The current study was conducted with the aim of investigating the
influence of an in- service training program on English language teachers’
professional development in Palestinian upper primary public schools. Thus, the
current study attempted to answer the following main questions: 1- What is the
influence of an in-service training program conducted by the Ministry of
Education and Higher Education on English language teachers’ professional
development in Palestinian upper primary public schools? 2- To what extent does the in-service
training program satisfy English language teachers’ professional development needs
in Palestinian upper primary public schools? In order for the current study to
achieve its goals, a questionnaire and interview were used as instruments for
the data collection. Descriptive statistics of the data was calculated using
SPSS as well as thematic analysis was used to analyze the qualitative data. The
results of this study revealed that the in-service training program has
positive influence on English language teachers’ professional development in
the aspects of planning, students’ engagement, teaching strategies and
assessment. On the other hand, the findings of this study revealed that the
program satisfies the participants’ professional development need areas related
to planning effectively, giving constructive feedback to learners and managing
their classrooms appropriately. While conducting action research still needs
more focus and effort to enable teachers practice it to improve teaching and
learning process.
Upper primary schools Professional development In service training program
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Bölüm | Articles |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 31 Ağustos 2019 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2019 Cilt: 13 |