RT journal article T1 Models on Teaching Effectiveness in Current Scientific Literature A1 Sánchez-Cabrero, Roberto A1 Estrada Chichón, José Luis A1 Abad-Mancheño, Alfonso A1 Mañoso-Pacheco, Lidia A2 Didáctica de la Lengua y la Literatura K1 teaching effectiveness K1 teacher professional development K1 theoretical models K1 ethnographic approach K1 educational indicators AB Knowing what defines ‘effective teaching’ contributes significantly to the appropriatenessand validity of the instruction provided to pre-service teachers during their initial training. This mayhelp them to perform as expert teachers before finishing their university training. This study aimsto reflect upon the most significant models and theoretical contributions of each of the five mostcommon methods for investigating teaching effectiveness in the current scientific literature. To thatend, the main scientific sources within this field of study have been obtained on the Internet throughthe Web of Science (WoS), Scopus and ERIC. The sources were selected for their relevance to thetopic, which was determined by assessing the citations generated by the academic works and theimpact of the journals in which they were published. The results show that the key and mostcentral factor salient in teaching quality is related to the teachers themselves and their training.Thus, any educational model that seeks educational excellence must focus foremost on ensuring careand respect for teaching professionals, beyond economic investment, resource availability, or anyother factors. PB MDPI SN 2227-7102 YR 2021 FD 2021-08 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/25754 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/25754 LA eng DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz RD 10-may-2026