Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Instruction
Tool Kit
PD
(Multi‐media
Intervention
materials)
Teachers’
Frequent
and Child
Workshops Increased Child
Accurate Engagement
(high‐quality/ Learning
interactive) Use of
Opportunities and Learning
Embedded‐
Instruction
Coaching Practices
(on‐site coaching
or self‐coaching)
Instructional Instructional
Contextual
“Quality” “Effectiveness”
Variables
Potential Efficacy Study
• Conducted in FL, WA, and WI
• 36 preschool teachers
– 3 sites
– 11 to 13 teachers per site
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Primary Research Questions
• What is the relationship between exposure to PD intervention and
teachers’ frequent and accurate use of embedded-instruction
practices?
– Developing quality learning targets (LTRS)
– Implementing planned learning opportunities (EIOS)
– Delivering complete learning trials (EIOS)
No. of sessions 4 5 15 25 4 53
with second
observer
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Procedural Fidelity:
Self-Coaching
• Fidelity self-coaching orientation session
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Self-Coaching and Website Use
Self-
# of visits Average time # of action # of forms
coaching
every 2 on site per plans uploaded to
video
weeksa visitb (min) submittedc the site
submitted
High Users
Teacher A 1.6 36 3 9 Yes
Teacher B 1.6 19 4 16 Yes
Moderate
Users
Teacher C .6 54 0 4 No
Teacher D 1.2 19 1 0 Yes
Teacher E .6 42 1 0 Yes
Teacher F .4 13 1 0 Yes
Teacher G .4 34 2 1 Yes
Teacher H 1.2 27 0 0 No
Teacher I .2 42 0 6 No
Low Users
Teacher J 0 n/a 0 0 No
Teacher K 0 n/a 18 0 0 No
Teacher Implementation Data
Note. LTRS Total Score represents percentage of quality indicators. EIOS scores measured as rate
based on number of trials implemented for a child on one learning target every 15 min. On average,
teachers implemented trials for 2-3 children with 2-3 learning targets for each child.
* Refers to statistically significant main effect at p < .05
EIOS: Teacher Implementation
“Embedded” Complete Learning Trials
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Child Outcome Data