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Richard Churches; Kate Wastie; Max Jones; Colin Penfold – Education Development Trust, 2023
Teacher professional development is complex, and despite evidence from randomised controlled trials about key factors influencing this process, there is little research about how abilities prior to initial teacher training (ITT) influence early classroom practice. In England, many schools face teacher recruitment and retention challenges and…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teaching Skills, Prior Learning, Preservice Teachers
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Larson, Madeline; Cook, Clayton R.; Sullivan, Margaret M.; Lyon, Aaron R.; Lewis, Cara C. – School Mental Health, 2022
In-service training is a critical and frequently utilized implementation strategy to support the adoption and delivery of evidence-based practice (EBP) across service settings, but is characteristically ineffective in producing provider behavior changes, particularly when delivered in single exposure didactic events. EBP trainers are in a…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Classroom Techniques, Evidence Based Practice, Behavior Change
Soine, Karen M.; Lumpe, Andrew – Teacher Development, 2014
The primary purpose of the study was to create and psychometrically test an instrument which measured teachers' perceptions of characteristics of professional development. The sample consisted of elementary teachers from five school districts in Washington State participating in a district improvement initiative. Results of exploratory factor…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Psychometrics, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers
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Dudek, Christopher M.; Reddy, Linda A.; Lekwa, Adam – Contemporary School Psychology, 2019
The present study examined the predictive validity of a classroom observation measure, the "Classroom Strategies Assessment System" (CSAS)-Observer Form, as a predictor of student performance on statewide tests of mathematics and English language arts. The CSAS is a teacher practice assessment that measures evidence-based instructional…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Rating Scales, Predictive Validity, Classroom Techniques
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Crawford, April D.; Zucker, Tricia A.; Williams, Jeffrey M.; Bhavsar, Vibhuti; Landry, Susan H. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2013
Although coaching is a popular approach for enhancing the quality of Tier 1 instruction, limited research has addressed observational measures specifically designed to focus coaching on evidence-based practices. This study explains the development of the prekindergarten (pre-k) Classroom Observation Tool (COT) designed for use in a data-based…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Psychometrics, Faculty Development, Preschool Children
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Schreiner, L. A.; Louis, M. C. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2011
The Engaged Learning Index was designed by the authors to assess students' emotional, intellectual, and behavioral engagement in learning in a brief format that can be used in single courses or across multiple courses and institutions. In this study, evidence is presented for the reliability and predictive validity of the instrument based on a…
Descriptors: Evidence, Predictive Validity, Faculty Development, Learner Engagement
Richards-Usher, Laurene – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The teachers' perception and implementation of differentiated instruction, the difference between novice and experience teachers' perception on differentiate instruction, and the predictive relationship between teachers' perceptions and teachers' implementation of differentiated instruction were studied. The study utilized a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Curriculum Implementation