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The Impact Of A Professional Learning Community On Direct Care Staffs’ Self-Efficacy In Promoting Social—Emotional Learning Skills, Tiffany Drahota
The Impact Of A Professional Learning Community On Direct Care Staffs’ Self-Efficacy In Promoting Social—Emotional Learning Skills, Tiffany Drahota
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This qualitative collective case study documented three early childhood educators’ participation in a professional learning community (PLC) focused on promoting children’s social–emotional skills. Particularly, it illuminated the impact of a PLC on the direct care staffs’ self-efficacy related to the promotion of the specified skills. Self-efficacy strongly predicts a person’s willingness to persist through challenges, attempt a new task, and exert sufficient effort toward completion. Self-efficacy is highly influenced by social factors including peer observations and discourse (Bandura, 1977). PLCs are a form of professional development that focuses heavily on social interactions such as communication, collaboration, and group goal setting …
The Impact Of Professional Development On 4th-6th Grade Science Teacher's Pck Of Argumentation And Science Teaching Self-Efficacy, Tiffany Fowler
The Impact Of Professional Development On 4th-6th Grade Science Teacher's Pck Of Argumentation And Science Teaching Self-Efficacy, Tiffany Fowler
Theses and Dissertations
With the 2015 change in science standards to align more closely with the Next Generation Science Standards, as the district STEM coach, I saw a need for professional development that addressed the lack of understanding and skill needed to teach the Science and Engineering Practices, specifically the practice of Scientific Augmentation. This mixed-methods action research study aimed to investigate the impact of professional development and coaching on 4th-6th grade science teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) of scientific argumentation and their self-efficacy to teach scientific argumentation. Data collection consisted of (a) PCK of Argumentation Assessment, (b) PRIME PCK Rubric and observation …
Effects Of Professional Development On Secondary School Teachers’ Self-Efficacy, Knowledge, And Attitudes About Adhd, Rebecca Jeanne Brown
Effects Of Professional Development On Secondary School Teachers’ Self-Efficacy, Knowledge, And Attitudes About Adhd, Rebecca Jeanne Brown
Theses and Dissertations
Educators in general are not likely to have an accurate understanding of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including its etiology, how it presents, or how it is treated. Teachers also report lower satisfaction with students who have ADHD, including frustration with classroom experiences. Additionally, teachers express a desire to learn more about ADHD and how to manage related behaviors in their classrooms. Students with ADHD report wishing their teachers liked them more and understood that they aren't trying to be difficult. Accurate knowledge of ADHD has been shown to improve teacher efficacy. The current research study is adapted from Latouche …
Inservice Professional Development For Educators In A Democracy: Moving From Theory To Practice, Rachel Lynn Wadham
Inservice Professional Development For Educators In A Democracy: Moving From Theory To Practice, Rachel Lynn Wadham
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This dissertation presents research that addresses the question of how professional development influences inservice teachers' professional identity. In three journal articles, specific inquiries address research questions drawn from this broader conversation. In article one, we answered the question of what unifying characteristics democratic educators exhibit in their pedagogies and methods. By conducting an integrative literature review, we find that those who indicate that they are democratic educators used four major pedagogical categories including inquiry methods, artistic methods, oral methods, and student-centered methods. In the second article, we addressed the question of how professional development influences teachers' professional civic identities. In …