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Determining Impact: Using Formative Evaluation In A Professional Development Program For Teachers Of Mathematics And Science, Tiah B. Alphonso
Determining Impact: Using Formative Evaluation In A Professional Development Program For Teachers Of Mathematics And Science, Tiah B. Alphonso
LSU Master's Theses
The purpose of this study was to evaluate a professional development (PD) program for middle and high school teachers of mathematics and science which is funded by a $5 million National Science Foundation grant. The evaluation was internal and formative in nature and took place in two separate phases. The focus of the evaluation was not only on program improvement but also to extend the body of existing knowledge in the area of teacher professional development. Both the needs of project stakeholders and the findings of previous research in the areas of professional development and program evaluation were drawn on …