Principals' confidence in leadership skills related to instructional coaching rose from 60 to 95 percent over the pilot year¶

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q2 i? By the end of the pilot year, 95 percent of principals reported high or extremely high confidence in their instructional-coaching leadership skills, versus 60 percent in the fall. → Bakhshaei 2018

Evidence¶

Bakhshaei 2018¶

Bakhshaei, M., Hardy, A., Francisco, A., Noakes, S., & Fusco, J. (2018). Fostering Powerful Use of Technology Through Instructional Coaching: Results from the Pilot Year of the Dynamic Learning Project. Digital Promise. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/540c3325-fd5f-408e-a347-2409f57848dd doi:10.51388/20.500.12265/48

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Pre/post survey of principals (90 percent completed both surveys) in the 50 pilot schools: fall "60 percent of principals" reported high or extremely high confidence versus 95 percent at year end; only percentages are printed.

"In the fall, only 60 percent of principals reported high or extremely high levels of confidence in their leadership skills related to instructional coaching . By the end of the pilot year, 95 percent of principals reported high or extremely high levels of confidence in their leadership skills related to instructional coaching"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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