ERIC Number: EJ1028362
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Feb
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-3085
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Effects of a Professional Development Program on Behavioral Engagement of Students in Middle and High School
Gregory, Anne; Allen, Joseph P.; Mikami, Amori Y.; Hafen, Christopher A.; Pianta, Robert C.
Psychology in the Schools, v51 n2 p143-163 Feb 2014
Student behavioral engagement is a key condition supporting academic achievement, yet student disengagement in middle and high schools is all too common. The current study used a randomized controlled design to test the efficacy of the My Teaching Partner-Secondary program to increase behavioral engagement. The program offers teachers personalized coaching and systematic feedback on teachers' interactions with students, based on systematic observation of videorecordings of teacher-student interactions in the classroom. The study found that intervention teachers had significantly higher increases, albeit to a modest degree, in student behavioral engagement in their classrooms after 1 year of involvement with the program compared to the teachers in the control group (explaining 4% of variance). In exploratory analyses, two dimensions of teachers' interactions with students--their focus on analysis and problem solving during instruction and their use of diverse instructional learning formats--acted as mediators of increased student engagement. The findings offer implications for new directions in teacher professional development and for understanding the classroom as a setting for adolescent development.
Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, Faculty Development, Student Behavior, Learner Engagement, Program Effectiveness, Coaching (Performance), Feedback (Response), Teacher Student Relationship, Interaction, Observation, Video Technology, Intervention, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Secondary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Problem Solving, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools; High Schools
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Language: English
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A100367
What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Does Not Meet Evidence Standards
WWC Study Page: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/study/80139