Content-specificity of teachers’ judgment accuracy regarding students’ academic achievement

• Published in: Teaching and teacher education Vol. 100; p. 103298
• Main Authors: Kolovou, Dimitra, Naumann, Alexander, Hochweber, Jan, Praetorius, Anna-Katharina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2021
• Subjects: Academic achievement; Content domains; Judgment accuracy; Multilevel IRT; Multilevel modelling; Teacher judgments; Teacher judgments; Academic achievement; Content domains; Judgment accuracy; Multilevel modelling; Multilevel IRT

Teachers’ accuracy in judging students’ achievement is often assumed to be a general ability of teachers. Based on this assumption, teachers should be at least consistent in their accuracy across different content domains within a school subject. Yet, this assumption has rarely been investigated emp...