Anne Gregory|Joseph P. Allen|Amori Yee Mikami|Christopher A. Hafen|Robert C. Pianta
EFFECTS OF A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ON BEHAVIORAL ENGAGEMENT OF STUDENTS IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights|University of Virginia|University of British Columbia|University of Virginia|University of Virginia
student behavioral engagement key condition supporting academic achievement yet student disengagement middle high schools common current study used randomized controlled design test efficacy teaching partnersecondary program increase behavioral engagement program offers teachers personalized coaching systematic feedback teachers interactions students based systematic observation videorecordings teacherstudent interactions classroom study found intervention teachers significantly higher increases albeit modest degree student behavioral engagement classrooms 1 year involvement program compared teachers control group explaining 4 variance exploratory analyses two dimensions teachers interactions studentstheir focus analysis problem solving instruction use diverse instructional learning formatsacted mediators increased student engagement findings offer implications new directions teacher professional development understanding classroom setting adolescent development