Integrating cognitive presence strategies: A professional development training for K-12 teachers

Tufan Adıgüzel; Mehmet Haldun Kaya; Mehmet Akın Bulut; Sinem Emine Mete; Yesim Nalkesen-Akin

doi:10.30935/cedtech/12987

journal article Apr 01, 2023

Integrating cognitive presence strategies: A professional development training for K-12 teachers

Tufan Adıgüzel

Contemporary Educational Technology Vol. 15 No. 2 pp. ep417 · Bastas Publications

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Abstract

For K-12 teachers to improve effective teaching skills, cognitive presence (CP) integration into teaching and learning process is of utmost value. CP strategy training can serve as a facilitating component in supporting K-12 teachers’ instructional capacity. This study presents findings of a teacher professional development training aiming CP strategy implementation at K-12 level. Following a mixed-method methodology, the present research was carried out with 53 teachers from four different campuses and grade levels, who were guided to implement CP strategies in their teaching context. The data sources were CP-integrated lesson plans, trainers’ feedback on these lesson plans, teacher responses on a questionnaire. The data collection methods were utilizing an end-of-the-training questionnaire directed to teachers, lesson plan evaluation through a CP rubric, content analysis of trainer feedback on lesson plans and revised lesson plans. Results unveiled that this professional development training designed and implemented for K-12 teachers led to significantly positive changes in teachers’ CP strategy integration into lesson plans regardless of levels, subjects or topics. This study could also provide important contributions to designing teacher professional development training for researchers, practitioners and teacher trainers, particularly in CP dimension.

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Published: Apr 01, 2023
Vol/Issue: 15(2)
Pages: ep417

Authors

T

Tufan Adıgüzel

Sectoral Education Program, Ozyegin University, Istanbul, TURKIYE

M

Mehmet Haldun Kaya

School of Foreign Languages, Izmir University of Economics, Izmir, TURKIYE

M

Mehmet Akın Bulut

Faculty of Education Sciences, Ibn Haldun University, Istanbul, TURKIYE

S

Sinem Emine Mete

Office for Learning and Teaching Enhancement, Ozyegin University, Istanbul, TURKIYE

Y

Yesim Nalkesen-Akin

Office for Learning and Teaching Enhancement, Ozyegin University, Istanbul, TURKIYE

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Tufan Adıgüzel, Mehmet Haldun Kaya, Mehmet Akın Bulut, et al. (2023). Integrating cognitive presence strategies: A professional development training for K-12 teachers. Contemporary Educational Technology, 15(2), ep417. https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/12987

Integrating cognitive presence strategies: A professional development training for K-12 teachers

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