Teacher Professional Development and Its Impact on Student Academic Achievement: An Evidence Gap Map

• In Event: Sunday Roundtable Session 7:45 am
  In Roundtable Session: Professional Development and Meta-Analysis (Table 33)

Abstract

The objective of this evidence gap map (EGM) is to show evidence on programs for professional development of in-service teachers (TPD) and their impact on student academic achievement. This EGM is based on a meta-analysis already conducted by the authors, that included 143 experimental, high-quality studies. The interactive EGM shows the intersection of TPD goals (y-axis) and subject outcomes (x-axis) and allows to filter the studies in order to select interventions matching certain criteria of interest (e.g., country, grade level). Results showed that PCK is the most studied TPD goal, while some TPD goals have not been evaluated yet. Most of TPD goals have mixed results, showing both positive and negative effects, and small to large impacts.

Authors

• Marta Pellegrini, University of Cagliari

• Amanda Neitzel, Johns Hopkins University

• Natasha Dmoshinskaia, University of Twente

• Adrie Visscher, Universiteit Twente