ERIC Number: EJ918654
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-May
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Effects of Coaching on Teacher Use of Sociocultural Instructional Practices
Teemant, Annela; Wink, Joan; Tyra, Serena
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, v27 n4 p683-693 May 2011
This study evaluates a performance-based instructional coaching model intended to improve teacher pedagogy and classroom organization for educating diverse student populations. Elementary teachers (N = 21) participated in a 30-h workshop and seven individual coaching sessions across an academic year. The coaching model promoted use of the Standards for Effective Pedagogy, five research-based practices known to increase student achievement. Findings demonstrate performance-based instructional coaching led to statistically significant (a) improvements in teacher pedagogy, (b) patterns of teacher growth, and (c) changes in classroom organization. Implications for improving teachers' ultimate achievement, the coaching protocol, and research are addressed.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Coaching (Performance), Instructional Improvement, Teacher Improvement, Student Diversity, Culturally Relevant Education, Elementary School Teachers, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Teacher Workshops
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Adult Education; Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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