AN INVESTIGATION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES OF PRIMARY TEACHERS IN YANKIN TOWNSHIP
Abstract
- The objectives of this study were to study primary teachers’ participation in professional development activities and to study primary teachers’ perceptions on their needs of professional development. The questionnaire was developed based on “An analysis of Teachers’ Professional Development Based on the Teaching and Learning International Survey” (OECD, 2009), others’ research and literature review. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were adopted. 130 teachers were selected as subjects by using purposive sampling. For quantitative study, 40 items with five point Likert scale for activities and 11 items with four point Likert scale for needs were used to collect data. For qualitative study, 8 interview questions were used. Descriptive statistics, independent samples t test, one-way ANOVA and Tukey were used to find out the significant differences in teachers’ participation in their professional development activities grouped by academic qualification and trainings. The quantitative findings showed that teachers often participated in all professional development activities. There was a significant difference grouped by their teaching services in professional development activities. There were significant differences in observation, participation and research activities in training for new curriculum refresher courses. It was found that teachers moderately need for their professional development. In qualitative finding, most of the teachers do not get the opportunities to participate in professional development activities.
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Year
- 2020
Author
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Htike Khin Khin
Subject
- Educational Theory
Publisher
- Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science (MAAS)