THE EFFECTS OF ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON FOURTH GRADE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHERS' KNOWLEDGE AND INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES

被引:28
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作者
Masters, Jessica [1 ]
de Kramer, Raquel Magidin [1 ]
O'Dwyer, Laura M. [1 ]
Dash, Sheralyn [1 ]
Russell, Michael [1 ]
机构
[1] Boston Coll, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 USA
关键词
ACHIEVEMENT;
D O I
10.2190/EC.43.3.e
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
Online professional development (OPD) has great potential to improve teacher quality by improving teachers' knowledge and instructional practices, with the ultimate goal of improving student achievement. There is a dearth of scientific research, however, on the effects of OPD. This article presents the results of a randomized control trial exploring the effects of a series of three learning-community model OPD workshops on teachers' knowledge and instructional practices in the context of fourth grade English language arts. There were significant effects on changes in teachers' knowledge and instructional practices, as they related to the targeted goals in vocabulary, reading comprehension, and writing instruction.
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页码:355 / 375
页数:21
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