ERIC Number: EJ1471946
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Feb
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0888-4064
EISSN: EISSN-1944-4931
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Project Coordinate: Impact of Content-Focused Lesson Study on Teacher Knowledge, Collaboration, and MTSS Instruction
Amber E. Benedict1; Mary T. Brownell2; Hyojong Sohn3; Jessica Williams2; Ben Kelcey4; Germaine Kosiarski1
Teacher Education and Special Education, v48 n1 p26-45 2025
General and special educators often do not have the needed knowledge and skills or collaborative opportunities to implement coordinated, evidence-based instruction within a multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) framework. As such, the authors used a randomized control design to examine the impact of Project Coordinate (PC), a professional development approach incorporating online content modules and lesson study, on fourth-grade general and special education teachers' knowledge, collaborative planning, and instructional practice in reading. The authors used multilevel modeling, analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) analyses to examine differences in teacher knowledge, changes in the frequency of tiered instruction, teachers' perceptions of collaborative planning, changes in treatment teachers' use of evidence-based practices (EBPs), and effective implementation of EBPs. Results showed that PC teachers did not make significant gains in knowledge; however, these teachers did make significant gains on collaborative and instructional practice though findings are complex. The authors discuss the implications of findings for future research and practice.
Descriptors: Multi Tiered Systems of Support, Evidence Based Practice, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teaching Methods, Teacher Collaboration, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Reading Instruction, Faculty Development, Educational Change, Lesson Plans, Learning Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Education Programs, Grade 4, Elementary School Teachers, Likert Scales, Online Courses
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324A170135
Department of Education Funded: Yes
Author Affiliations: 1Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA; 2University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; 3Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA; 4University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA