A Primer on Content Knowledge in Physical Education Research

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Peter A. Hastie
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Preservice Teacher ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Specialized Content Knowledge ◽  
Teacher Content Knowledge ◽  
Common Content ◽  
Key Terms

This paper presents a summary of the research on teacher (and preservice teacher) content knowledge within physical education teaching and teacher education. It is organized around the key terms that are predominant in the literature of this field, namely, content knowledge, common content knowledge, and specialized content knowledge. Each of the studies and their key findings are presented within tables. The result is a document that serves as a primer, allowing readers a good understanding of the vocabulary of the field, as well as knowledge of the topics that have been researched to date.

A Study of Preservice Physical Education Teachers’ Content Knowledge of Health-Related Fitness

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-125
Author(s):  
José A. Santiago ◽  
James R. Morrow
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Student Teaching ◽  
The United States ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Pete Programs ◽  
Common Content ◽  
Health Related Fitness

Purpose: The authors assessed common content knowledge of health-related fitness in a national representative sample of preservice physical education teachers in the United States. Methods: Six hundred and twenty-one preservice physical education teachers from 68 physical education teacher education (PETE) programs located in different regions in the United States completed the 40 multiple choice items health-related fitness knowledge test during the semester prior to their student teaching. In addition, each PETE program coordinator/department head completed the PETE Program Information Questionnaire. Results: The mean percentage correct on the test was 61.3% (M = 24.5, SD = 4.9). Analyses of variance and t-test analyses indicated that common content knowledge of health-related fitness was not a function of sex, program size, or region of the United States. Discussion/Conclusions: These data suggest that preservice physical education teachers in the United States lack common content knowledge of health-related fitness and warrant the attention of PETE programs.

scholarly journals Conhecimentos Evidenciados Por Futuras Professoras de Matemática Sobre os Números Racionais e Sobre seu Ensino

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-180
Author(s):  
Lana Thaís Santos Silva ◽  
Thayse de Fátima Oliveira Santos ◽  
Rafael Neves Almeida ◽  
Marta Élid Amorim
Keyword(s):  
Student Teachers ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Number Line ◽  
Specialized Content Knowledge ◽  
Whole Number ◽  
Common Unit ◽  
Solving Equations ◽  
Teaching Fractions ◽  
Common Content

ResumoEste artigo objetiva identificar os conhecimentos evidenciados por um grupo de licenciandas ao ensinar noções e procedimentos concernentes ao conceito de fração e à resolução de operações em Q na Educação Básica. Considera-se as categorias refinadas por Ball, Thames e Phelps a partir de trabalhos de Shulman, no que diz respeito aos conhecimentos necessários ao professor que ensinará Matemática. Opta-se por discutir neste trabalho os resultados de dois questionários aplicados a quatro estudantes de um curso de Licenciatura em Matemática ao iniciar uma formação sobre números racionais e seu ensino, vinculada ao projeto de pesquisa “Um estudo sobre os conhecimentos necessários ao professor de matemática para ensinar frações”. As respostas das participantes a esses questionários indicaram dificuldades como: localizar frações na reta numérica; fixar uma unidade comum a todas as frações para ser o inteiro e compará-las; e representar uma fração em que o denominador seja maior que o numerador. Esses desafios, muito presentes em alunos da Educação Básica, persistem mesmo após essas licenciandas terem integralizado mais de 50% do curso. Diante disso, considera-se que o formador de professores precisaria incluir em suas aulas situações que lhe permita discutir com os futuros professores aspectos relacionados ao conteúdo, às causas dos erros cometidos pelos alunos e maneiras de superá-las. Palavras-chave: Formação de Professores. Ensino de Fração. Conhecimento Comum do Conteúdo. Conhecimento do Conteúdo Especializado. AbstractThe goal of this article is to identify the knowledge that a group of student-teachers has for teaching notions and procedures regarding the concept of fractions and solving equations in Q in Basic Education. We consider the categories refined by Ball, Thames and Phelps, based on the works of Shulman, with respect to the knowledge necessary for a teacher to teach Mathematics. In this paper, we have chosen to discuss the results of two questionnaires applied to four students in a Mathematics Teaching Degree program at the start of the training program on Rational Numbers and how to teach them, linked to the research project “A study on the knowledge necessary for a Mathematics teacher to teach fractions” (Um estudo sobre os conhecimentos necessários ao professor de matemática para ensinar frações). The participants’ answers to these questionnaires indicated difficulties, such as: locating fractions on a number line; finding a common unit for all fractions to be a whole number and, thus, be able to compare them; and representing a fraction in which the denominator is greater than the numerator. These challenges are frequently present among students in Basic Education and they persisted even after the student-teachers completed 50% of the program. As such, we believe that teacher trainers need to include situations in their classes to discuss with future teachers aspects related to the content, to the causes of mistakes made by students and ways to fix them. Keywords: Teacher Trainer. Teaching Fractions. Common Content Knowledge. Specialized Content Knowledge.

scholarly journals Online supplementary mathematics tuition in a first-year childhood teacher education programme

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Fonseca ◽  
Nadine Petersen
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
South African ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Intermediate Phase ◽  
First Year ◽  
Intervention Programme ◽  
Common Content

This study reports on an intervention that was aimed at improving the content knowledge of first-year intermediate-phase education students at a South African university. The study gives some insight into preservice teachers’ perceptions of an online programme for the development of mathematics common content knowledge for teachers of mathematics in the intermediate grades. The effectiveness of the intervention programme was analysed according to Shapiro’s evaluation criteria for intervention research. The findings show that there has been a positive shift in preservice teachers’ common content knowledge but that there is much room for further development. The student teachers found the programme to be of great benefit with regard to the development of their mathematics knowledge as well as their confidence as future teachers of mathematics. The findings highlighted their disturbingly limited knowledge of mathematics content knowledge and pointed to the responsibility of teacher education departments at universities to implement sufficient maths content courses that will address the status quo of poor mathematics teaching in South African primary schools. The authors conclude that the students need to spend much more time on ‘catching up’ before they become teachers.

scholarly journals Matematiikan opettajankoulutuksen arviointipohjainen kehittäminen

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 925-947
Author(s):  
Mika Koponen ◽  
Mervi Asikainen ◽  
Antti Viholainen ◽  
E Pekka Hirvonen
Keyword(s):  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Mathematical Knowledge ◽  
Mathematical Knowledge For Teaching ◽  
Specialized Content Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge For Teaching ◽  
Common Content

Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching (MKT) opettajantiedon mallin mukaan opettajat tarvitsevat kuudenlaista tietoa matematiikan opettamisessa. Selvitimme kyselytutkimuksen avulla opettajankouluttajien (N=19) ja työssä olevien matematiikanopettajien (N=101) näkemyksiä Itä-Suomen yliopiston matematiikan opettajankoulutusohjelman kehittämisen perustaksi. Kyselyn suunnittelussa ja aineiston analysoinnissa hyödynsimme MKT-mallin osa-alueita. Tulosten perusteella valtaosa opettajankouluttajista koki, että heidän opettamansa kurssit eivät parhaalla mahdollisella tavalla tue opettajankoulutuksen tavoitteita, esimerkiksi opetussisältöjen osalta. Monet työssä olevat matematiikanopettajat näkivät asian samalla tavoin. Heidän mukaansa matemaattisten sisältöjen opetuksen painopisteenä on niin sanottu puhdas matematiikka (Common Content Knowledge), joskin myös siinä oli pieniä puutteita. Useat työssä olevat matematiikan opettajat esittivät, että koulutusohjelman tulisi sisältää nykyisten sisältöjen lisäksi opettajan työn kannalta tärkeää erityistä matemaattista tietoa (Specialized Content Knowledge). Vastanneiden opettajien mielestä ainelaitoksen opintoja tulisi eriyttää tulevien opettajien ja tulevien matemaatikoiden osalta. Artikkelissamme saatuja tuloksia käsitellään ainelaitoksen toiminnan näkökulmasta, samoin kerromme millaisia kehittämistoimenpiteitä tehtyjen johtopäätösten pohjalta on jo toteutettu.

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