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Research on teacher communities (TCs) for professional development reports positive impacts on teachers' work and students' learning outcomes. However, the lack of conceptual clarity regarding the constitution of TCs has been highlighted by scholars. This ambiguity complicates the comparison and evaluation of the impacts claimed by different studies. This systematic review focuses on the operational definitions and indicators of TCs in empirical studies. Drawing on analytical models designed for TC comparisons, the review highlights the variance in the way studies have approached the concept, identifies gaps in explicit operational definitions and indicators of TCs and suggests areas for exploration in future research designs. This systematic review offers the range and the scope of definitions and indicators that exist in the empirical research and is useful in informing discussions about community development and future designs.

Visualization has a long tradition in mathematics education and research on this topic has become more widespread in recent decades. In a meta-analysis (41 studies, N = 10,562), we aimed to synthesize the effects of learning with external visualizations on mathematics outcomes. We analyzed intervention, learner, and outcome characteristics as moderators. Overall, results of a random-effects model indicated a medium effect (g = 0.504, 95% CI [0.379, 0.630]) of visualization interventions on mathematics learning, with significant heterogeneity. Moderator analyses revealed that effect sizes were higher in quasi-experimental studies and when compared with business-as-usual conditions. These results emphasize the effectiveness of external visualization as a powerful tool to support mathematics learning, with positive and lasting effects across age groups and mathematical topics.

Teacher talk is an integral part of classroom dialogue. However, emerging empirical research has shown inconsistent correlations between specific teacher talk moves (TTMs) and student achievement, motivating us to synthesise previous results to provide robust evidence. Using three-level meta-analytic techniques, this study examined the associations between teacher talk (dialogic and monologic orientations), specific TTMs, and student achievement in K–12 classrooms. Based on a synthesis of 16 studies with 51 effect sizes, we found a significant positive correlation between teacher talk and student achievement (r = .19). For the two orientations of teacher talk, dialogic teacher talk was moderately correlated with student achievement (r = .25), whereas monologic teacher talk was not significantly related to student achievement (r = .05). In terms of specific dialogic TTMs, analyses revealed significant and moderate associations of inviting students to share ideas and asking uptake questions with student achievement (r = .40 and r = .26, respectively), whereas high-quality feedback from teachers was not significantly related to student achievement (r = .26). Furthermore, the relationship between dialogic teacher talk and student achievement was mediated by student engagement, but not moderated by geographical region, grade level, achievement domain, or measure of teacher talk. This study sheds light on the importance of dialogic pedagogical approaches in relation to academic achievement, as well as the centrality of teachers’ encouragement of students to share, articulate, and co-construct ideas in creating dialogic educational environments.

Self-regulated learning (SRL) has been considered a key competence for continuing education (CE). The present systematic review and meta-analysis investigated factors associated with learners’ use of SRL strategies in CE. Synthesizing a total number of 58 studies, we identified learning process-related, learner-related, CE-related, and work-related factors associated with SRL strategies in CE. Three-level random-effects meta-analyses revealed significant relationships between SRL strategies and achievement motivation (r = .30), learning performance (r = .36), learner engagement (r = .39), learner satisfaction (r = .30), avoidance behavior (r = −.14), prior knowledge (r = .05), CE experience (r = .08), organizational learning culture (r = .26), job control (r = .28), and job demands (r = .21). Operationalization of variables as well as setting and work-relatedness of the CE activity were identified as moderators. Our investigations help understand the nature of SRL in CE and provide a sound basis for designing interventions to support SRL in CE. Future research should identify moderators to explain heterogeneity in effect sizes.