Investigating the links between teacher professional development and student learning outcomes
The primary aim of this project was to investigate linkages between teacher professional development and improved student learning outcomes. Through a series of ten case studies involving 70 schools, the project explored linkages and identified approaches that could assist schools evaluate the impact of teacher professional development. The project also identified features of effective professional development.
Abstract
This report, in two volumes, describes an investigation of the links between teacher professional development and student learning outcomes. The study, funded by the Australian Government, provides a review of the research literature and of national and international initiatives linking professional development with student outcomes. It provides detailed case studies of the school-based trials of ten professional development programs in a number of different sites. It examines the repeated measures of student achievement from students in the classes of teachers in the school-based trials. Analysis and discussion of a common questionnaire completed by teachers in the school-based trials is provided. Suggestions are made for a method that could be used by the Australian Government to assess the impact of professional development programs.
Author(s)
Marion Meiers, Lawrence Ingvarson
Publication Details
| Type : |
Reports |
| Published : |
9/2005 |
Topics Covered
| Sectors : |
| School education |
| Training & skills |
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| Detailed :
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| Student participation and achievement |
| Teachers and academic staff |
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Availability
Volume 1
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Volume 2
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