EDU 702 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Prepared by: NORAZLIYATI BINTI YAHYA THE EFFECT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON TEACHERS’ INSTRUCTION

INTRODUCTION Instructional practice is the most significant aspect of professional development for teachers Teachers were concern about in professional development program that could be linked and applied directly Teachers attain more subject knowledge and can improve their teaching skills by attending relevant professional development program (Garret, et al., 2001)

INTRODUCTION The National Research Council provided Framework for Effective Learning Environment Design for Teachers (Bransford, Brown and Cocking, 2000) Framework for Effective Learning Environment Community- centered Knowledge- centered Learner-centeredAssessment-centered

INTRODUCTION Wetchester Institute for Human Services Research (2008) suggests that high quality of teacher development education includes several characteristics i)Data driven on student outcomes ii)Identified teachers needs iii)Strong foundation in subject content and methods of teaching iv)Used resources from teaching and learning research v)Research is continuous and ongoing process vi)Provide follow up support vii)Possess appropriate evaluation basis

Background to the Study Ministry of Education Malaysia has provided series of in-service professional development program for Mathematics and Science when teacher are required to teach the subjects in English since 2003 The aim of National Education Philosophy increased the need to improve teacher professionalism by providing sufficient learning environment

The table below shows in-service professional development for a primary school in Kuala Selangor in 2010 Background to the Study DateTimeTraining sessionPresented byLocation 24 th July – 0800Registration-Library 0800 – 0900MediaFacilities (ASTRO)Media TeacherLibrary 0900 – 0930 Techniques and Rules in Netball Physical Education Teacher School field 0930 – 1000 Techniques and Rules in Sepak Takraw Physical Education Teacher School field 1000 – 1030Break-Canteen 1030 – 1200 Examination Analysis System (SAP) Assistant Principal Computer Laboratory 1200 – Academic PlanningAssistant PrincipalComputer Laboratory

Background to the Study Based on the session presented in the in-service training, it shows that there are only two session which related to instructional practice Techniques and Rules in Netball Games Techniques and Rules in Sepak Takraw Games

The table below shows in-service professional development in 2009 Background to the Study DateTimeTraining sessionPresented byLocation 4 th April – 0130 Program Akademik Terbilang Selangor Computer Laboratory 25 th April – 0130UPSR Marking Scheme UPSR Marking Regulator Computer Laboratory 16 th May – 0130Landscaping Workshop Art Education Teacher School compound 20 th June – 0130 Computer-based in Teaching and Learning ICT Coordinator Computer Laboratory 8 th August – 0130Smart SchoolTeacher Computer Laboratory 7 th October – 1800Public SpeakingCounseling TeacherSchool Hall 9 th October – 0130Coaching in Co-curricularAssistant Principal Computer Laboratory 14 th October – 1800Remedial and Student Learning Difficulties Remedial TeacherComputer Laboratory

Background to the Study Based on the session presented in the in service training, at least half of the programs were relevant to instructional practice UPSR Marking Scheme Workshop Computer-based in Teaching and Learning Coaching in Co-curricular Remedial and Student Learning Difficulties

Statement of the Problem Teachers are not involve in the planning process of professional development and leader was not conducting need assessment study Malaysian applied very top-down approach in managing educational changes – curriculum need to be implemented according to the curriculum specification (Dhamotharan,2002) Short term notice and training usually given by the ministry which shows that top-down appraoch was applied

Purpose of the Study Examine the effect of professional development on teachers’ instruction Examine the relationship between professional development and changes in teaching instruction Investigate the effect of teachers’ professional development on teacher’s instruction

Research Questions Is there any significant relationship between teachers’ professional development and changes in teaching instruction? What is the effect(s) of teachers’ professional development and teachers’ instruction?

Research Hypotheses Hypothesis for Research Question 1: H 0 : There is no relationship between teachers’ professional development and changes in teaching instruction H 1 : There is a relationship between teacher’s professional development and changes in teaching instruction

Research Hypotheses Hypotheses for Research Question 2: H0: There is no effect(s) of teachers’ professional development and teachers’ instruction H1: There is an effect(s) of teachers’ professional development and teachers’ instruction

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Research Design – survey research method Respondents will be given the questionnaire to be completed in a particular time Population and Sample – teachers who teach Year 6 in the selected primary school in Kuala Selangor Instrumentation – adopted and adapted from Missouri Professional Guideline for Student Succes (Guskey & Roy, n.d.)

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Data Collection – Questionnaire distributed to the respondents through the headmaster of each school Researcher will explain purpose of study, time given to answer questionnaire and how respondents should return completed questionnaire in a letter Researcher will do a series of follow-up calls to the headmaster to know the respondents progress

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Data Analysis – using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Version 17.0 Researcher will carry out descriptive analysis using correlation coefficient and scatterplots to understand the degree of relationship between two variables Researcher choose Pearson correlation to describe the analyze the data for independent and dependent variables