Sims, Sam;
Fletcher-Wood, Harry;
O'Mara-Eves, Alison;
Cottingham, Sarah;
Goodrich, Josh;
Van Herwegen, Jo;
Anders, Jacob;
(2022)
Effective teacher professional development: new theory and a meta-analytic test.
(CEPEO Working Paper Series
22-02).
Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities, UCL: London, UK.
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Abstract
Multiple meta-analyses have now documented small positive effects of teacher professional development (PD) on pupil test scores. However, the field lacks any validated explanatory account of what differentiates more from less effective in-service training. As a result, researchers have little in the way of advice for those tasked with designing or commissioning better PD. We set out to remedy this by developing a new theory of effective PD based on combinations of causally active components targeted at developing teachers’ insights, goals, techniques, and practice. We test two important implications of the theory using a systematic review and meta-analysis of 104 randomised controlled trials, finding qualified support for our framework. While further research is required to test and refine the theory, we argue that it presents an important step forward in being able to offer actionable advice to those responsible for improving teacher PD.
| Type: | Working / discussion paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | Effective teacher professional development: new theory and a meta-analytic test |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ucl:cepeow:22-0... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | professional development, teachers, theory, meta-analysis |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Learning and Leadership UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Learning and Leadership > Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10175439 |
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