Research on Cognitive CoachingSM has been conducted since 1988. Training Associate Jenny Edwards, PhD, has synthesized over 80 studies and has offered 10 outcomes as a result of the research. This annotated bibliography can be downloaded at http://www.thinkingcollaborative.com/cognitive-coachingsm-synthesis-research/. During the month of November, we will look at studies behind several of the 10 outcomes.

Outcome #7 – Cognitive CoachingSM benefited teachers and principals professionally.

Chang, Lee, and Wang (2014) found that the teachers who used Cognitive CoachingSM improved significantly more than the comparison group in their teaching effectiveness in the areas of communicating, grasping teaching strategies, and applying teaching strategies dynamically.

Donahue-Barrett (2014) investigated the effects of Cognitive CoachingSM with six elementary teachers in a writing workshop. She found that with 4-6 cycles of coaching, the teachers increased in their knowledge of writing instruction, as well as in their instructional practices. She also found that the planning conferences, demonstrating lessons, and co-teaching lessons were most effective in helping to increase the teachers’ knowledge and instructional practices. The teachers said that they would have preferred to have had more time with their coach.