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Contents
FIVE CYCLES OF COACHING BASED ON CLASSROOM VIDEOS IMPROVED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT 7
EIGHT CYCLES OF COACHING WAS NOT EFFECTIVE 10
THE COACHING AFFECTED THE TYPE OF FEEDBACK TEACHERS RECEIVED ON THEIR TEACHING 12
REFERENCES 21
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 23
Boxes
Box 1. The study design 7
Exhibits
Exhibit 1. Steps in each coaching cycle 6
Exhibit 2. Example of practices a teacher and coach might have focused on during each coaching cycle, across the three broad areas of teaching... 8
Exhibit 3. Effects of five cycles of coaching on student achievement 9
Exhibit 4. Effects of five cycles of coaching on student achievement for novice teachers and those with weaker practices at the start of the study 10
Exhibit 5. Effects of eight cycles of coaching on student achievement 11
Exhibit 6. Effects of eight cycles of coaching on student achievement for novice teachers and those with weaker practices at the start of the study 12
Exhibit 7. Differences in the type of feedback teachers received 14
Exhibit 8. Differences in teachers' perceptions of the feedback they received 15
Exhibit 9. Effects on teachers' classroom practice scores 16