Transformational Shifts of Pedagogy Through Professional Development, Essential Questions, and Self-Directed Learning

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Author(s): Ronda Cypret-Mahach (Lindenwood University, USA)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 15
Source title: Research Anthology on Developing Critical Thinking Skills in Students
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3022-1.ch071

Keywords: Education / Information Science Reference / Instructional Design / Learning Assessment and Measurement

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This chapter describes transformational experiences of a faculty of teachers during a yearlong action-research case-study of professional development, infused with digital technologies intended to capitalize on self-directed learning strategies, in the use of essential questions specifically designed to target critical thinking in students. Teachers who began to adopt the essence of essential questioning into their teaching practice also began to seek ways to engage in personalized self-directed learning as they looked for avenues to continue development of successful practice. The ability to self-investigate and self-delineate pedagogy was critical for most of participant teachers. The faculty of teachers involved in the action-research case-study demonstrated statistically significant growth on the Measure of Questioning Skills, indicating the experience encouraged teacher growth in questioning abilities. Research data also reflected statistically significant student growth in STAR Reading and STAR Math scores, and an increase in student's Measure of Questioning Skills.

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