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Impact of Teachers’ Professional Development on Students’ Performance
Ullah, Obaid
Salam, Muhammad
Zakir, Naeem
Abstract
Purpose - This study was conducted to identify the impact of teachers' professional development on students' performance. It examines the nature of association between teachers' professional development and students' performance, and analyzes how students can be affected by different factors of teachers' professional development. Research design, data, and methodology - In order to obtain the required goals, Data were randomly collected from 100 students and 45 teachers from three different institutes that are affiliated with KPK Agriculture University, Peshawar. To test the association between teachers' professional development and students' performance, the Chi-square test was applied. Gamma measurement was computed to check the direction of association. Results - The results of the study supported the statement that there exists a positive relationship between teachers' professional development and students' performance. Conclusion - Based on the findings it is surmised that, in order to create a clear learning relationship between teachers and students, management must support the teachers through peer group discussions and training opportunities, and should choose-teachers who can make students pursue the learning of subject knowledge with practical implementation.
- keywords
- Professional Development, Association, Impact, Student Performance
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