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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK)"”.
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Secondary school science teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) in their classroom practice
Research on teacher expertise has identified pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) as the most important factor impacting student progress (Neumann, Kind & Harms, 2019; Park & Chen, 2012) and supported its recognition in teacher practice (Kind & Chan, 2019). Since the recognition of PCK as something …
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Under one big sky : elementary pre-service teachers use inquiry to learn about the moon, construct knowledge, and teach elementary students around the world via the Internet.
This study examined the content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) constructed by a group of 24 pre-service elementary teacher participants as they learned about the moon’s phases, inquiry learning, and use of the Internet message boards as a teaching tool as a part of their science …
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Validation of the Assessment of Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge as a Self-Assessment with K-12 Teachers in a Title 1 School District
… Validation of the Assessment of Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge (ATPCK) as a self-assessment with K-12 teachers in a Title 1 school district is the purpose of this research. Assessing teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) growth as a result of professional development is a …
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Status of Social Studies within One Georgia School District
… exist between the time allotted for delivering content, the time allotted for lesson planning, the time allotted for student assessment, instructional perceptions regarding mandated testing, perceptions regarding pedagogical content knowledge (PCK), level of ease of planning, level of …
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Exploring what contributes to the knowledge development of secondary physics and physical science teachers in a continuous professional development context
… what contributes to the development of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) of physics and physical science teachers who participate in a content-specific continuous professional development program. There were five participants in this study. The researcher conducted participant …
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Investigating the Learning to Teach Process: Pedagogy, Innovation Adoption, Expertise Development, and Technology Integration
… from different perspectives. Guided by the Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) framework, the first study revealed the learning process of elementary teachers' development of engineering PCK through engineering teaching practices. Approaching elementary teachers' learning to teach …
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Modelling physics teachers' pedagogical content knowledge through purposeful relationships between semiotic registers: KEPLER - "Knowledge Environment for Physics Learning and Evaluation of Relationships"
… of concept development, problem solving and knowledge construction.<br/><br/>It is argued that in science pedagogy such semiotic registers are not used in isolation, but are interrelated by a tutor for pedagogical purposes. The teacher may wish to highlight more semantically rich, localized …
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The epistemic beliefs of novice and expert college professors
… in the classroom. It also found that while content knowledge (CK) experts hold sophisticated beliefs about the source and authority of knowledge, at the same time, CK experts are very unlikely to use modern pedagogical techniques such as flexible student grouping practices. The findings also …
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Improving science teaching through the use of video reflection and a PCK-based teaching framework
… develop a wider repertoire and more innovative pedagogical skills. Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) research was used to prepare a conceptual framework of effective teaching skills and knowledge areas which was used in a teacher professional development (PD) initiative. This qualitative study …
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Knowledge and practice of grade 2 educators in enhancing conceptual development when teaching multiplication in Thabina circuit, Mopani West district
… study focused on Foundation Phase educators‟ Pedagogical Content Knowledge in teaching multiplication to Grade 2 learners. The study was done qualitatively. The use of this research methodology resulted in the incorporation of the conceptual framework for the development of multiplication …
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Unearthing Pedagogy: Recitative to reasoned practice. An exploration of the documented pedagogical understandings and practice of a cohort of PST students in an ITE programme in Ireland
… years. These policies conceptualise the role of pedagogical understanding and practice for classroom practitioners. This research explores the origins and intent of the pertinent policies with the aim of forming a contextualised conceptualisation of sought pedagogical capacity. The analysis …
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Exploring coach-mediated reflection : developing an early-career chemistry teacher's pedagogical content knowledge.
… of early-career teachers with low levels of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). PCK is the ultimate measure for knowing the content one teaches and the best strategies to transmit the knowledge. Teachers develop PCK through experience grounded in reflection. Yet, teacher preparation programs …
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Enquiry into Classroom Discourse: A Case Study of Pre-service Middle School English Teachers in China
… the relationship between their subject matter knowledge (SMK), pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) and error correction. This study targeted a cohort of 15 university students from a BA EFL teacher education programme who completed school teaching practice in junior middle schools in …
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Secondary Mathematics' Teachers Perceptions of Their Integration of Instructional Technologies
… deductive analysis, using the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) Development Model to assess technology-related practices. Through responses to the TPACK Development Model Self-Report Survey, the participants revealed their perceptions of their practices and beliefs regarding …
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Investigating stakeholder perceptions of out-of-field English and Geography teaching in selected secondary schools in the Western Cape
… novice OOF teachers who may lack the necessary Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK). OOFT may also affect the well-being and professional identity of the teachers concerned. The present study focused on OOF teachers of English and Geography in selected secondary schools in the Western Cape. …
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The relationship between mathematics teachers’ content and pedagogical knowledge and their handling of student contributions: the case of Saudi trainee primary teachers
… to outline the possible influence of teachers’ knowledge, both subject matter knowledge (SMK) and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK), on their handling of students’ contributions. To achieve these goals five participants were observed for eight lessons each and interviewed. The data from three …
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Pedagogical content knowledge in teaching writing: The Case of Certified and Non-certified Junior Secondary School English Teachers in Banyumas Regency
… on the notion of Shulman’s (1987) concept of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK), it examines teacher knowledge of curriculum, content, students and pedagogy in teaching EFL writing. Employing a mixed-methods case study approach, this study utilised in-depth semi-structured interviews, …
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The Value of Voices: Exploring the Influence of a Virtual Learning Community for New Teachers Through a Value Creation Lens
… support the development of literacy-specific pedagogical content knowledge (PCK), an area less explored than math and science PCK. Six participants engaged in an eight-session vNTLC designed to foster literacy PCK, self-efficacy, and professional relationships. The research explored three key …
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The relationship between teacher pedagogical content knowledge and student understanding of integer operations
… (PD) for teachers focused on improving teacher pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) related to operations with integers would improve teacher PCK and if there was a relationship between their level of PCK and the change in the understanding of their students as measured by pre- and posttest of …
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The effect of an intervention on experienced chemistry teachers' pedagogical content knowledge of environmental sustainability
… and environmental sustainability requires knowledge of the concepts of Education for Sustainable Development and the components of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). The current study explored experienced chemistry teachers’ personal PCK about environmental sustainability when teaching …
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