Professional development programs to improve science teachers’ skills in the facilitation of argumentation in science classroom—a systematic review

Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Science Education Research

Table 2 Characteristics of the PDP analysed

Domain	Category	Source	Operationalisation
General characteristics – PDP	PDP description	-	Free text, summarized
	Participants – Number	-	Free text, number
	Participants – Career point	-	• Pre-Service teachers • In-Service teachers • Both • Unclear / Not reported
	Participants – School form	-	• Primary school form • Secondary school form • Both • Unclear / Not reported
Duration^a	Extent	Desimone (2009)	Free text
Duration^a	Contact hours	Guskey and Yoon (2009)	Free text
Active Learning^a	Practical experience (here: Inclusion of students)	Desimone (2009)	• Yes • No