Professional Learning Communities As A Means To Strengthen Teacher Performance: A Systematic Review

Abstract

Professional learning communities are recognized for their role in teacher performance. The purpose of the study was to analyze learning strategies in teachers from different educational institutions. The data was collected from the databases of Scopus and  Scielo, Ebsco and Web Science, published between 2019 and 2021. The PRISMA method was used in this research and the inclusion and exclusion criteria were taken into account. A data table was used to collect the information. Results: After using the PRISMA flowchart, a sample of 40 original articles was obtained, which indicates that  the different communities of professionals allow improvements  in teacher performance  and, consequently, improve student performance, in CPAs the teacher is the key to improving educational practice. This requires a change in the strategies used, a slow and costly process in work and effort, but in the review carried out, working together plays an important role in the CPAs to reinforce teacher performance.