A STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ON TEACHER EDUCATORS’ GENERALPEDAGOGICALKNOWLEDGE
Abstract
- The aim of this study was to explore the effectiveness of the professional development activities (PDA) on teacher educators’ general pedagogical knowledge (GPK). Cross-sectional survey method was used. The instrument that involved the seven types of PDA and eighteen multiplechoice items for GPK was prepared from the adaptation of TALIS (2018), TEDS-M and Teacher Knowledge Survey (2017). The participants were 350 teacher educators from five Education Colleges in Myanmar. Descriptive statistics, One-way ANOVA, Pearson Productmoment Correlation, and Simple Linear regression analysis were used to answer the intended research questions. According to the results, it was found that most of the teacher educators read professional literature for their professional development, but they were weak in attending seminars or workshops and visiting to observe other colleges or universities. Additionally, it was also explored that there was a positive but weak relationship between the teacher educators’ GPK and their participation in PDA. And, the teacher educators’ GPK could be predicted about 3% from their participation in PDA. Therefore, it was concluded that the more PDA teacher educators took, the higher general pedagogical knowledge they possessed.
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Year
- 2021
Author
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Zin Phyu Wai
Subject
- Educational Methodology
Publisher
- Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science (MAAS)