Download or read book Teachers' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Co-teaching Models written by Michael Bair and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This qualitative research study was conducted in a middle class, suburban school district. The purpose of this study was to identify co-teacher perceptions of the co-teaching model. This study was designed to elicit perceptions of general and special education teachers in co-teaching partnerships concerning the impact of student performance, which models of co-teaching improve student performance, and the essential factors needed for co-teaching. Instruments used for data collection included a Likert-scale survey, semi-structured interview questions, and benchmark assessments. There were 23 participants that volunteered to complete both the pre and post surveys and 12 co-teachers that completed semi-structured interview questions. The results from this study indicated the majority of co-teachers believed both general and special education students have benefited from the co-teaching model. Co-teachers also identified the necessary factors that must be in place for co-teaching models they use on a regular basis and which models they believed improved student performance.