Experimental Evaluation of Instructional Consultation Teams on Teacher Beliefs and Practices

Teacher- and school-level predictors of teacher efficacy and burnout: Identifying potential areas for support

“…Finally, there is some intervention literature that suggests that teacher efficacy can be improved through consultation services. A recent randomized trial of the Instructional Consultation Teams model (Rosenfield & Gravois, 1996), which uses consultation services as a vehicle for providing teachers with enhanced skills in the assessment and use of evidence-based practices to positively impact student achievement, evinced significant improvements in teachers' reports of efficacy (Vu et al, 2011). Additional research is needed on the impact of professional development and pre-service training programs that directly target preparedness and related teacher factors in order to determine their long-term effects on teacher efficacy, burnout, and, ultimately, student outcomes.…”

Effects of Consultation on Professional Learning Communities

“…The average treatment integrity rating was 73% for the sessions. Treatment integrity in previous instructional consultation studies ranges from 80-100%, however, the consultation procedures in those studies were measured through an interview of consultees and not directly observed, as in the current study (Kaiser et al, 2009;Vu et al, 2013)…”

“…However, no significant relationship was found between teachers' satisfaction and teachers' use of instructional consultation with other students (Kaiser et al, 2009). Vu et al (2013) examined the effectiveness of instructional consultation teams on teacher beliefs and practices in a 3-year implementation study. A total of 34 schools participated, with 17 assigned to have the instructional consultation teams treatment and 17 assigned to the control treatment.…”

“…Collaborative consultation has been discussed within schools over the past 20 or more years, but research on its effectiveness stems from the experiences of the researchers, with no data to support it (Nevin et al, 1990;. Teachers reported higher levels of satisfaction, efficacy, and collaboration when using instructional consultation methods, but research on this consultation model neglected to report its effectiveness, or lack thereof, on student achievement and performance (Vu et al, 2013;Kaiser et al, 2009). Behavioral consultation is the most widely researched consultation model in schools and is supported by studies indicating positive outcomes and significant changes in student behaviors (Sheridan et al, 1996;Noell et al, 2005;Gutkin et al, 1988;Fuchs et al, 1990).…”

“…Teachers have reported satisfaction with instructional consultation models and this satisfaction as significantly related to the teacher perceptions of student outcomes (Kaiser et al, 2009). Teachers collaborating with instructional consultation teams were more effective and more collaborative than teachers without consultation (Vu et al, 2013). While teachers are reporting higher levels of satisfaction, efficacy, and collaboration with instructional consultation methods, student outcomes were not reported.…”