Learning outcomes of teacher professional development activities: a meta-study

Figures & data

Table 1. The number of outcomes found and the number of articles they were found in.

	Personal domain	Domain of practice	Domain of consequence	External domain general	External domain intervention related	Total
Collaborating peer teacher professional development (PTPD)
Number of outcomes	31	12	5	6	—	54
Number of articles	11	6	1	2	—	11
Coaching PTPD
Number of outcomes	20	24	12	—	—	56
Number of articles	7	9	3	—	—	13
Assessment PTPD
Number of outcomes	1	—	—	2	—	3
Number of articles	1	—	—	1	—	1
All PTPD
Number of outcomes	52	36	17	8	—	113
Number of articles	19	15	4	3	—	28

Note: The number of studies does not add up, because in several studies more than one outcome was present.

Table 2. The number of sequential outcomes from external domain intervention-related and the number of articles they were found in.

	Collaboration PTPD		Coaching PTPD		Assessment PTPD		All PTPD
From external domain intervention via …	Number of outcomes	Number of articles	Number of outcomes	Number of articles	Number of outcomes	Number of articles	Number of outcomes	Number of articles
Reflection to …
… personal domain	30	13	20	9	8	1	58	24
… domain of practice	4	4	6	5	1	1	11	10
… domain of consequence	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
… external domain general	2	1	—	—	—	—	2	1
Total Reflection	36	14	26	9	9	1	71	27
Enactment to …
… personal domain	27	13	7	4	6	2	40	18
… domain of practice	8	4	14	6	—	—	22	10
… domain of consequences	2	2	4	2	—	—	6	4
… external domain general	3	2	—	—	2	1	5	3
… external domain intervention related	—	—	2	2	—	—	2	2
Total Enactment	40	16	27	10	8	2	75	28
Total sequential outcomes from external, intervention related domain	76	22	53	18	17	2	146	42

Note:

The number of studies does not add up, because in several studies more than one outcome was present.

Table 3. The number of sequential outcomes from personal domain and the number of articles they were found in.

	Collaboration PTPD		Coaching PTPD		Assessment PTPD		All PTPD
From personal domain via …	Number of outcomes	Number of articles	Number of outcomes	Number of articles	Number of outcomes	Number of articles	Number of outcomes	Number of articles
Reflection to …
… domain of practice	1	1	3	1	—	—	4	2
… domain of consequences	—	—	2	1	—	—	2	1
… external domain general	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
… external domain intervention related	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total Reflection	1	1	5	1	—	—	6	2
Enactment to …
… domain of practice	1	1	2	1	—	—	3	2
… domain of consequences	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
… external domain general	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
… external domain intervention related	2	2	2	1	—	—	4	3
Total Enactment	3	2	4	1	—	—	7	5
Total sequential outcomes from personal domain	4	3	9	1	—	—	13	5

Note: The number of studies does not add up, because in several studies more than one outcome was present.

Table 4. The number of sequential outcomes from domain of practice and the number of articles they were found in.

	Collaboration PTPD		Coaching PTPD		Assessment PTPD		All PTPD
From domain of practice via …	Number of outcomes	Number of articles	Number of outcomes	Number of articles	Number of outcomes	Number of articles	Number of outcomes	Number of articles
Reflection to …
… personal domain	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	1
… domain of consequences	—	—	2	2	—	—	2	2
… external domain general	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
… external domain intervention related	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total Reflection	—	—	3	2	—	—	3	2
Enactment to …
… personal domain	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	1
… domain of consequences	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	1
… external domain general	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
… external domain intervention related	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total Enactment	—	—	2	1	—	—	2	1
Total sequential outcomes from domain of practice	—	—	5	3	—	—	5	3

Note: The number of studies does not add up, because in several studies more than one outcome was present.

Table 5. The number of sequential outcomes from domain of consequences and the number of articles they were found in.

	Collaboration PTPD		Coaching PTPD		Assessment PTPD		All PTPD
From domain of consequences via …	Number of outcomes	Number of articles	Number of outcomes	Number of articles	Number of outcomes	Number of articles	Number of outcomes	Number of articles
Reflection to …
… personal domain	—	—	2	1	—	—	2	1
… domain of practice	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
… external domain general	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
… external domain intervention related	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total Reflection	—	—	2	1	—	—	2	1
Enactment to …
… personal domain	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	1
… domain of practice	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
… external domain general	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
… external domain intervention related	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total Enactment	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	1
Total sequential outcomes from domain of consequences	—	—	3	2	—	—	3	2

Note: The number of studies does not add up, because in several studies more than one outcome was present.

Table 6. The number of sequential outcomes from external domain and the number of articles they were found in.

	Collaboration PTPD		Coaching PTPD		Assessment PTPD		All PTPD
From external domain via …	Number of outcomes	Number of articles	Number of outcomes	Number of articles	Number of outcomes	Number of articles	Number of outcomes	Number of articles
Reflection to …
… personal domain	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	1
… domain of practice	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
… domain of consequences	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
… external domain intervention related	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	1
Total Reflection	1	1	1	1	—	—	2	2
Enactment to …
… personal domain	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
… domain of practice	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	1
… domain of consequences	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
… external domain intervention related	—	—	2	1	—	—	2	1
Total Enactment	—	—	3	1	—	—	3	1
Total sequential outcomes from external domain	1	1	4	2	—	—	5	3

Note: The number of studies does not add up, because in several studies more than one outcome was present.

Table 7. Overview of settings of interventions.

	Student teachers (n = 28)	In-service teachers (n = 15)	Student and in-service teachers in different groups (n = 1)	Total (n = 44)
Setting: location
Face-to-face	17	12	—	29
Online	8	3	1	12
Blended	3	—	—	3
PTPD activity
Coaching	11	6	—	17
Assessing	2	—	—	2
Collaborating	15	9	1	25
Cluster of facilitation
1	3	3	—	6
1–2	14	5	—	19
2	1	1	—	2
2–3	1	—	—	1
3	7	4	—	11
Unknown	2	2	1	5