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Valiandes, Stavroula; Neophytou, Lefkios – Teacher Development, 2018
The present article reports the results of a study performed to investigate and examine the characteristics of a teachers' professional development program (Teachers' Professional Development Program for Differentiated Instruction [PDD]) specially designed to support teachers in the design and application of differentiated instruction. Considering…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Academic Achievement, Instructional Effectiveness, Grade 4
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Vaillant, Denise; Gonzalez-Vaillant, Gabriela – Teacher Development, 2017
This paper analyzes the relationship between teacher evaluation policies in Chile and Uruguay, teacher professional development, and teacher performance effectiveness. The analysis tries to understand the extent to which the existing processes for teacher evaluation stimulate an improvement in the quality of teaching. The comparison of two…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Teacher Evaluation, Educational Policy, Faculty Development
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Herdeiro, Rosalinda; Costa e Silva, Ana Maria – Teacher Development, 2013
This paper is part of a research study undertaken with Portuguese teachers. The main objective is to understand the impact of recent educational legislation on the quality of teaching and the professional development of teachers. In this context the following research questions were formulated: "Do the education policies of the government…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness, Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Legislation
Oder, Tuuli – Teacher Development, 2014
During the most recent educational reform in Estonia, a new National Curriculum was introduced in 2010 providing new guidelines for education generally and foreign languages specifically. To investigate the understanding that an EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teacher has about professional teaching and whether it matches the principles of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Brown, Julian; Doveston, Mary – Teacher Development, 2014
This paper evaluates the perceived impact of the National Award (NA) for Special Educational Needs (SEN) Coordination in English mainstream schools. The Award was introduced in 2009 and has been mandatory for all new Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCos) since its inception. The framework used for the evaluation is based on the learning…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational Needs, Special Needs Students, Special Programs
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Patterson, Eira Wyn – Teacher Development, 2011
This paper explores the perceptions of student teachers regarding the extent to which they consider a constructivist approach supports their learning in science. The research was carried out in two phases and drew on questionnaire and interview data. In Phase 1 a questionnaire was used to collect the views of 34 students regarding the…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Student Teachers, Measures (Individuals), Teaching Methods