A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship between Teacher''s Professional Learning Community and Teaching Effectiveness.

• Main Authors: Yi-Ti Liu, 劉倚禔
• Other Authors: 吳勁甫
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/90188441393900309535

碩士 === 國立中興大學 === 教師專業發展研究所 === 104 === The main purpose of this research is to probe the correlation between teacher’s professional learning community and teaching effectiveness in Taiwan and the factors that affect the correlation between these two variables. In this study, the researcher uses Comprehensive Meta-analysis 3.0 as a platform to analyze and integrate relative studies in Taiwan. This research includes 21 studies, and sets gender, age, years of service, and whether hold a concurrent post in adjunct administration as four factors to investigate if these factors can affect the correlation between teacher’s professional learning community and teaching effectiveness. According to the standard of Cohen(1988), the result of this research shows that the correlation between teacher’s professional learning community and teaching effectiveness has great significance; the correlation between teacher’s professional learning community and the dimensions of teaching effectiveness has average significance; and the correlation between the dimensions of teacher’s professional learning community and the teaching effectiveness also has average significance. The conclusions of this research are as follows: 1. On the entirety to entirety, teacher’s professional learning community and teaching effectiveness have highly significant and positive correlation. 2. On entirety to dimensions, teacher’s professional learning community and teaching effectiveness have average significant and positive correlation. 3. On dimension to dimension, teacher’s professional learning community and teaching effectiveness have average significant and positive correlation. Finally, based on the conclusion, the researcher provides suggestions for future researchers and educators for reference.