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Describing Profiles of Instructional Practice

A New Approach to Analyzing Classroom Observation Data

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ID9734367
AuthorsPeter F Halpin (0000-0002-2519-2841, New York University, New York, NY, corresponding author), Michael J Kieffer (0000-0001-8000-7832, New York University, New York, NY)
Year2015
Volume44
Issue5
Pages263-277
Publication date2015-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational Researcher (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-189X • E-ISSN: 1935-102X
PublisherAmerican Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3102/0013189x15590804
OpenAlexW1923835681
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited16

The authors outline the application of latent class analysis (LCA) to classroom observational instruments. LCA offers diagnostic information about teachers’ instructional strengths and weaknesses, along with estimates of measurement error for individual teachers, while remaining relatively straightforward to implement and interpret. It is discussed how the methodology can support formative feedback to educators and facilitate research into the associations between instructional practices and student outcomes. The approach is illustrated with a secondary analysis of data from the Measures of Effective Teaching study, focusing on middle school literacy instruction

Class (philosophy · Educational research · Formative assessment · Literacy · Mathematics education · Observational methods in psychology · Observational study · Pedagogy · Statistics · Strengths and weaknesses · Computer Science · Educational Assessment and Improvement · Psychology · School Choice and Performance · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

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Unique citing works21
Citations per year2,1
Citation span2016 - 2026 (11)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 21
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