?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.iab.edu.my%2Fv2%2F1182%2F&rft.title=Coaching+for+instructional+improvement+in+Selangor+and+Sabah.&rft.creator=Shafee%2C+Salwati.&rft.subject=L+Education+(General)&rft.description=This+study+focuses+on+the+practice+of+coaching+and+its+relation+to+the+improvement+of+classroom+practices+in+Malaysian+schools+particularly+in+Selangor+and+Sabah.+A+total+of+470+teachers+and+coaches+(SISC%2B)+from+10+District+Education+Department+in+Selangor+and+24+District+Education+Department+in+Sabah+were+involved+as+respondents+in+this+study.+This+quantitative+study+is+based+on+a+survey+method+using+a+set+of+questionnaires+as+the+research+instrument.+The+instrument+measures+different+variables+of+the+study+and+is+adapted+based+on+5+instruments+from+previous+studies+(Reed%2C+2015%3B+Frye%2C+2015%3B+Eismin%2C+2015%3B+Dugan%2C+2010+%26+Parman%2C+2015).+To+answer+research+questions+1%2C+2+and+3%2C+descriptive+statistics+were+analyzed+using+the+Statistical+Package+for+Social+Sciences+(SPSS)+Version+23.0+based+on+the+mean+value+and+standard+deviation+for+the+purpose+of+measuring+the+level+of+coaching+elements+and+the+impact+on+all+the+variables+related+to+coaching.+Whereas+inferential+analysis+for+research+questions+4%2C+5%2C+6+and+7%2C+data+were+undertaken+using+Structural+Equation+Modeling+PLS+3.0+to+analyse+the+relationship+between+the+variables+as+well+as+to+look+at+the+mediation+and+moderating+effect+of+certain+variables.+The+findings+show+that+the+level+of+guidance+in+schools+in+Selangor+and+Sabah+is+high+for+every+construct+measured+based+on+mean+score+and+standard+deviation.+Analysis+of+findings+also+shows+the+level+of+knowledge+and+skills+of+the+coach+are+of+moderate+level.+In+addition%2C+the+findings+show+that+the+practice+of+coaching+in+schools+in+Selangor+and+Sabah+is+at+the+%22implementation%22+level+which+indicates+that+coaching+is+not+a+school+culture.+However%2C+the+findings+also+showed+that+there+were+no+significant+differences+in+the+perceptions+of+teachers+and+coaches+based+on+state+or+roles.+The+findings+of+the+SEM+PLS+analysis+show+that+there+is+a+significant+and+positive+relationship+between+coaching+and+other+variables+such+as+instructional+improvement%2C+continuous+professional+learning%2C+leadership%2C+learning+outcomes%2C+school+climate+and+the+implementation+of+coaching+practice.+The+analysis+of+the+elements+of+coaching+shows+that+all+the+elements+of+coaching+were+significant+towards+other+variables+except+for+element+reflect.+An+analysis+of+the+findings+based+on+indirect+effects+shows+that+coaching+has+a+partial+mediating+effect+in+the+relationship+between+continuous+professional+learning%2C+leadership%2C+school+climate+and+the+level+of+implementation+of+coaching+practices+towards+instructional+improvement%2C+learning+outcomes+and+school+improvement.+The+PLS+SEM+analysis+on+moderation+also+shows+that+there+is+no+moderating+effect+for+teaching+experience+and+frequency+of+training+towards+instructional+improvement.+Finally%2C+research+implications+for+stakeholders+are+also+discussed+based+on+theoretical+and+practical+implications.+Some+advanced+research+recommendations+for+future+studies+are+made+so+the+findings+will+be+meaningful+and+add+to+the+body+of+literature+of+similar+field.&rft.publisher=Faculty+of+Education%2C+University+of+Malaya&rft.type=Other&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.iab.edu.my%2Fv2%2F1182%2F1%2FDR%2520SALWATI%2520ABSTRAK.pdf&rft.identifier=++Shafee%2C+Salwati.+++Coaching+for+instructional+improvement+in+Selangor+and+Sabah.++Faculty+of+Education%2C+University+of+Malaya.+++++