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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 89-102 |
| Journal | Journal of education and training studies |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
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- IR-87901
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Evaluating a Professional Development Programme for Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Science Subject. / Visser, Talitha Christine; Coenders, Ferdinand G.M.; Terlouw, C.; Pieters, Julius Marie.
In: Journal of education and training studies, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2013, p. 89-102.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluating a Professional Development Programme for Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Science Subject
AU - Visser, Talitha Christine
AU - Coenders, Ferdinand G.M.
AU - Terlouw, C.
AU - Pieters, Julius Marie
N1 - Open access
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - This study aims to evaluate a professional development programme that prepares and assists teachers with the implementation of a multidisciplinary science module, basing the evaluation on participants’ reactions, the first level of Guskey’s five-level model for evaluation (2002). Positive evaluations at the higher levels in Guskey's model are thought to depend upon those at the first level, that is, teachers' positive appreciation for the professional development programme. Different instruments (questionnaires, e-mail correspondence, and interviews) were used at various stages in the four-part professional development programme. The data were categorised by the stage in the programme to which they pertained: individual preparation; preparation seminar; online support; or reflection meeting. The data from all participating teachers were combined in word tables, with some parts paraphrased in a few sentences. In general, the teachers were satisfied with the professional development programme. This paper identifies several elements that ensure teacher satisfaction in the multidisciplinary professional development programme, indicates which are the difficult elements of this programme, and suggests how these difficulties can be handled in such a programme
AB - This study aims to evaluate a professional development programme that prepares and assists teachers with the implementation of a multidisciplinary science module, basing the evaluation on participants’ reactions, the first level of Guskey’s five-level model for evaluation (2002). Positive evaluations at the higher levels in Guskey's model are thought to depend upon those at the first level, that is, teachers' positive appreciation for the professional development programme. Different instruments (questionnaires, e-mail correspondence, and interviews) were used at various stages in the four-part professional development programme. The data were categorised by the stage in the programme to which they pertained: individual preparation; preparation seminar; online support; or reflection meeting. The data from all participating teachers were combined in word tables, with some parts paraphrased in a few sentences. In general, the teachers were satisfied with the professional development programme. This paper identifies several elements that ensure teacher satisfaction in the multidisciplinary professional development programme, indicates which are the difficult elements of this programme, and suggests how these difficulties can be handled in such a programme
KW - IR-87901
KW - METIS-298986
U2 - 10.11114/jets.v1i2.132
DO - 10.11114/jets.v1i2.132
M3 - Article
VL - 1
SP - 89
EP - 102
JO - Journal of education and training studies
JF - Journal of education and training studies
SN - 2324-805X
IS - 2
ER -