Undergraduate chemistry instructors’ perspectives on their students’ metacognitive development

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amber Heidbrink ◽  
Melissa Weinrich
Keyword(s):  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Metacognitive Skills ◽  
College Level ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Chemistry Students ◽  
Metacognitive Development ◽  
Undergraduate Chemistry ◽  
Qualitative Interview Study

Metacognition is an important skill for undergraduate chemistry students, but there has been scant research investigating chemistry instructors’ perspectives of metacognition and the development of their students’ metacognition. Since undergraduate instructors have a wide influence over what happens in their courses, it is crucial to investigate their understanding of metacognition, and discern whether they value metacognitive development for their students. This qualitative interview study explored the perspectives of seventeen chemistry instructors who taught chemistry at the college level from six different institutions across Colorado. The interviews were coded deductively according to Zohar and Dori's definitions of metacognitive knowledge and metacognitive skills, and inductively for themes through reflexive thematic analysis. These interviews provided a window into these instructors’ personal pedagogical content knowledge (pPCK) and how it influenced their enacted pedagogical content knowledge (ePCK) in relation to their students’ metacognition development. The results include a discussion of how these chemistry instructors valued their students’ metacognition, how they currently develop their students’ metacognition, and their suggestions for improving the development of metacognition in undergraduate chemistry education. Based on the results of this analysis, activities that indirectly target students’ metacognition may be more easily adopted by instructors, and more explicit awareness may be beneficial.

scholarly journals PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE PROFILE OF PROSPECTIVE CHEMISTRY TEACHER

EDUSAINS ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-184
Author(s):  
Tonih Feronika
Keyword(s):  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Learning Outcome ◽  
Chemistry Teacher ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Response Index ◽  
Education Study

PROFIL PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE CALON GURU KIMIAAbstractIn 2013 Dilek Karışan and Ayşe Şenay conducted experiments to investigate the Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) of science teachers from Turkey that resulted in good teacher involvement determining the optimal formation of Content Knowledge in curriculum achievement, knowledge improvement and students are ready to learn. Chemical Education Study Program of UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Chemistry teacher who must have pedagogic and professional competence, to get concrete information from student's competence as the basis for developing KKNI curriculum of Chemistry Education Study Program. Therefore, the researcher will describe Pedagogical Content Knowledge Profile of pree-service Chemistry Teacher. Through qualitative descriptive method Mastery of PCK understanding by analyzing the answer of test result using Certainty of Response Index Criteria (CRI). Result of research PCK prospective teacher of chemistry is to know concept (49,7%) and misconceptions (50.3%). Based on the concept of chemistry of prospective teachers is to know the concept (40.4%) and do not know the concept (59.6%). This result is a consideration of the Institute for Educational Teaching Program (LPTK), especially the Chemistry Education Study Program as the basis for developing the KKNI Curriculum in the preparation of Learning Outcome Study and Leson Plan of Study. AbstrakPada tahun 2013 Dilek Karışan dan Ayşe Şenay melakukan eksperimen mengivestigasi Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) guru sains dari di Turki dihasilkan bahwa kertelibatan guru secara baik menentukan pembentukan Content Knowledge secara optimum dalam pencapaian kurikulum, peningkatan pengetahuan dan siswa siap untuk belajar. Program Studi Pendidikan Kimia UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta mencetak calon Guru kimia yang harus memiliki kompetensi pedagogik dan professional,untuk mendapatkan informasi kongkrit dari kompetensi mahasiswa sebagai dasar untuk mengembangkan kurikulum KKNI Program Studi Pendidikan Kimia. Maka dengan ini peneliti akan mendeskripsikan Profil Pedagogical Content Knowledge Calon Guru Kimia.. Melalui metode deskriptif kualitatif Penguasaan pemahaman PCK dengan menganalisis Jawaban hasil tes menggunakan  Kriteria Certainty of Response Index (CRI), Hasil penelitian Profil PCK calon guru kimia adalah tahu konsep (49,7%) dan miskonsepsi (50,3%). Berdasarkan pengusaan konsep kimia calon guru adalah tahu konsep (40,4%) dan tidak tahu konsep (59,6%). Hasil ini menjadi pertimbangan terhadap Lembaga  Pendidikan Tenaga Kependidikan (LPTK) khususnya Program Studi Pendidikan Kimia sebagai dasar dalam mengembangkan  Kurikulum  KKNI dalam penyusunan Learning Outcome Program studi dan Rencana Perkuliah Semester.

scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE OF ASSESSMENT: AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT IN THE PCK OF CHEMISTRY TEACHERS

2014 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-147
Author(s):  
Marina Miyuko Akutagawa Tacoshi ◽  
Carmen Fernandez
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Chemistry Teachers ◽  
Pedagogical Content

Assessment of learning plays a central role in the teaching-learning process, and it has been extensively investigated due to the recognized necessity of adjusting didactic models to the new curricula and social demands. The knowledge of assessment is considered one of the components of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) by some authors and for other authors is considered one component of the knowledge base for teaching. It is also recognized the strong link between knowledge of the educational ends, goals, purposes and values and the knowledge of assessment procedures. In this work, results focused on ten chemistry teachers are presented with the main goal of assessing and describing the knowledge of assessment practices and its close relationship with the purposes and educational aims. The results of the current study are based on semi-structured interviews, schools’ educational projects, questionnaires, evaluations and teacher lesson plans. The data suggest that there exists an inconsistency in the discourse regarding general education and chemistry education. Although the discourse at all levels, including educational projects, planning and interviews, can be considered as innovative, in actual practice we observed a strong tendency toward the teacher-centered approach and summative assessment. The results show that, in general, the investigated chemistry teachers lack the intrinsic knowledge to elaborate questions that assess students´ higher-order thinking, to use assessment results to improve teaching and learning, to inform planning, and ultimately, to perform assessments for learning that regulate and promote the learning process, in line with their own beliefs regarding the objectives of chemical education. As a result, we can infer problems in other PCK components of these teachers. Keywords: assessment, chemistry teacher education, knowledge base of teaching, pedagogical content knowledge.

scholarly journals Evidence of the Development of Pedagogical Content Knowledge Related to Chemical Bonding during a Course for Preservice Chemistry Teachers

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-81
Author(s):  
Roko Vladušić ◽  
Robert Bucat ◽  
Mia Ožić
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Chemical Bonding ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Alternative Conceptions ◽  
Chemistry Teachers ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Chemistry Instruction

The impression that many preservice chemistry teachers demonstrate issues in the application of their pedagogical content knowledge in teaching practice, especially in the area of fundamental chemistry topics, served as motivation for changes to the Chemistry Education 2 course curriculum. In order to stimulate pedagogical content knowledge, the course has been changed in the following areas: intending learning outcomes, the language of chemistry instruction, awareness of “Johnstone’s triangle” of operations, and common alternative conceptions. To obtain evidence of preservice teachers’ in-practice pedagogical content knowledge about chemical bonding, especially pedagogical content knowledge related to the revised areas of the Chemistry Education 2 course, we designed and conducted a case study based on detailed monitoring of one preservice teacher’s pre-teaching, teaching and teaching evaluation activities. The findings demonstrate evidence of growth of the preservice teacher’s pedagogical content knowledge of chemical bonding, with particular characteristics indicating that the source of this growth is almost certainly the revised Chemistry Education 2 curriculum.

scholarly journals A systematic review of 3D printing in chemistry education – analysis of earlier research and educational use through technological pedagogical content knowledge framework

2019 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Pernaa ◽  
Susanne Wiedmer
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
3D Printing ◽  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Knowledge Framework ◽  
Chemistry Education Research

AbstractThe focus of this systematic literature analysis is to provide a comprehensive review of earlier research on the utilisation of 3D printers in chemistry education. The objective is to offer research-based knowledge for developing chemistry education through following research questions: what kind of work has been done in the field of 3D printing in chemistry education; what kind of design strategies have been implemented; how 3D printing has been used in chemistry education research. The data consists of 47 peer-reviewed articles which were analysed via qualitative content analysis using a technological pedagogical content knowledge framework. Theoretical framework was selected because integrating 3D printing in chemistry education requires knowledge of chemistry, technology, and most importantly, pedagogy. Our research indicates that integrating 3D printing begins by analysing current challenges which are reasoned via pedagogical or technological content knowledge-based arguments. 3D printing was used for producing solutions (e.g. physical models) that support working with found challenges. In chemistry education research, 3D printing has mainly been used for printing research instruments; few studies have investigated its effect on learning or students’ perceptions towards it. There is a great need for comprehensive student-centred pedagogical models for the use of 3D printing in chemistry education.

The topic-specific nature of experienced chemistry teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge in the topics of interactions between chemical species and states of matter

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 498-512
Author(s):  
Sinem Gencer ◽  
Huseyin Akkus
Keyword(s):  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Chemical Species ◽  
Card Sorting ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Specific Nature ◽  
Chemistry Teachers ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Multiple Data

This study aims to determine the topic-specific nature of two experienced chemistry teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) in the topics of interactions between chemical species and states of matter. The teachers’ PCK on these topics was investigated in terms of the following components: orientations toward science teaching (OST), knowledge of curriculum (KoC), knowledge of instructional strategies (KoIS), knowledge of learner (KoL), and knowledge of assessment (KoA). Data for the study were collected over five months using multiple data collection tools, including semi-structured interviews, observations, card-sorting activity, and field notes. PCK is identified in the literature as a topic-specific knowledge. Similarly, chemistry teachers’ PCKs in this study were found to be topic-specific in the topics of interactions between chemical species and states of matter. However, it was seen that some dimensions of the PCK components were not topic-specific. The results indicated that one of the participants’ OST was topic-specific, while the other's was not topic-specific. Further, it was determined that the participants focused on abstract nature in the topic of interactions between chemical species, but they focused on daily life examples in the topic of states of matter. To overcome the students’ difficulties and misconceptions, the participants highlighted abstract nature in the topic of interactions between chemical species and familiar examples in the topic of states of matter. Their KoC differed in terms of relations with other disciplines and curriculum sequence across the topics. Lastly, it was found that the participants’ KoAs consisted of general pedagogical knowledge for both topics. In the light of the results of this study, implications are stated and suggestions on improving the understanding of the topic-specific nature of PCK are provided for in-service chemistry education, pre-service chemistry teacher education, and chemistry education researchers.

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