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¶
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Evidence · 1 study · reviewr2·q3
Currency · newest study 2017 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person
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q3 i? A combination of focus on instructional delivery and time spent on that focus is associated with positive, statistically significant improvement in coached teachers' practices. → Tina Ehsanipour & Florencia Gomez Zaccarelli 2017
q3 i? Coaching time focused on behavioral management is associated with a negative, statistically significant decrease in the quality of teachers' practices, including behavioral-management practices. → Tina Ehsanipour & Florencia Gomez Zaccarelli 2017
Evidence¶
Tina Ehsanipour & Florencia Gomez Zaccarelli 2017¶
Tina Ehsanipour & Florencia Gomez Zaccarelli. (2017). Exploring Coaching for Powerful Technology Use in Education. Center to Support Excellence in Teaching - Stanford University. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/2f8e7466-5d96-49c4-b8cc-5b70690e0db9
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The paper reports Blazar and Kraft's (2015) study showing "a combination of focus on instructional delivery and time spent on coaching with that focus is associated with positive and statistically significant improvement" in coached teachers' practices. No effect sizes are printed.
"time spent in coaching with a focus on behavioral management is associated with negative and statistically significant decrease in the quality of teachers' practices, including practices directly related to behavioral management ."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Time spent between teachers and coaches is one of the most important factors in a successful coaching program — a broader claim this one bears on
- Effective skill training combines theory presentation, demonstration, practice with feedback, and coaching for transfer (review attribution) — related
- Teacher praise increased in every reviewed study that coached teachers to increase praise — related
- Coaching can be effective in all delivery modes: face-to-face, distance, and a combination — a broader claim this one bears on
- 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 — related
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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 |
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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 |
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2017 |
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2026-10-20 |
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