Develop curriculum materials to better accommodate the learning needs of all students, while also expanding the geospatial
science pedagogical content knowledge in middle level teachers.
Results suggested that while none of the demographic factors were significantly correlated with participant perceptions of the workshop, participants» perceptions of the presentation of the material were strongly correlated to their perceptions of the opportunities afforded by the workshop and the level of technological
pedagogical content knowledge learning that took place.
In addition to self - analysis, video annotation methods have also been used to assess preservice or in - service teachers»
pedagogical content knowledge by having them code video cases showing teachers other than themselves.
The snapshot also reveals only two thirds (62.2 per cent) say their teacher training program addressed subject content knowledge, and 64 per cent say it
addressed pedagogical content knowledge - below the TALIS averages of 72.5 per cent and 69.6 per cent respectively.
In education coursework and field experiences, you will learn the foundation of professionalism and reflection, human development and diversity, integration of teaching experiences and assessment, technology, content and
related pedagogical content knowledge, and professional collaboration.
She concludes that few instructional technologists have sufficient depth in
pedagogical content knowledge beyond a single discipline, and few teacher educators are fluent in the full range of technology integration strategies.
In so doing, they would
gain pedagogical content knowledge (Grossman, Schoenfeld, & Lee, 2005; Shulman, 1986) by connecting theory and practice to gain insights into both.
The design of the curriculum and support materials were helpful in providing the teachers
with pedagogical content knowledge to teach with Web GIS investigations to promote geospatial thinking and reasoning skills.
Using reflection to consider specific issues critically — such as the rapid rate of technological change, the design of technology for educational purposes or the use of specific forms of technology to support the situated nature of learning (Mishra & Koehler, 2006)-- provides preservice teachers with the opportunity to develop their technological
pedagogical content knowledge while engaging in meaningful reflective practice.
Although more current data are not available, Stein, Stuen, Carnine, and Long (2001) estimated that «textbooks serve as the basis for 75 to 90 % of classroom instruction» (p. 6), even
though pedagogical content knowledge for teaching now would include the ideas of appraising, selecting, and modifying textbooks (as recommended by Ball, 2000).
With this concept in mind, the technological
pedagogical content knowledge framework (later changed to technology, pedagogy, and content knowledge or TPACK) was described in 2006 by Mishra and Koehler (based upon the prior work of other authors).
As suggested by many authors in the Handbook of
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (AACTE Committee on Innovation and Technology, 2008), more research needs to examine the role of teacher preparation programs teachers» beliefs (Niess, 2008), and specific student and school contexts (McCrory, 2008) regarding the nature and development of TPACK.
The challenge for mathematics teacher educators is to identify teacher preparation and professional development programs that lead toward the development of
technology pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK).
Students complete four courses in their chosen field of study in the School of Education focused
on pedagogical content knowledge or in the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences focused on advanced content knowledge.
They grounded their work in the recognition that they were undertaking a difficult task — educators have yet to develop an instrument accurately
measuring pedagogical content knowledge (some even doubt that such a construct exists).
Lastly, the need to work effectively with technology as English teachers supports efforts to develop preservice teachers» technological
pedagogical content knowledge during university preparation.