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A study to identify the professional development needs of teachers

A study to identify the professional development needs of teachers. H.M.G.D.Herath Marie Perera Teacher Centre Dept. of Humanities Education Nikaweratiya University of Colombo. Background Low performance at Examinations.

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A study to identify the professional development needs of teachers

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  1. A study to identify the professional development needs of teachers H.M.G.D.Herath Marie Perera Teacher Centre Dept. of Humanities Education Nikaweratiya University of Colombo

  2. Background • Low performance at Examinations. (Documentary analysis – G.C.E. (O.L) and G.C.E.(A.L) result analysis, Department of Examinations) • Teaching learning process is not planned to cater to the needs of all the pupils in the class. (Observations, discussions) • A necessity of upgrading the teaching learning process of English language classroom. • A necessity of a grass root level inquiry to identify the professional development needs of the teachers.

  3. Review of research • Teacher professional development needs are not identified. Teacher professional development needs should be identified at school level with collaboration of external institutions. (Education Sector Development Framework and Programme, 2007) • The constant and ongoing search for ways to improve their own teaching and learning environments is the worthy occupation of excellent teachers(Miller,B. 2010)

  4. Objectives • Examining the teachers’ understanding of professionalism • Identifying the prevailing professional development needs • Identifying the expected support for professional development

  5. Methodology • Need survey - Pilot test of the questionnaire (Questionnaire: an adaptation of the need survey questionnaire of American Psychological Association and OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) - Focus group semi- structured interview

  6. Findings & discussion

  7. What are your teaching learning related problems that need immediate care? • “ Specially, boys do not pay their attention on learning • “ No professional body (ISA) to get advice” • “Some classes are over populated” • “I face difficulties in teaching grammar lessons in an effective way.” • “ I have to handle two kinds of students in my school. Both maladjusted and brighter ones. It’s straightly affect for final result of brighters” • “Student discipline and behaviourproblems should be immediate cared” • “ I want to learn how to teach for differently abled students”

  8. References- Coalition for Psychology in Schools and Education. (2006, August). Report on the Teacher Needs Survey. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, Center for Psychology in Schools and Education. - Department of Education, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya (2007), The study on school based teacher development programmes : Theme II of the Education Sector Development Framework and Programe- Ministry of Education. (2013). Sri Lanka Education Information

  9. Thank you! E-mail : hmgangu@gmail.com

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