Using In-Service and Coaching to Increase Teachers’ Accurate Use of Research-Based Strategies

Autor: Allison G. Kretlow, Nancy L. Cooke, Charles L. Wood
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Remedial and Special Education. 33:348-361
ISSN: 1538-4756
0741-9325
DOI: 10.1177/0741932510395397
Popis: Increasing the accurate use of research-based practices in classrooms is a critical issue. Professional development is one of the most practical ways to provide practicing teachers with training related to research-based practices. This study examined the effects of in-service plus follow-up coaching on first grade teachers’ accurate delivery of three research-based strategies during math instruction. Teachers were trained to use a combination of whole-class instruction strategies, including model-lead-test for introducing new concepts and correcting errors, choral responding, and response cards. Results indicated that all teachers improved their delivery of the strategies after the in-service, with a second level of growth achieved after coaching. Improvements also generalized to untrained math sessions. Teachers reported very high levels of satisfaction with the training model.
Databáze: OpenAIRE