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Shouldn’t that study focus on the distribution of types of master’s degrees, and a sub-population analysis showing which ones correlated most with teaching abil
by keenmaster 7y ago
Shouldn’t that study focus on the distribution of types of master’s degrees, and a sub-population analysis showing which ones correlated most with teaching ability? I bet someone with a master’s in math would be better at teaching math than someone with a master’s in teaching theory. Ditto at the undergrad level.
- barry-cotter 7y agoI used to think subject matter expertise helped too. If you find any evidence it does email me, I haven’t found any research to that effect.
- keenmaster 7y agoUndergrad/grad major subject correlates with IQ. The population of teachers that majored in math should have a higher average IQ than the population of teachers who majored in other subjects, controlling for university. I would be shocked if teaching ability didn’t correlate with IQ. I’m sure it’s not a perfect correlation, but it should be there. And yet, I cannot find anything on the subject. That is very suspicious. It’s like no one wants to look into it. Can anyone tell me what’s going on here? Did I miss something, or is it just common sense that the intelligence of your teacher doesn’t matter?