exploring relationships between professional development, teacher practice, and state content...
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Exploring Relationships between Professional Development,Teacher Practice, and State Content Standards
ByJohn L. Smithson, Ph.D.
Director, Measures of the Enacted CurriculumWisconsin Center for Education Research
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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PD
Climate
Content Practice
What relationships can be found between participationin Professional Development Activities & Classroom Instruction
Using Survey Instruments
Describing Classroom Practice
Supply & Demand(1990)
Supply: LOW / Largely Limited to Ed. ResearchersPrimarily policy research
Demand: LOW / Largely Limited to Ed. ResearchersPrimarily policy research
Using Survey Instruments
Describing Classroom Practice
Supply & Demand(2005)
Demand: HIGH / Ed. Researchers / Ed. Ldrs. (at all levels)Program Evaluators
Supply: HIGH - due to access computers and internet
English LanguageArts & Reading
The SEC Data-set
SUMMARY MEASURES
Content Practice Climate Prof. Dev./ / /
Science
InstructionalContent
Instr.Activities
Tchr.Char./Opinions/Beliefs
Professional DevelopmentMathematics
SUMMARY MEASURES
Content Practice ClimateProf. Dev. / //
Variable Summary Measure Description
PDhrs
PDfreq
PDactive
PDcohere
PDcoll
PDcnt
PDdata
PDstnd
PDstlrn
# of PD Hours reported
Frequency of PD Activities
PD that involved active engagement of teachers
PD that is part of a coherent plan & goals
Collective participation from school/department
PD with focus on subject matter content
PD with focus on Student Data
PD with focus on Standards & Instruction
PD with focus on Student Learning
SUMMARY MEASURES (Mathematics)
Content Practice ClimateProf. Dev. / //
Variable Summary Measure Description
MX1
MX2
MX3
MX4
MX5
MX6
MX7
Number Sense, Properties, RelationshipsOperations
Measurement
Algebraic Concepts
Geometric Concepts
Data Analysis / Probability / Statistics
Instructional Content
Content Areas (Topic Coverage)
Content Practice ClimateProf. Dev. / //
Variable Summary Measure Description
Cgd_B
Cgd_C
Cgd_D
Cgd_E
Cgd_F
Memorize / RecallPerform Procedures
Demonstrate Understanding
Conjecture, Hypothesize, Prove
Non-routine problems / Make Connections
Performance Expectations for Students (Cognitive Demand)
SUMMARY MEASURES (Mathematics)
Content Practice ClimateProf. Dev. / //
Variable Summary Measure Description
PerfProc
Analyze
Connect
AcLrn
UseAssess
Perform Procedures
Analyze Information
Make Connections
Active Learning
Use of multiple assessment types
Classroom Activities
SUMMARY MEASURES (Mathematics)
Content Practice ClimateProf. Dev. / //
Variable Summary Measure Description
InflStnd
ProfColl
Influence of Standards on Instruction
Professional Collegiality & Trust
Climate Measures
SUMMARY MEASURES (Mathematics)
PERSISTENCE OF RELATIONSHIPS
Which relationships (correlations) persistacross multiple samples of teachers
(Mathematics)
Sample/Sub-sample # of teachers
Full Sample 4593
MSP-PD study 211
State F 388
State I 853
State M 469
State O 338
MX1 MX2 MX3 MX4 MX5 MX6 MX7PDFREQ 3 2 0 3 0 1 0PDHRS 1 2 1 3 0 2 0PDACTIVE 1 1 0 2 0 0 0PDCOHERE 0 1 1 1 1 1 0PDCOLL 0 2 1 2 2 2 0PDCNT 0 1 0 0 1 2 0PDDATA 0 1 0 0 1 3 0PDSTND 1 1 0 1 1 2 0PDSTLRN 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
Content Practice ClimateProf. Dev. / //
SUMMARY MEASURES W/ PERSISTENTASSOCIATION TO PD MEASURES
CGD_B CGD_C CGD_D CGD_E CGD_FPDFREQ 5 4 1 4 4PDHRS 4 3 1 3 3PDACTIVE 5 5 2 4 6PDCOHERE 1 3 0 3 3PDCOLL 1 3 0 2 2PDCNT 4 5 1 4 4PDDATA 2 4 1 4 4PDSTND 4 5 1 4 4PDSTLRN 2 6 2 4 5
Content Practice ClimateProf. Dev. / //
SUMMARY MEASURES W/ PERSISTENTASSOCIATION TO PD MEASURES
USEASSESS PERFPROC ANALYZE CONNECT ACLRNPDFREQ 6 1 2 5 3PDHRS 6 1 4 5 2
PDACTIVE 6 3 5 6 4PDCOHERE 5 1 2 2 3PDCOLL 5 1 3 3 2PDCNT 6 3 3 4 4PDDATA 6 3 3 5 3PDSTND 6 3 3 4 4PDSTLRN 6 3 3 4 5
Content Practice ClimateProf. Dev. / //
SUMMARY MEASURES W/ PERSISTENTASSOCIATION TO PD MEASURES
INFLSTND PROFCOLLPDFREQ 6 2PDHRS 6 1
PDACTIVE 6 6PDCOHERE 5 5PDCOLL 6 6PDCNT 6 6PDDATA 6 5PDSTND 6 6PDSTLRN 6 6
SUMMARY MEASURES W/ PERSISTENTASSOCIATION TO PD MEASURES
Content Practice ClimateProf. Dev. / //
Variable Persistant Variables
Pdfreq 5Pdhours 4PDactive 7Pdcohere 3Pdcoll 3PDcnt 4Pddata 4PDstnd 4PDstlrn 6
#OF PERSISTENT SUMMARY MEASURESASSOCIATED WITH EACH PD MEASURE
Content Practice ClimateProf. Dev. / //