Examining the Contribution of a Professional Development Program to Elementary Classroom Teachers' Content Knowledge and Student Achievement: The Case of Basketball

Autor/inn/en	Stefanou, Lambros; Tsangaridou, Niki; Charalambous, Charalambos Y.; Kyriakides, Leonidas
Titel	Examining the Contribution of a Professional Development Program to Elementary Classroom Teachers' Content Knowledge and Student Achievement: The Case of Basketball
Quelle	In: Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 40 (2021) 4, S.577-588 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0273-5024
Schlagwörter	Faculty Development; Elementary School Teachers; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Academic Achievement; Correlation; Physical Education; Physical Education Teachers; Team Sports; Measures (Individuals); Comparative Analysis; Grade 5; Grade 6; Teacher Effectiveness; Achievement Gains + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Schulleistung; Korrelation; Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Physical education; Physical training; Sportlehrer; Mannschaftssport; Messdaten; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung
Abstract	Purpose: Teacher content knowledge (CK) and its contribution to student achievement (SA) are understudied in physical education, especially concerning the examination of the effectiveness of professional development (PD) programs using direct measures of teachers' CK and SA. To make progress in this research area, this study investigated the contribution of a content-focused PD program to teachers' CK and SA in basketball, using direct measures thereof. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was utilized to examine the contribution of a PD program. The authors measured the CK of 52 elementary classroom teachers and their fifth or sixth grade students' (n = 913) achievement in basketball before and after the PD program. The data were analyzed using unilevel and multilevel regression analyses. Results: Teachers who participated in the PD program exhibited higher learning gains in their CK; their students also exhibited higher learning gains. Discussion and Conclusion: The study findings suggest that PD programs focused on enhancing teachers' CK might also support SA. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01