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The Relationship Between
Professional Learning
Communities and StudentAchievement in High Schools
A Proposal Defenseby
Teresa A. Hughes
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Defense Format
I. Purpose of Study
II. Research Questions
III. Significance of the Study
IV. Review of Literature
V. Research Design
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I. Purpose of the Study
The purpose is threefold:
1. Identify school leaders who are
implementing professional learning
communities.
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Purpose of the Study
2. Identify the level that each school is
functioning as a professional learningcommunity.
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Purpose of the Study
3. Identify whether student achievement in
mathematics and reading/English languagearts Texas Assessment of Knowledge and
Skills (TAKS) scores has occurred as a
result of professional learning communities.
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II. Research Questions
1. To what degree does a principal rate
their school as functioning as a
professional learning community?
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Research Questions
2. Is there a relationship between student
achievement, based on mathematics2 and
reading/English language arts3 TAKSscores, and the degree the school is
functioning as a professional learning
community?
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Key Terms
Effective Leaders
Learning Organizations
Professional Learning Communities
Reculturing
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III. Significance of the Study
Knowledge gained from the study will
provide educational leaders information
about student achievement as it relates tolearning communities.
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Significance of the Study
The principal’s processes for effecting
change, when creating professional
learning communities, could impacteducational leader preparatory programs
and principal expectations.
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Significance of the Study
As schools are recultured and the teacher
role changes within a professional learning
organization, teacher preparatoryprograms might be influenced.
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IV. Review of Literature
A Historical Perspective of Reform
The Learning Organization
Professional Learning Communities
The Role of the Teacher in a
Professional Learning Community
The Role of the Principal in a
Professional Learning Community Conclusion
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Review of Literature
A Historical Perspective of ReformFrederick Taylor
The Excellence Movement
A Nation at Risk
Goals 2000 – Educate America Act
No Child Left Behind
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Review of Literature
A Historical Perspective of Reform
The Effects of Reform Efforts
In the United States, the education reform
movement has focused increasingly on the
development of new standards for students(Darling-Hammond, 2004).
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Review of Literature
A Historical Perspective of Reform
The Effects of Reform Efforts
“More and more educators are understanding
that piecemeal reform too often produces a
confusing and inefficient proliferation of programsthat generate resource battles, reinforce inequity,
and ultimately help only a few students” (Legter,
1999).
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Review of Literature
A Historical Perspective of Reform
The Effects of Reform Efforts
The problem with reform is not the lack of
innovation or creativity, but the massive overload of
fragmented, uncoordinated, and ephemeralattempts at change (Fullan & Miles, 1992).
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Review of Literature
A Historical Perspective of Reform
The Effects of Reform Efforts
“…that forming a community of learners for
teachers is a powerful strategy for enhancing
teacher commitment” (Hausman & Goldring, 2001).
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Review of Literature
The Learning Organization
Peter Senge, The Fifth DisciplinePersonal Mastery
Mental Models
Shared Vision
Team Learning
Systems Thinking
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Review of Literature
Professional Learning CommunitiesShared Mission, Vision, and Values
Collective Inquiry
Collaborative Teams
Action Orientation and Experimentation
Continuous ImprovementResults of Orientation
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Review of Literature
The Role of the Teacher in a
Professional Learning Community
Communicator Collaborator
Change Agent
Life-Long Learner
Leader
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Review of Literature
The Role of the Principal in a
Professional Learning CommunitySelf-Efficacy
Results
Sustaining Leader
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Review of Literature
Conclusion
“The current factory-model school, while seemingly
efficient, is, in fact, grossly inefficient,inappropriate and ultimately inequitable, as itrequires that all children adapt to the mean…Individualizing instruction for each learner is nolonger a dream – it is an educational birthrightfor all children” (Fulton, 2003).
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IV. Research Design
Research MethodologyCorrelational Research
Descriptive Statistics
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Research Design
Correlational Research Independent Variable – principal score on
surveyDependent Variable(s) – mathematics and
reading/English language arts TAKS scores
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Research Design
Subjects of the StudyPrincipals at regular instruction public high
schools, in Texas, that are functioning asprofessional learning communities.
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Research Design
InstrumentationSchool Professional Staff as Learning
Community Pilot Test and Field Test
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Research Design
Instrumentation – Reliability and ValidityDescriptive Statistics
Internal Consistency Reliability Coefficient
Stability (test-retest) Reliability CoefficientContent Validity
Concurrent Validity
Construct Validity
Factor Analysis
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Research Design
Analysis of Data
Quantitative data will be derived from the
survey.
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Research Design
Analysis of Data
Quantitative data will be collected on
student achievement in mathematics andreading/English language arts.
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Research Design
Analysis of Data
A Pearson r correlation coefficient will be
calculated to determine if a relationshipexists.
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Research Design
Analysis of Data
Multiple regression analysis will be used and
a Pearson r correlation coefficient will becalculated.
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The Relationship Between
Professional Learning
Communities and StudentAchievement in High Schools
A Proposal Defense
by
Teresa A. Hughes