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Evaluation of Teaching Practices

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Wan Hoong Wong
Singapore Institute of Management
2
Haleigh R. Machost
McCormick (United States)
3
Emma C. Goodwin
University of Georgia
4
Luke Mandouit
The University of Melbourne
5
Shanshan Yang
Wuhan Institute of Technology
6
Vipul Bhardwaj
Tsinghua–Berkeley Shenzhen Institute
7
Brandon J. Yik
University of Georgia
8
Nafiseh Taghizadeh Kerman
Wageningen University & Research
9
Bianka Malecka
Deakin University
10
Jerald Ozee Fernandes
Banasthali University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Redefining learning: student-centered strategies for academic and personal growth
Frontiers in Education|2025
99 cit.
2
ChatGPT Convincingly Explains Organic Chemistry Reaction Mechanisms Slightly Inaccurately with High Levels of Explanation Sophistication
Journal of Chemical Education|2024
47 cit.
3
The Value of Support: STEM Intervention Programs Impact Student Persistence and Belonging
CBE—Life Sciences Education|2024
38 cit.
4
Temporal and spatial analysis of fertilizer application intensity and its environmental risks in China from 1978 to 2022
Environmental Sciences Europe|2024
23 cit.
5
Students’ Perceptions of Specifications Grading: Development and Evaluation of the Perceptions of Grading Schemes (PGS) Instrument
Journal of Chemical Education|2024
16 cit.
6
‘Good Rain Nurtures Things Silently’: A Longitudinal Study of <scp>EFL</scp> Teacher Emotion and Identity Learning in Curriculum Reform
European Journal of Education|2024
8 cit.
7
Perspectives from Undergraduate Life Sciences Faculty: Are We Equipped to Effectively Accommodate Students With Disabilities in Our Classrooms?
CBE—Life Sciences Education|2024
7 cit.
8
Materials writing as a vehicle for teacher learning
ELT Journal|2024
7 cit.
9
Feeling paradoxes and teaching in struggles: A socio-political analysis of language teachers’ motivation and emotion labor
System|2024
6 cit.
10
Unlocking language teacher wellbeing amid curriculum reform: A focus on emotion
Language Teaching Research|2025
6 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Greg Kestin
Harvard University
2
Daniela Wong Gonzalez
Baycrest Hospital
3
NarayanKripa Sundararajan
Washington State University
4
Cassandra McCall
Emporia State University
5
Martina Svyantek
Virginia Tech
6
Adam Masters
Virginia Tech
7
Chanel Beebe
Lafayette College
8
Naomi Winstone
Deakin University
9
Paige Mahoney
Deakin University
10
Michael Parker
Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Measuring what learners do in feedback: the feedback literacy behaviour scale
Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education|2023
88 cit.
2
AI tutoring outperforms in-class active learning: an RCT introducing a novel research-based design in an authentic educational setting
Scientific Reports|2025
75 cit.
3
Toward a cohesive psychological science of effective feedback
Educational Psychologist|2023
61 cit.
4
Harnessing active engagement in educational videos: Enhanced visuals and embedded questions
Physical Review Physics Education Research|2022
29 cit.
5
Characterising feedback cultures in higher education: an analysis of strategy documents from 134 UK universities
Higher Education|2022
23 cit.
6
Enabling and valuing feedback literacies
Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education|2022
21 cit.
7
Anchored in praise? Potential manifestation of the anchoring bias in feedback reception
Assessment in Education Principles Policy and Practice|2023
17 cit.
8
How Making and Maker Spaces have Contributed to Diversity and Inclusion in Engineering: A [non-traditional] Literature Review
Unknown Journal|2024
9 cit.
9
Belonging as flickering and in flux in academic work: a collective biography
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education|2023
9 cit.
10
Including Alice: Uncovering the Narrative of One Student’s Experience at the Intersection of International Student Status and Mental Health
Unknown Journal|2024
7 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Michael Prosser
The University of Melbourne
2
David Boud
Deakin University
3
George D. Kuh
Indiana University Bloomington
4
Rebecca Brent
Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools
5
David Carless
University of Hong Kong
6
Jan D. Vermunt
Limassol General Hospital
7
Sari Lindblom‐Ylänne
University of Helsinki
8
Virginia Braun
University of Auckland
9
Robert M. Gonyea
Indiana University Bloomington
10
Elizabeth Molloy
The University of Melbourne

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Qualitative Research in Psychology|2006
183.3k cit.
2
Reflecting on reflexive thematic analysis
Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health|2019
17.3k cit.
3
One size fits all? What counts as quality practice in (reflexive) thematic analysis?
Qualitative Research in Psychology|2020
8.3k cit.
4
Thematic Analysis: A Practical Guide
QMiP Bulletin|2022
5k cit.
5
Thematic analysis
The Journal of Positive Psychology|2016
4.8k cit.
6
To saturate or not to saturate? Questioning data saturation as a useful concept for thematic analysis and sample-size rationales
Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health|2019
4.4k cit.
7
Conceptual and design thinking for thematic analysis.
Qualitative Psychology|2021
4k cit.
8
Can I use TA? Should I use TA? Should I <i>not</i> use TA? Comparing reflexive thematic analysis and other pattern‐based qualitative analytic approaches
Counselling and Psychotherapy Research|2020
2.9k cit.
9
The development of student feedback literacy: enabling uptake of feedback
Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education|2018
2k cit.
10
Teaching thematic analysis: Overcoming challenges and developing strategies for effective learning
Psychologist|2013
1.9k cit.

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