Significant effects of classroom observation on teacher development: contribution to educational management in public elementary schools
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https://doi.org/10.48017/dj.v10i1.3238Keywords:
Descriptive-narrative, Pedagogical development, Personal development, Professional developmentAbstract
The effect of class observations on the personal, professional, and pedagogical development of teachers is a descriptive-qualitative study targeting 24 participants drawn from master teachers and teachers I-III in 12 public elementary schools. Both lowland and upland institutions were considered to include participants, and purposive sampling was applied. Data analysis was conducted using thematic analysis while utilizing an interview guide. It obtained the required permissions from the Department of Education (DepEd), where necessary approvals were obtained from key officials, and data gathering using FGDs captured in-depth insights. These findings include teachers' personal development: evolution of beliefs, ability to embrace different viewpoints, opportunity to shed unproductive habits, cultivation of productive habits, and development of resilience. Teachers' professional development: enabling teachers to develop research-based content, preparing teachers to create supportive learning environments, using diverse data to determine developmental priorities, application of multiple evaluation approaches to inform improvement impact, and enhancement of teachers' practice by learning from research and practices. Teachers' pedagogical development: ensuring students grasp whole-picture understanding, high standards in advanced complex student understanding, and clear feedback on student performance standards. It concludes class observations play an essential part in teacher development and recommends using structured frameworks in observations, collaborative feedback, and ongoing professional development to improve reflective practices and high teaching standards and that long-term and context-specific impacts of observations on teacher and student outcomes are also a suggested area of study.
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