%0 Journal Article
%A Roustaee, Roya
%A Shuhaida, Abdul Kadir
%A Asimiran, Soaib
%A Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM),
%F iab_repo:470
%I Institut Aminuddin Baki
%J PROCEEDINGS 3rd REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
%K teachers' professional development, Situated Learning Theory, observation, action-research
%P 64-70
%T A REVIEW OF TEACHERS’ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT  MODELS
%U http://eprints.iab.edu.my/v2/470/
%X Attention to teacher professional development has increased rapidly in recent years.  Teachers’ professional development has an essential effect on school effectiveness  and student achievement. The teacher is the key figure when it comes to influencing  student performance and therefore teacher professional development programmes  are in the centre of attention. This article precedes professional development, the  underlying theories and models that may be appropriate to use in this process.