Educational Objectives; Educational Practices; Educational Quality; Educational Strategies; Group Activities; Inquiry method; Instructional Effectiveness; Learner Engagement; Learning; Learning Motivation; Learning Theories; Middle Schools; Motivation; Multivariate Analysis; Outcomes of Education; Perceptions; Personality and Social Psychology; Self Determination; Self Efficacy; Social Bias; Social Desirability; Sociology of Education; Student attitudes; Student Centered Curriculum; Student Characteristics; Student Motivation; Teacher Characteristics; Teachers; Teaching; Teacher competence; Teacher; Academic motivation; Student-centered instruction; Teacher-student relationship; Teacher enthusiasm

Teachers’ characteristics can significantly influence the quality of student functioning. Yet, there has been little exploration regarding which attributes matter to which outcomes, and for whom, and under what conditions. In this study, we considered four characteristics as perceived by students, n...