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A STUDY OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
IN
TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS WITH SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN STATEWIDE
TEST SCORES
by
Stephanie Noelle Hall
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
May 2009
Copyright 2009 Stephanie Noelle Hall
Object Description
| Title | A study of professional development in two middle schools with significant increases in statewide test scores |
| Author | Hall, Stephanie Noelle |
| Author email | stephanienhall@gmail.com; stephhall@mail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2009-03-24 |
| Date submitted | 2009 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2009-05-05 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Hollins, Etta |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Love, Laurie Hirabayashi, Kimberly |
| Abstract | Administrators and teachers are held accountable for the academic achievement of their students as measured by the California Standards Test. Because teacher preparation is strongly correlated to student achievement, providing professional development can help schools improve their performance.; This study examined the professional development processes at two California middle schools, which have shown a 100+ point increase on their API scores, which are derived from the California Standards Test. Both sites are comprised of a majority of an ethnic/racial minority subgroup as well as a majority of socio-economically disadvantaged students.; A qualitative study was conducted by interviewing up to six teachers and administrators, observing professional development meetings and classrooms, and studying school documents to examine how these schools organize and develop their professional development programs.; Many similarities between the two sites’ professional development programs were uncovered: a) The leadership at both sites collaborated with the district office to determine professional development decisions relevant to their individual needs, b) professional development opportunities largely were based on student results from assessment data, c) the design of the professional development activity included collaborative and active engagement strategies, d) the perceptions of professional development activities significantly affected the impact of the teacher professional development activity, and e) the school leadership was viewed as important to creating and sustaining an environment of continuous learning through professional development opportunities. |
| Keyword | professional development; school reform; content and context characteristics; school leadership; staff development; API; AYP; California standards |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m2188 |
| Rights | Hall, Stephanie Noelle |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Hall-2844 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume48/etd-Hall-2844.pdf |
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| Full text | A STUDY OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS WITH SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN STATEWIDE TEST SCORES by Stephanie Noelle Hall A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION May 2009 Copyright 2009 Stephanie Noelle Hall |
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