Evaluating teachers' professional development initiatives: towards an extended evaluative framework

E Merchie, M Tuytens, G Devos… - Research papers in …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Evaluating teachers' professional development initiatives (PDI) is one of the main
challenges for the teacher professionalisation field. Although different studies have focused …

Developing, testing, and using theoretical models for promoting quality in education

B Creemers, L Kyriakides - Educational Effectiveness Theory, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
This paper argues that the dynamic model of educational effectiveness can be used to
establish stronger links between educational effectiveness research (EER) and school …

Using educational effectiveness research to promote quality of teaching: The contribution of the dynamic model

L Kyriakides, BPM Creemers, A Panayiotou - ZDM, 2018 - Springer
The dynamic model of educational effectiveness refers to eight factors that describe
teachers' instructional role. A multidimensional framework for measuring both quantitative …

Evaluating the measuring properties of the principal instructional management rating scale in the Chinese educational system: Implications for measuring school …

P Antoniou, M Lu - Educational Management Administration …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
During the last 25 years researchers have proposed a number of conceptual frameworks to
measure the various functions of instructional leadership. One of the most frequently used …

Principals' use of rating scale categories in classroom observations for teacher evaluation

SA Wind, CL Tsai, SB Grajeda… - School Effectiveness and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Teacher evaluation systems commonly rely on observation of teaching practice (OTP) by
school principals. However, the value of OTP as evidence of teacher effectiveness depends …

Reflective thinking in educational settings: An approach to theory and research on reflection

MB Postholm - Educational Research, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Research findings indicate that developing good relationships with pupils,
managing classroom processes adequately and developing confidence and trust with other …

Developing a professional performance evaluation system for pre-Service automobile repair vocational high school teachers in Taiwan

MJ Wu, CY Huang, YS Kao, YF Lue, LC Chen - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Educational quality is one of the most important factors for having well-trained human
resources that support the productivity, competitiveness, and economic growth of a nation …

Promoting quality and equity: An exploratory case study of a primary school in England exploring barriers and facilitators in implementing the Dynamic Approach to …

P Antoniou, JA Griaznova - Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2018 - Elsevier
A number of studies have been conducted to identify the impact of the Dynamic Approach to
School Improvement (DASI) on student outcomes, using mainly quantitative and …

Pre-primary teachers' perceptions about professionalism and professional development through the lens of transformative learning: A case study in Greece

VS Fotopoulou, AA Ifanti - Global Studies of Childhood, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
In this study, pre-primary teachers' views about professionalism and professional
development in state nursery schools in Greece were investigated using a survey. This …

Students' experiences of teaching at secondary school and university: Sharing responsibility for classroom engagement

B O'Brien, P Iannone - Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Recently much research has focused on student engagement, both at school and at
university. This attention is motivated by the role that engagement plays in student learning …