In-service Professional Development Scale for EFL Teachers: A Validation Study

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SHABANI MOHAMMAD BAGHER; ALIBAKHSHI GOUDARZ; Bahremand Alireza; KARIMI ALI REZA

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Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES (THE JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES) Year:2018 | Volume:25 | Issue:3 Page(s): 63-78

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In-service Professional Development Scale for EFL Teachers: A Validation Study

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SHABANI MOHAMMAD BAGHER | ALIBAKHSHI GOUDARZ | Bahremand Alireza | KARIMI ALI REZA | Issue Writer Certificate

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In-service trainingQ2

Teacher developmentQ1

EFL TeachersQ1

Professional DevelopmentQ1

Abstract

In-service Professional Development activities seem to be of much significance to teachers who face challenges in teaching or teaching related issues such assessment and curriculum development. Despite the rich literature review of teachers' Professional Development, in-service Professional Development needs of EFL Teachers have not been assessed yet. The present study aimed at developing and validating an in-service Professional Development needs scale for EFL Teachers. In doing so, a mixed research method was used. In the qualitative phase, the Professional Development needs were explored through interviewing with 20 EFL Teachers who were selected through purposive sampling. In the quantitative phase, the Professional Development scale was submitted to 220 teachers. Data were analyzed through running exploratory factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha. Results showed that extracted Professional Development needs were reduced to four main areas: a) teaching, communication skills and assessment, b) educational psychology and technology, c) material development, and d) language and metalanguage skills. The findings can be used by language schools and educational centers to provide EFL Teachers with the most urgent Professional Development needs.

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SHABANI, MOHAMMAD BAGHER, ALIBAKHSHI, GOUDARZ, Bahremand, Alireza, & KARIMI, ALI REZA. (2018). In-service Professional Development Scale for EFL Teachers: A Validation Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES (THE JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES), 25(3 ), 63-78. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/363493/en

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SHABANI MOHAMMAD BAGHER, ALIBAKHSHI GOUDARZ, Bahremand Alireza, KARIMI ALI REZA. In-service Professional Development Scale for EFL Teachers: A Validation Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES (THE JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES)[Internet]. 2018;25(3 ):63-78. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/363493/en

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MOHAMMAD BAGHER SHABANI, GOUDARZ ALIBAKHSHI, Alireza Bahremand, and ALI REZA KARIMI, “In-service Professional Development Scale for EFL Teachers: A Validation Study,” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES (THE JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES), vol. 25, no. 3 , pp. 63–78, 2018, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/363493/en

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