Subject Expertise and Teachers’ Knowledge

1998 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 342-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul G. Schempp ◽  
Dean Manross ◽  
Steven K.S. Tan ◽  
Matthew D. Fincher
Keyword(s):  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Student Motivation ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Perceptions Of Students ◽  
Subject Matter Expertise ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Definition Of

The purpose of the study was to ascertain the influence of subject matter expertise on teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge. Data were collected through multiple, extended interviews with 10 teachers with expertise in at least 1 subject area in physical education. Each teacher was interviewed 4 times for approximately 1 hour, focusing on the teacher’s familiarity with 2 content areas (1 expert and 1 nonexpert) and their experiences teaching the subjects. Data were analyzed using the constant comparative technique. The findings were presented with reference to Grossman’s (1990) definition of pedagogical content knowledge. Subject experts identified their largest pedagogical problem as student motivation, while nonexperts believed finding appropriate activities was their greatest challenge. Subject experts were more comfortable and enthusiastic about pedagogical duties and could accommodate a greater range of abilities. The experts and nonexperts revealed no differences in curricular selection, perceptions of students’ understanding of the subject, or evaluation criteria.

Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Conceptions and Findings in Physical Education

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 194-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phillip Ward ◽  
Shiri Ayvazo
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Operational Definition ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Educational Community ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Subject Areas ◽  
Definition Of

Pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) is a frequently used concept in the educational community. Its usage is so widespread it appears to function as a “lingua franca” across different subject areas and among researchers within a subject area. Critiques of PCK have suggested it may function at best as a heuristic and at worst as a masquerade; because there has been little consensus on its conceptualization and in many studies there is no operational definition of PCK provided. Recent studies, however, have moved both the conceptualization and measurement of PCK forward in ways that allow the concept to be operationalized. In this article we examine how PCK has evolved since Shulman’s (1986) initial conceptualization, and discuss how the concept has been used in physical education. We describe and examine five recurring research findings for PCK in physical education. These are that PCK can be described on continuums of maturity and effectiveness; is learned, is specific to content and context; and is strongly related to both content knowledge and knowledge of students.

scholarly journals Anvendelsesforpligtet grundforskning på læreruddannelsen

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 120
Author(s):  
Bo Nielson
Keyword(s):  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Lesson Study ◽  
Pedagogical Knowledge ◽  
The West ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Study Case ◽  
Teachers Professional Development

 Siden 2013 har læreruddannelsen fået pligt til at bedrive forskning og udvikling (FoU) som en del af kerneopgaven. Denne opgave er blevet implementeret på meget forskellige måder på landets læreruddannelser. I denne artikel argumenterer jeg for, at FoU skal balancere et ideal om transformation af praksis gennem udfordringsbasering og løsningsorientering, samtidig med at der skal ydes et substantielt bidrag til forskningsfeltet. FoU skal ligeledes balancere et ideal om praksisnærhed og medinddragelse samtidig med et ønske om generaliserbarhed og skalering. Artiklen afsluttes med en introduktion til interventionsforskningen som et konstruktivt bud på en ramme og struktur, der kan rumme ovenstående fordringer.  To be able to differentiate between approaches to teachers’ professional development, Cochran-Smith and Lytle have developed three conceptions of the relationships between teachers’ knowledge and their practice. One of these, Knowledge-of-practice, is the basis for this article, as we use Lesson studies to exemplify the potentials of approaches within this conceptualization. In Japan, Lesson studies are used in all subjects, whereas in the West the approach predominantly is used in Mathematics and with a focus on pedagogical content knowledge. Based on a lesson study case in the subject of Danish, we argue that approaches as lesson study provide teachers the possibility to research and solve teaching problems with a focus simultaneously on pedagogical knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge.

scholarly journals Læreres kompetenceudvikling - ud fra knowledge-of-practice

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Hanne Møller
Keyword(s):  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Lesson Study ◽  
Pedagogical Knowledge ◽  
The West ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Study Case ◽  
Teachers Professional Development

ResumeFor at kunne skelne mellem tiltag til lærerudvikling har Cochran-Smith og Lytle udviklet tre grundforståelser af forholdet mellem læreres viden og deres praksis. En af disse, Knowledge-of-practice, er udgangspunkt for artiklen, idet vi med Lektionsstudier eksemplificerer potentialerne ved at benytte tiltag inden for denne grundforståelse. I Japan benyttes lektionsstudier i alle fag, mens tiltaget i Vesten overvejende bruges i matematikfaget og med et fagdidaktisk fokus. Ud fra en case om lektionsstudier i danskfaget argumenterer vi for, at tiltag som lektionsstudier giver lærere mulighed for at udforske og løse problemstillinger i deres undervisningspraksis fra et samtidigt alment og fagdidaktisk perspektiv. AbstractTo be able to differentiate between approaches to teachers’ professional development, Cochran-Smith and Lytle have developed three conceptions of the relationships between teachers’ knowledge and their practice. One of these, Knowledge-of-practice, is the basis for this article, as we use Lesson studies to exemplify the potentials of approaches within this conceptualization. In Japan, Lesson studies are used in all subjects, whereas in the West the approach predominantly is used in Mathematics and with a focus on pedagogical content knowledge. Based on a lesson study case in the subject of Danish, we argue that approaches as lesson study provide teachers the possibility to research and solve teaching problems with a focus simultaneously on pedagogical knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge.

scholarly journals From socialisation to internalisation: Cultivating technological pedagogical content knowledge through problem-based learning

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng Yew Tee ◽  
Shuh Shing Lee
Keyword(s):  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Design Based Research ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Level 2

<span>Recent studies on technology have shifted from the emphasis on technology skills alone to integrating pedagogy and content with technology - what Mishra and Koehler (2005) call technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK). Deeper understanding on how TPACK can be cultivated is needed. This design-based research explored how an improvised, problem-based learning approach guided by the SECI framework (socialisation, externalisation, combination, internalisation) can help in-service teachers to cultivate TPACK. Data were collected via self-progress surveys, reflections by the in-service teachers, student produced artifacts, records of overall course design, and log entries by the instructor. Based on the survey data, teachers believed that they had developed TPACK. By comparing the qualitative data from two groups, it was discovered that teachers became better positioned to use TPACK more fruitfully after their mental models moved towards Biggs's Level 2 and 3 approaches in teaching. The course created critical but safe opportunities for teachers to better understand that technology in itself is not likely to improve ineffective teaching practices; and, in selecting technology, teachers may have to reevaluate their teaching practices and to rethink the nature of the subject that they teach.</span>

scholarly journals Enacted Pedagogical Content Knowledge Profiles of Chemistry Teachers

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 565
Author(s):  
Hatice Belge Can
Keyword(s):  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Teaching Strategies ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Chemistry Teachers ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Conceptual Teaching

This research focuses on chemistry teachers’ enacted pedagogical content knowledge (ePCK) in equilibrium in chemical reactions. The enactment dimension of this pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) encompasses enacted knowledge and skills as well as those embedded in practice concerning the Refined Consensus Model of PCK, the most recent PCK model in science education. As ePCK plays out throughout the whole pedagogical cycle, it was conceptualized as to exist in three forms, such that ePCKP, ePCKT, and ePCKR. While ePCKP and ePCKR represent the knowledge and skills that a teacher uses for planning and reflecting respectively, ePCKT is related to what a teacher does in the classroom. The holistic nature of ePCK was investigated by using multiple data sources in real-life contexts. Specifically, pre-and post-observation interviews and lesson observations were used to elicit ePCK profiles and to provide triangulation. The grand rubric was customized for use both as an interview protocol and as an observational protocol for analyzing all of the three dimensions of ePCK around the analytical parameters of knowledge and skills related to curricular saliency, conceptual teaching strategies, and student understanding of science. Results revealed that chemistry teachers’ ePCK profiles are not uniform across planning, teaching, and reflecting phases, ePCK components, and evaluation criteria. Chemistry teachers perform highest in reflection concerning conceptual teaching strategies and lowest in teaching in terms of curricular saliency. Recommendations for science PCK research were shared.

scholarly journals Propositivas teóricas acerca do conhecimento pedagógico do conteúdo

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Luana Zanotto ◽  
Fernando Donizete Alves ◽  
Carlos Januário
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Institutional Context ◽  
Pedagogical Knowledge ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
The Subject

ResumoO objetivo deste estudo é apresentar um conjunto de assertivas teóricas acerca do conhecimento pedagógico do conteúdo de professores de Educação Física na Educação Infantil. A escolha do tema justifica-se pela possibilidade de discussão sobre os avanços e contradições da atuação desses professores na infância. Neste cerne, verifica-se que o conhecimento pedagógico do conteúdo, como agregador dos elementos da base de conhecimentos necessários para o ensino, reúne saberes acerca do sujeito para quem irá ensinar (crianças da pré-escola), sobre os temas de ensino, conhecimento pedagógico geral e do contexto das instituições. A análise empreendida permite reconhecer as potencialidades e limitações das ações pedagógicas e, em decorrência, ampliar aportes teórico-metodológicos para consolidação do professor de Educação Física na primeira etapa da Educação Básica.Palavras-chave: Conhecimento Pedagógico do Conteúdo. Professor de Educação Física. Educação Infantil.Theoretical propositional about pedagogical content knowledgeAbstractThe aim of this study is to present a set of theoretical statements about the pedagogical content knowledge of Physical Education teachers. This theme is justified by the possibility of discussing theories upon the advances and contradictions in the action for these teachers in childhood. Therefore, the pedagogical content knowledge works as an aggregator of the knowledge base elements necessary for teaching, brings together knowledge about the subject for whom it will teach (preschool children), content knowledge, general pedagogical knowledge and institutional context. The analysis achieved allows recognizing the potential and limitations of pedagogical actions and, as a result, expanding theoretical and methodological contributions to consolidate the Physical Education teachers in the first stage of Education.Keywords: Pedagogical Content Knowledge. Physical Education Teachers. Children’s Education.Propuestas teóricas acerca del conocimiento pedagógico del contenidoResumenEl objetivo de este estudio es presentar un conjunto de descriptivas teóricas acerca del conocimiento pedagógico del contenido de los maestros de Educación Física en la Educación de la primera infancia. La elección del tema se justifica por la posibilidad de crear una discusión acerca de los avances y contradicciones de la actividad de estos maestros en la infancia. En este entorno, el conocimiento pedagógico del contenido, como agregador de los elementos de la base de conocimiento necesarios para la enseñanza, reúne el conocimiento acerca del tema para el que enseñará (niños en edad preescolar), acerca de los temas de enseñanza, conocimiento pedagógico general y del contexto de las instituciones. El análisis reconoce el potencial y las limitaciones de las acciones pedagógicas y, con ellos puede expandir las contribuciones teóricas y metodológicas para consolidar el maestro de Educación Física en la primera etapa de la Educación General Básica.Palabras clave: Conocimiento Pedagógico del Contenido. Maestros de Educación Física. Educación de la Primera Infancia.

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