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ERIC Number: EJ658467
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3737
Effects of Professional Development on Teachers' Instruction: Results from a Three-year Longitudinal Study.
Desimone, Laura M.; Porter, Andrew C.; Garet, Michael S.; Yoon, Kwang Suk; Birman, Beatrice F.
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v24 n2 p81-112 Sum 2002
Examined the effects of professional development on teachers' instruction using a purposeful sample of about 207 teachers across 5 states for 1996-1999. Professional development focused on specific instructional practices increased teachers' use of those practices in the classroom, and specific features, such as active learning opportunities, increased the effect of professional instruction on teaching. (SLD)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Professional Development, Teachers, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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