Students’ educational outcomes are predicted by their non-cognitive characteristics, including Big Five personality domains. While theories of teaching and learning suggest that teacher non-cognitive characteristics also impact student outcomes, such characteristics are rarely studied systematically. We propose that the Big Five personality domains of teachers are associated with teacher effect...

The positive relationship between student engagement and achievement is well documented, but the nature of this engagement is less-widely considered and narrowly defined. This project investigated the levels of behavioural, emotional and cognitive engagement of students in a technology-rich learning project. A class of 22 Year 3 students, one participant-observer classroom teacher and two pre-s...

The results of a large-scale randomized controlled trial of Conjoint Behavioral Consultation (CBC) on student outcomes and teacher-parent relationships in rural schools are presented. CBC is an indirect service delivery model that addresses concerns shared by teachers and parents about students. In the present study, the intervention was aimed at promoting positive school-related social-behavio...