Evaluating the Impact of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Evaluating the Impact of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Evaluating the Impact of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
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Needs Analysis and Effective <strong>CPD</strong> Provision<br />
10. How are teachers’ pr<strong>of</strong>essional development needs gauged and met? Do <strong>the</strong>y have an<br />
entitlement?<br />
Re: entitlement<br />
• Do teachers know about <strong>the</strong>ir entitlement if <strong>the</strong>re is one?<br />
• Who keeps <strong>the</strong> records?<br />
11. Who are your key providers <strong>of</strong> <strong>CPD</strong>? How are <strong>the</strong>y selected? Are some more effective<br />
than o<strong>the</strong>rs? How do you assess?<br />
12. What in your view is <strong>the</strong> most effective form <strong>of</strong> <strong>CPD</strong> for teachers? How do you judge?<br />
13. What in your view are <strong>the</strong> features <strong>of</strong> effective and less effective <strong>CPD</strong>? Could you<br />
provide examples <strong>of</strong> both?<br />
<strong>Evaluating</strong> <strong>CPD</strong><br />
14. What evidence do you or <strong>the</strong> school collect about <strong>the</strong> impact <strong>of</strong> <strong>CPD</strong> provision at<br />
school, teacher and pupil level?<br />
• Examples…?<br />
15. What are <strong>the</strong> main mechanisms <strong>of</strong> evaluating <strong>CPD</strong> in this school? (examples?)<br />
16. In your view how effective are <strong>the</strong>y in assisting you to gauge <strong>the</strong> appropriateness,<br />
effectiveness and impact <strong>of</strong> <strong>CPD</strong>? Why, why not?<br />
• Elicit here <strong>the</strong> measurement/gauging <strong>of</strong> impact on:<br />
i. Pupil attainment<br />
ii. Teacher attitudes<br />
iii. Pedagogical issues<br />
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