One-year IBI-focused professional development program

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description

Seventy middle school science teachers from a southeastern state were recruited to be part of a PD program designed to improve the quality of IBI. Teachers were provided two weeks of teacher training in the summer, four whole group follow-up sessions during the academic year, four or more full-class observations with debriefing after, and numerous individual support sessions. The emphasis for the summer portion of the PD program and the follow-up meetings was to provide the teachers with modeled IBI lessons, ensure opportunities to reflect on IBI lessons, and collaborate to design inquiry-based lessons that could be implemented.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• The program required two weeks of teacher training in the summer, four whole group follow-up sessions during the academic year, four or more full-class observations with debriefing after, and numerous individual support sessions.

Constraints

• Forty science teachers who were teaching in 10 different middle schools became the participants for this study; only the first year data were used.

Target Learners

• in-service middle school science teachers

Learning Goals

• implementing inquiry-based instruction

Claims

• Pd Improved Instructional Practices Equip [+M]
• Pd Increased Teacher Beliefs Ibi [+M]

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Key Sources

• Zambak, V. S., Alston, D. M., Marshall, J. C., & Tyminski, A. M. (2017). Convincing Science Teachers for Inquiry-Based Instruction: Guskey's Staff Development Model Revisited. Science Educator, 25(2), 108-116. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1143566

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id	one-year-ibi-pd-program
title	One-year IBI-focused professional development program
description	Seventy middle school science teachers from a southeastern state were recruited to be part of a PD program designed to improve the quality of IBI.
status	review
generated	by process:settle-candidates on 2026-11-03
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