ERIC Number: ED572886
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-4871
EISSN: N/A
Effects of a Multimedia Professional Development Package on Inclusive Science Teachers' Vocabulary Instruction
Kennedy, Michael J.; Rodgers, Wendy J.; Romig, John Elwood; Lloyd, John Wills; Brownell, Mary T.
Grantee Submission, Journal of Teacher Education v68 n2 p213-230 Mar-Apr 2017
Vocabulary knowledge is vital for students' success in school and beyond. However, students with disabilities and others who consistently score below their peers on various measures of vocabulary knowledge have difficulties in secondary-level content area courses. Because many students with disabilities are now educated primarily in general education classrooms, their teachers report needing more professional development on instructional strategies to support this population. Using a multiple-baseline design, we tested the efficacy of a multimedia, multicomponent professional development package in which middle school science teachers in inclusive classrooms promoted science vocabulary knowledge. The professional development package improved the quality of the teachers' use of evidence-based vocabulary practices and increased the amount of time they spent explicitly teaching vocabulary in their classes.
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Science Instruction, Multimedia Instruction, Faculty Development, Inclusion, Science Teachers, Disabilities, Teaching Methods, Student Needs, Middle School Teachers, Observation, Evidence Based Practice, Video Technology, Instructional Materials, Feedback (Response), Coaching (Performance), Vignettes, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Center for Special Education Research (ED); Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324B130023