How Professional Development and Professional Learning Communities Affect Teaching: A Large-Scale International Study

• In Event: 18.072 - Roundtable Session 6
  In Roundtable Session: 18.072-20 - Learning Together: Teachers and Teacher Educators Learning in Professional Communities

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of duration and type of professional development (PD) as well as professional learning community (PLCs) on teachers’ use of classroom teaching practices (CTPs). Using hierarchical linear models and sequential regression analysis, we examined the variation in teachers’ use of CTPs between middle schools in Turkey. In addition, we examined the effect of PD type, duration, and PLCs on teachers’ use of CTPs. We found that the differences in teachers’ use of CTPs were mostly due to factors at teacher level. Furthermore, PD type and PLCs were associated with CTPs, controlling for PD duration, teacher and classroom background variables.

Authors

• Nihal Yurtseven, Yildiz Technical University

• Selcuk Dogan, University of Florida