Content-focused, job-embedded PD linked to student gains: 31 of 35 reviewed studies featured a specific content focus¶
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q2 i? Thirty-one of the 35 studies reviewed featured a specific content focus as part of the PD model, and content-focused PD was most often job embedded. → Darling-Hammond 2017
Evidence¶
Darling-Hammond 2017¶
Darling-Hammond, L., Hyler, M. E., Gardner, M. (2017). Effective Teacher Professional Development. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/teacher-prof-dev. doi:10.54300/122.311
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Coding result from the report's review of 35 methodologically rigorous studies meeting experimental or comparison-group criteria. The report states "Thirty-one of the 35 studies we reviewed featured a specific content focus as part of the PD model," with the remainder discipline-generic or insufficiently described.
"Thirty-one of the 35 studies we reviewed featured a specific content focus as part of the PD model."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Active learning was incorporated in 34 of 35 reviewed effective PD studies — related
- Collaboration appeared in 32 of 35 reviewed studies, and collaborative PD models showed student achievement gains — related
- Micro-credentials incorporate prominent features of effective professional development: they are content-focused, job-embedded, and incorporate active learning — related
- Effective professional development is content focused, active, collaborative, modeled, coached, feedback-rich, and sustained over time — a broader claim this one bears on
- All 35 reviewed studies used models or modeling, and curriculum without PD support yielded worse outcomes than older curriculum with none — related
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Content-focused, job-embedded PD linked to student gains: 31 of 35 reviewed studies featured a specific content focus |
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Content-focused, job-embedded PD linked to student gains: 31 of 35 reviewed studies featured a specific content focus |
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