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Kelcey, Ben; Spybrook, Jessaca; Zhang, Jiaqi; Phelps, Geoffrey; Jones, Nathan – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2015
With research indicating substantial differences among teachers in terms of their effectiveness (Nye, Konstantopoulous, & Hedges, 2004), a major focus of recent research in education has been on improving teacher quality through professional development (Desimone, 2009; Institute of Educations Sciences [IES], 2012; Measures of Effective…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Faculty Development, Program Design, Educational Research
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Edwards, Susan – Middle School Journal (J3), 2013
This article describes the middle grades teacher preparation program at Augusta State University in Georgia. It describes the negotiation between the middle school concept and the standardized testing culture of the local schools as the faculty redesigned the undergraduate middle grades program to adequately address both. Ways in which new…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Program Descriptions, Standardized Tests
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Khourey-Bowers, Claudia; Simonis, Doris G. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2004
The purpose of this research was to enhance self-efficacy beliefs, chemistry content, and pedagogical content knowledge of middle grades teachers by incorporating specific design elements into professional development. This study analyzed the influence of program design on achieving gains in personal science teaching self-efficacy, outcome…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Middle Schools, Chemistry, Science Instruction