Coaching can be effective in all delivery modes: face-to-face, distance, and a combination¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Based on available research, there is promising evidence that coaching is effective face-to-face, at a distance, and in combination. → Schachner 2024

Evidence¶

Schachner 2024¶

Schachner, A., Yun, C., Melnick, H., & Barajas, J. (2024). Coaching at scale: A strategy for strengthening the early learning workforce. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/984.909

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

The report's review of the features-of-effective-coaching literature states there is "promising evidence that coaching can be effective in all modes," while noting most studies assess in-person sessions and far fewer examine exclusively distance coaching.

"However, based on the available research, there is promising evidence that coaching can be effective in all modes: face-to-face, distance, and a combination of face-to-face and distance."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Pairing coaching with group trainings is associated with larger effects on instruction and achievement; instructional materials with larger, and video libraries with smaller, effects on instruction — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
• Time spent between teachers and coaches is one of the most important factors in a successful coaching program — related
• Coaching time focused on instructional delivery improves coached teachers' practices, while time focused on behavioral management is associated with a significant decrease in practice quality — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Effective skill training combines theory presentation, demonstration, practice with feedback, and coaching for transfer (review attribution) — related
• Coaching effects do not differ significantly across school levels, and in-person versus virtual delivery shows no significant difference — related
• Media comparison studies produce uninterpretable "no significant difference" findings. — related