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ERIC Number: EJ1330803
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 14
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ISSN: EISSN-1305-8223
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Rethinking the Factor of Duration for Professional Development: A Workshop-Seminar-Demonstration Class Model for Science Teachers
Li, Nuo; Liu, Enshan; Liu, Cheng; Guo, Shuchen
EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, v17 n12 Article em2043 2021
Participating in effective professional development (PD) activities is crucial for helping teachers improve the quality of pedagogy and students' learning results. Numerous factors influence the design of effective PD, one of which is duration. However, many teachers do not find much time to participate in long-term concentrated and continuous PD due to their heavy workloads. Based on this consideration, this paper presents the Workshop-Seminar-Demonstration Class PD (WSDPD) model, which addresses the factor of duration by shortening the hours of contact, lengthening the total span of time required, and integrating elements such as active learning and expert follow-up to improve teachers' practical teaching methods. With "Teaching for Conceptual Change" as the theme and junior high school science teachers as participants, the results of the study show that WSD-PD can serve teachers by generating willingness to improve teaching practices for and influence teaching behaviors in them. The settings of different activities in this model are also considered to play distinct and indispensable roles in the program.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China (Beijing)
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