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ERIC Number: EJ1196707
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0827-3383
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A Professional Development Training Model for Improving Co-Teaching Performance
Faraclas, Kara L.
International Journal of Special Education, v33 n3 p524-540 2018
Co-teaching is a promising practice for educating students with disabilities in regular education classes. However, teachers often report being given co-teaching assignments without requisite training. Without adequate preparation, many teachers have difficulty conceptualizing co-teaching as a model and working collaboratively as teaching partners, often creating a division of labor that relegates special educators to a "helper" role in the classroom. This experimental study utilized a randomized pretest-posttest control group design to study the effects of a professional development training package on the collaborative teaching performance of regular and special education teachers. Analysis of covariance showed that teachers who participated in professional development training on co-teaching had significantly higher posttest scores on a co-teaching performance assessment than those who did not participate in training.
International Journal of Special Education. 2889 Highbury Street, Vancouver, BC V6R 3T7, Canada. Web site: http://www.internationalsped.com/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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