Factors Influencing Bilingual Education Teacher Satisfaction With an Online Professional Development Program

• In Event: 56.080 - Roundtable Session 23
  In Roundtable Session: 56.080-7 - Innovative Uses of Technology to Foster Teacher Preparation and Development

Abstract

Despite growing use of online teacher professional development (oTPD), there is limited research on oTPD for bilingual education teachers. The purpose of this study was to explore the factors that influence teacher satisfaction with an oTPD program developed for Texas bilingual teachers. Teacher variables (gender, first language, and prior online learning/PD experience) as well as oTPD variables (course organization, system user-friendliness, technology efficacy, communication with instructor, communication with peers, and overall convenience) were considered. T-test and multiple regression were used to analyze participant survey data (N=271). Although no teacher variables were statistically significant in terms of level of satisfaction, the oTPD variables of communication with instructor, communication with peers, and overall convenience were significant.

Authors

• David Daniel Jimenez, Texas A&M University

• Kara Sutton-Jones, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Shifang Tang, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Rafael Lara-Alecio, Texas A&M University

• Beverly J. Irby, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Fuhui Tong, Texas A&M University - College Station