Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Scientific Argumentation: The Impact of Professional Development on K-12 Teachers

2013 ◽  
Vol 97 (6) ◽  
pp. 936-972 ◽  
Author(s):  
KATHERINE L. McNEILL ◽  
AMANDA M. KNIGHT
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Scientific Argumentation ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
K 12 ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Modeling Active Engagement Pedagogy through Classroom Response Systems in a Physics Teacher Education Course

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 523-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Milner-Bolotin ◽  
Heather Fisher ◽  
Alexandra MacDonald
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Methods Course ◽  
Active Engagement ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Classroom Response Systems ◽  
Response Systems ◽  
The Impact

One of the most commonly explored technologies in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education is Classroom Response Systems (clickers). Clickers help instructors generate in-class discussion by soliciting student responses to multiple-choice conceptual questions and sharing the distribution of these responses with the class. The potential benefits of clicker-enhanced pedagogy include: increased student engagement, reduced anxiety, continuous formative assessment, and enhanced conceptual understanding. Most studies, however, investigate the effects of clicker-enhanced instruction in large undergraduate STEM courses. The impact of this pedagogy on learning in small secondary or post-secondary classrooms is still relatively unexplored. The context of this study is a secondary physics methods course in a Teacher Education Program at a large Canadian university. One of the course assignments required future teachers to develop multiple-choice conceptual questions relevant to the secondary physics curriculum. This study investigates the impact of modeling clicker-enhanced active engagement pedagogy on future teachers’ Content Knowledge, Pedagogical Knowledge, and Pedagogical Content Knowledge, as revealed by this assignment. The results of the study indicate that: (1) modeling clicker-enhanced pedagogy in a physics methods course increases future teachers’ interest in active learning; (2) clicker-enhanced pedagogy is a powerful vehicle for developing Pedagogical Content Knowledge of future physics teachers; (3) clicker-enhanced pedagogy is a useful tool for teacher educators for identifying and addressing the gaps in the Content Knowledge of future teachers. This study sheds light on developing future teachers’ capacities to design and implement instruction that is driven by conceptual questions in the presence or absence of technology and the impact of this process on their Pedagogical Content Knowledge and attitudes about conceptual STEM learning.

scholarly journals Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) and the Teaching of Science: Determiners for Professional Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fitri Suraya Mohamad
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Pedagogical Knowledge ◽  
Science Content ◽  
Extensive Experience ◽  
Pedagogical Content

The study investigates how Science teachers articulate their self-confidence in teaching Science with technology. Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) is used as the primary tool to describe their practice. Using a quantitative approach, with an initial survey of 408 science teachers from 59 secondary schools in a state in East Malaysia, descriptive and inferential statistics were conducted to assess science teachers’ level of TPACK and discriminate differences between perceptions on TPACK related to their teaching experience. Findings revealed that the level of Content Knowledge (CK), Pedagogical Knowledge (PK), Technological Knowledge (TK) and Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) are high, in comparison to their Technological Content Knowledge (TCK), Technological Pedagogical Knowledge (TPK) and Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) which were recorded at a moderate level. The study also found how teachers with more extensive experience teaching reported higher confidence with their CK, PK and PCK. Novice teachers indicated slightly higher confidence in their TK. The study provides a set of determiners for professional development opportunities for Sarawak Science teachers to upskill their knowledge to integrate science content, pedagogy, and technology.

Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Theoretical Description ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Knowledge For Teaching ◽  
K 12

Technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) is a dynamic theoretical description of teachers' knowledge for designing, implementing, and evaluating curriculum and instruction with digital technologies. TPACK portrays the complex interaction among content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, and technological knowledge for guiding all teachers (K-12 and higher education faculty) in the strategic thinking of when, where, and how to direct students' learning with technologies. Teacher educators' and educational researchers' acceptance of the TPACK construct mirrors the acceptance of its parent construct of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). The importance of teachers' continued practice in integrating technologies is essential for extending and enhancing their TPACK. Connections with the knowledge-of-practice construct suggest calling TPACK TPACK-of-practice to more accurately describe the process of the knowledge development efforts for guiding inservice and preservice teachers in gaining, developing, and transforming their knowledge for teaching as new and more powerful technologies emerge for integration in education. Ultimately, the very nature of the TPACK construct describes a transformation of teachers' knowledge for teaching in the 21st century – a century reframed by robust and advanced technologies that have been integrated into the fabric of a more complex social, cultural, and educational environment.

The Impact of Video Self-Analysis on the Development of Preservice Teachers' Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)

2016 ◽  
pp. 1103-1119
Author(s):  
James E. Jang ◽  
Jing Lei
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Technology Integration ◽  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Knowledge Domains ◽  
Integrate Technology ◽  
The Impact

Teachers often teach on their own in their individual classrooms and thus have to mostly rely on themselves to reflect on their teaching practices and make improvements. This study explores the potential of using a video self-analysis component in an undergraduate technology integration course to help preservice teachers effectively integrate technology into instruction. Specifically, this study explores the impact of video self-analysis on developing preservice teachers Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK). Results reveal video self-analysis was beneficial in helping preservice teachers facilitate their TPACK development. However, participants TPACK development varied within the six TPACK knowledge domains.

The Impact of Video Self-Analysis on the Development of Preservice Teachers' Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)

2018 ◽  
pp. 986-1002
Author(s):  
James E. Jang ◽  
Jing Lei
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Technology Integration ◽  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Knowledge Domains ◽  
Integrate Technology ◽  
The Impact

Teachers often teach on their own in their individual classrooms and thus have to mostly rely on themselves to reflect on their teaching practices and make improvements. This study explores the potential of using a video self-analysis component in an undergraduate technology integration course to help preservice teachers effectively integrate technology into instruction. Specifically, this study explores the impact of video self-analysis on developing preservice teachers Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK). Results reveal video self-analysis was beneficial in helping preservice teachers facilitate their TPACK development. However, participants TPACK development varied within the six TPACK knowledge domains.

scholarly journals Efficient Use of Clickers: A Mixed-Method Inquiry with University Teachers

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Technological Knowledge ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
The Impact

With the advancement of information technology and policies encouraging interactivities in teaching and learning, the use of students’ response system (SRS), commonly known as clickers, has experienced substantial growth in recent years. The reported effectiveness of SRS has varied. Based on the framework of technological-pedagogical-content knowledge (TPACK), the current study attempted to explore the disparity in efficiency of adopting SRS. A concurrent mixed method design was adopted to delineate factors conducive to efficient adoption of SRS through closed-ended survey responses and qualitative data. Participants were purposefully sampled from diverse academic disciplines and backgrounds. Seventeen teachers from various disciplines (i.e., tourism management, business, health sciences, applied sciences, engineering, and social sciences) at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University formed a teacher focus group for the current study. In the facilitated focus group, issues relating to efficient use of clickers, participants explored questions on teachers’ knowledge on various technologies, knowledge relating to their subject matters, methods and processes of teaching, as well as how to integrate all knowledge into their teaching. The TPACK model was adopted to guide the discussions. Emergent themes from the discussions were extracted using NVivo 10 for Windows, and were categorized according to the framework of TPACK. The survey, implemented on an online survey platform, solicited participants on teachers’ knowledge and technology acceptance. The close-ended survey comprised 30 items based on the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework and 20 items based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). Participating teachers concurred with the suggestion that use of clickers is instrumental in engaging students in learning and assessing formative students’ progress. Converging with the survey results, several major themes contributing to the successful implementation of clickers, namely technology, technological-pedagogical, technological-content, technological-pedagogical-content knowledge, were identified from the teacher focus groups. The most and second most frequently cited themes were technological-pedagogical-content Knowledge and the technological knowledge respectively. Findings from the current study triangulated with previous findings on TPACK and use of clickers, particularly, the influence of technological-pedagogical-content Knowledge and technological knowledge on successful integration of innovations in class. Furthermore, the current study highlighted the impact of technological-pedagogical and technological-content knowledge for further research to unfold technology adoption with these featured TPACK configurations, as well as rendering support to frontline academics related to integration of technology and pedagogy.

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