Implementation of a Procedure Manual To Improve Teacher Performance. Action Research Monograph.

Autor/in	Madgar, Eileen
Titel	Implementation of a Procedure Manual To Improve Teacher Performance. Action Research Monograph.
Quelle	(1999), (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Action Research; Adult Basic Education; Adult Educators; Adult Literacy; Educational Policy; High School Equivalency Programs; Individualized Instruction; Inservice Teacher Education; Literacy Education; Material Development; Policy Formation; Program Development; Program Effectiveness; Questionnaires; Records (Forms); Teacher Effectiveness; Teacher Improvement; Teacher Researchers; Teaching Guides; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Projektforschung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult education teacher; Adult training; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Individualisierender Unterricht; Lehrerfortbildung; Lehrmaterialentwicklung; Politische Betätigung; Programmplanung; Fragebogen; Formularsammlung; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Lehrerforschung; Lehrerhandbuch
Abstract	The Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Labor-Management Committee (SPALMC), which serves approximately 180 adult students annually, was experiencing inconsistencies in performance among its adult education staff. The problems included teachers arriving late 50% of the time and individualizing instruction only 70% of the time. To remedy these problems, the SPALMC undertook an action research project consisting of development of a teaching policy manual and delivery of staff inservice training. First, existing performance problems were documented through field observations and a student survey. Next, a procedural manual for SPALMC's instructors was developed that covered start times for full- and part-time instructors, proper student intake procedures, and development of individualized lessons for students. The new manuals were discussed with all SPALMC instructors, and instructors were offered additional materials and training on planning individualized instruction. Field observations, conducted at the end of the project, confirmed that the new manual and staff training had resulted in a 45% improvement in teacher performance. (Attachments constituting approximately 60% of this document contain the following four items: instructor arrival time log form; student questionnaire; overview of the instructor handbook's contents; and information about the SPALMC's Department of Education and full-time instructors.) (MN)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC