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Arjoon, Neelawattie – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this research was to explore why some elementary ETS benefited from professional development in terms of increased students' outcomes, while other ETS did not produce the same gains. The aim of this research was to analyze the degree of satisfaction and effectiveness of professional development by interviewing coaches,…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Urban Schools, Faculty Development, Achievement
Whitley, Claudia – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study was designed to investigate how college and university teacher educators identified and assessed the strategies used to enhance the dispositions of teacher candidates. In addition the study examined differences between NCATE accredited and non-NCATE accredited colleges and universities as well as differences between public and private…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Informal Assessment, Teacher Education Programs, Best Practices
Spivy, Melissa F. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study examined graduates' and completers' perceptions of the effectiveness of Marshall University's alternative certification programs, the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) and Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certificate (PBTC), from 1999-2010. This non-experimental descriptive cross-sectional study used the "Spivy Survey of MAT and PBTC Program…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Classroom Techniques, Student Teaching, Informal Assessment