Assertions

Averages

M

Deviations

SD

(1) Continuing professional development is essential for my career.

4.43

0.85

(14) Continuous and effective professional development gives teachers sufficient time to learn, practice, implement and reflect on new strategies that facilitate changes in their practice.

4.41

0.67

(2) The continuous professional development of teachers helps to improve student achievement.

4.38

0.65

(3) Continuous professional development gives teachers the opportunity to be up to date with new technologies.

4.35

0.88

(4) Continuing professional development allows teachers to hone knowledge not learned during training.

4.33

0.90

(5) Continuous professional development teaches teachers professional practices to make them continually competent.

4.32

0.88

(6) Continuing Professional Development increases teachers’ motivation, confidence and commitment to teaching.

4.30

0.92

(7) Effective professional development is essential to learning and developing the pedagogies needed to teach these skills.

4.30

0.90

(8) Continuing professional development is program-based that focuses on teaching strategies associated with specific curriculum content that supports teacher learning in the context of classroom teachers.

4.29

0.91

(10) High-quality professional development creates a space where teachers can share ideas and collaborate in their learning, often in contexts integrated with employment.

4.25

0.87

(11) Continuing professional development gives teachers opportunities to view templates that include lesson plans, unit plans, student work examples, peer teacher observations, and video or written teaching cases to immerse themselves in a clear vision of what best practices look like.

4.13

1.07

(12) Through continuing professional development, teachers benefit from expert assistance and support that involves sharing expertise on evidence-based content and practices, focused directly on the individual needs of teachers.

4.11

1.03

(13) High-quality professional learning often allows teachers to reflect, receive feedback, and make changes to their practice by facilitating reflection and soliciting feedback.

4.11

1.04

(14) Active learning directly engages teachers in designing and testing teaching strategies, giving them the opportunity to engage in the same learning style they design for their students.

3.80

1.07

(15) In my school, we practice the 14 points set out above quite often.

3.67

0.96