A Descriptive Analysis of Instructional Coaches' Data Use in Science

Autor/inn/en	Snodgrass Rangel, Virginia; Bell, Elizabeth R.; Monroy, Carlos
Titel	A Descriptive Analysis of Instructional Coaches' Data Use in Science
Quelle	In: School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 28 (2017) 2, S.217-241 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Snodgrass Rangel, Virginia)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0924-3453
DOI	10.1080/09243453.2016.1255232
Schlagwörter	Coaching (Performance); Science Education; Data; Accountability; Science Teachers; Mentors; Elementary School Teachers; Middle School Teachers; Interviews; Preferences; Educational Practices; Teacher Attitudes; Evaluation Utilization; Information Sources; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Daten; Verantwortung; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Bildungspraxis; Lehrerverhalten; Information source; Informationsquelle
Abstract	A key assumption of accountability policies is that educators will use data to improve their instruction. In practice, however, data use is quite hard, and more districts are looking to instructional coaches to support their teachers. The purpose of this descriptive analysis is to examine how instructional coaches in elementary and middle school science across 3 school districts worked with science teachers around data use. Science teachers and instructional coaches were interviewed about their data use practices and preferences. The findings highlight that coaches play diverse roles in supporting teachers, and that teachers' data use practices closely align with coaches' practices and preferences. The discussion concludes with implications for our understanding of data use in specific content areas and for future research. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01