Measuring engagement
by Associate Professor Hunter Gehlbach

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Measuring engagement
by Associate Professor Hunter Gehlbach

HomeSchool resourcesEngagementMeasuring engagement by Associate Professor Hunter Gehlbach

Associate Professor Hunter Gehlbach explains what engagement is and how you measure it.

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Associate Professor Hunter Gehlbach

Hunter is the vice dean of academic affairs and a research professor for the Johns Hopkins School of Education. His primary research interest is focused on bolstering the social perspective-taking capacities of teachers and students to improve teacher-student relationships. Through his work at Panorama, he has also explored how schools might use surveys to improve teacher and student outcomes

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