Development of Items for a Pedagogical Content Knowledge Test Based on Empirical Analysis of Pupils' Errors

SUMMARY In this article the ‘lesson preparation method’ was used to investigate pre-service teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge, in particular their knowledge of pupils’ conceptual difficulties on temperature and heat. A relation is found between the conceptual difficulties pre-service teachers expect their pupils to have and the conceptual difficulties they themselves have or have had. The discussion considers what pedagogical content knowledge teacher educators should include in the initial or inservice teacher education curriculum.

We investigated the factorial structure of preservice teachers’ academic self-concept with regard to three domains of professional knowledge (content knowledge [CK], pedagogical content knowledge [PCK], and pedagogical/psychological knowledge [PPK]). We also analyzed the relation between preservice teachers’ academic self-concept and their professional knowledge. The sample consisted of N = 631 German preservice secondary teachers in biology and physics. To analyze the factorial structure of the academic self-concept, we applied confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) and compared different models of complexity. Results confirmed that preservice teachers’ academic self-concept is empirically separable into CK, PCK, and PPK. Furthermore, the self-concept scales were positively related to the corresponding test scores in the professional knowledge domains. Our results revealed that preservice teachers’ academic self-concept is differentiated at a very early state of teacher education and reflects CK, PCK, and PPK performance. Hence, self-concept measures seem to provide an alternative means to assess preservice teachers’ professional knowledge in comparison with traditional performance measures.

The qualitative research study explored Bangladeshi secondary science teacher’s experiences working in a professional learning community (PLC) in terms of enhancing professional knowledge in learning pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). The research questions that guided this study are: (1) What are the learning experiences of the secondary science teachers regarding their involvement in a Professional Learning Community (PLC) as a means of professional learning for enhancing their Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK)? (2) How do Secondary Science teachers apply their learning from Professional Learning Communities (PLC) to their teaching plans and practices through the Content Representation (CoRe) framework? (3) How do secondary science teachers use the knowledge gained from participation in a professional learning community (PLC) to design and implement effective teaching strategies in their classrooms? The study is based on a constructivist approach to learning, which views knowledge construction as a socially mediated process. Therefore, teachers’ experiences were collected as qualitative data through analyzing teachers’ lesson plans and self-reflective journals. As a result, the findings showed teacher’s enhanced professional knowledge working in a PLC in sizing up the topic, identifying the importance of the topic, exploring self-content knowledge relevant to the topic, knowing what learners might think, identifying contextual factors choosing the topic and examples, selecting more appropriate teaching-learning and assessment strategies. The findings of this study are expected to provide insights into how PLCs can be utilized to enhance secondary science teacher’s PCK knowledge. This study is significant as it contributes to the literature on professional development for science teachers and offers practical recommendations for improving science teacher’s professional knowledge in learning PCK. Teacher’s World: Journal of Education and Research, 49 (1), 155-174

This research was concerned with building capacity of biology teachers through development of their content and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). The objectives of the study were to (i) ascertain the knowledge base of biology teachers through exploring their current pedagogical content knowledge and identifying components that make up their PCK, (ii) explore the effectiveness of a professional development training program on developing the PCK of the participating biology teachers, and (iii) develop a mechanism by which biology teachers’ content and PCK is assessed and documented.

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An established tool for collating secondary teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge (Loughran's CoRe) has been adapted for use by tertiary educators. Chemistry lecturers with a range of levels of experience were invited to participate in workshops through which the tool was piloted, refined and applied. We now present this refined tool for the tertiary teaching community to consider adopting. The teaching approaches of over 80 workshop participants were collected using the tool in a broad survey of tertiary chemistry teaching strategies. Participation in the workshops led to a significant gain in personal PCK for some individuals. Analysis of responses received in the workshops revealed that the consensus model of secondary teacher professional knowledge and skill is also applicable to the tertiary level, and that the CoRe is a useful way to gain insight into the knowledge bases and topic-specific professional knowledge of tertiary chemistry teachers. The data were aggregated and coded inductively to distil the types of strategies commonly found to be useful for teaching particular tertiary chemistry topics. This resulted in collation of over 300 teaching strategies for 19 different chemistry topics, representing significant topic-specific professional knowledge of tertiary practitioners. To share and sustain this collection of teaching strategies, a website was built that is searchable by either chemistry topic or by type of teaching strategy, making it immediately useful to practitioners. Usage analytics data for the website confirm that many users have accessed the resource, showing that this is a practical way to transfer information between chemistry educators.

Professional knowledge is an important source of science teachers' actions in the classroom (e.g., personal professional content knowledge [pedagogical content knowledge, PCK] is the source of enacted PCK in the refined consensus model [RCM] for PCK). However, the evidence for this claim is ambiguous at best. This study applied a cross‐lagged panel design to examine the relationship between professional knowledge and actions in one particular instructional situation: explaining physics. Pre‐ and post a field experience (one semester), 47 preservice physics teachers from four different universities were tested for their content knowledge (CK), PCK, pedagogical knowledge (PK), and action‐related skills in explaining physics. The study showed that joint professional knowledge (the weighted sum of CK, PCK, and PK scores) at the beginning of the field experience impacted the development of explaining skills during the field experience (β= .38**). We interpret this as a particular relationship between professional knowledge and science teachers' action‐related skills (enacted PCK): professional knowledge is necessary for the development of explaining skills. That is evidence that personal PCK affects enacted PCK. In addition, field experiences are often supposed to bridge the theory‐practice gap by transforming professional knowledge into instructional practice. Our results suggest that for field experiences to be effective, preservice teachers should start with profound professional knowledge.

Aim: The main purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of teacher's pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK) on students' academic performance in circle theorem. Methods: The study used a mixed-methods research approach and a sequential explanatory design with a sample 210 students selected through the probability systematic sampling technique. The primary data was collected using questionnaire, an interview guide and a circle theorem achievement test. The data collected was analyzed using, the regression tool, and deductive manual thematic analysis, which was used for only the qualitative data collected from the interviews. Results: The study found a significant relationship between the independent variable teacher’s pedagogical content knowledge and the dependent variable academic performance in circle theorem signifying that students’ performance in circles theorem depends on the pedagogical content knowledge of the teacher. Conclusion: Based on the findings that emanated from the data analysed, the study concluded that teachers' pedagogical content knowledge has a significant relationship with students’ academic performance in circle theorem. Recommendation: the study recommends that Ghana Education Service organise training conferences and workshops aimed at improving teachers’ pedagogical circle theorem content knowledge.

Research interest in the professional knowledge of mathematics teachers has grown considerably in recent years. In the COACTIV project, tests of secondary mathematics teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) and content knowledge (CK) were developed and implemented in a sample of teachers whose classes participated in the PISA 2003/04 longitudinal assessment in Germany. The present article investigates the validity of the COACTIV constructs of PCK and CK. To this end, the COACTIV tests of PCK and CK were administered to various “contrast populations,” namely, candidate mathematics teachers, mathematics students, teachers of biology and chemistry, and advanced school students. The hypotheses for each population’s performance in the PCK and CK tests were formulated and empirically tested. In addition, the article compares the COACTIV approach with related conceptualizations and findings of two other research groups.

Monitoring Machining Process. Introduction: The process of monitoring a CNC machine involves keeping tabs on its productivity, resource analysis, and performance. Since turning, milling, drilling, and other machining operations are performed on CNC machines. These devices are regarded as high precision systems since they make it possible to manufacture complex products. However, it is crucial to guarantee the proper functioning of a number of operations in order to produce high-quality complicated CNC production. Therefore, two elements are monitored in this Cnc monitoring procedure in order to achieve the desired production result. Let's talk about the two primary aspects of Numerical control monitoring and the corresponding monitoring tools. Research significance: Monitoring both machining parameters and tool quality is becoming more and more crucial in the modern industrial area to further develop item quality, efficiency, process mechanization, and compensation costs. The core technologies and cutting-edge developments for monitoring the machining process are presented generally used misbrands for monitoring the machining process are described in section "Misbrands and Sensors," including max torque as well as present, force, speed, acoustic radiation, vibrations, picture, heat, displacement, strain, etc. Also included are the appropriate detectors for these misbrands and the need for signal processing. Methodology: SPSS statistics is a data management, advanced analytics, multivariate analytics, business intelligence, and criminal investigation developed by IBM for a statistical software package. A long time, spa inc. was created by, IBM purchased it in 2009. Evaluation parameters: Integrated broaching process, DAQ system, Characterization package, Condition Monitoring Package, Feature Extraction Package, Monitoring system. Results: The Cronbach's Alpha Reliability result. The overall Cronbach's Alpha value for the model is .711 which indicates 71% reliability. From the literature review, the above 79% Cronbach's Alpha value model can be considered for analysis. Conclusion: the outcome of Cronbach's Alpha Reliability. The model's total Cronbach's Alpha score is. 711, which denotes a 71% dependability level. The 79% Cronbach's Alpha value model mentioned above from the literature review may be used for analysis.

Despite the importance of developing elementary science teachers' content knowledge for teaching (CKT), there are limited assessments that have been designed to measure the full breadth of their CKT at scale. Our overall research project addressed this gap by developing an online assessment to measure elementary preservice teachers' CKT about matter and its interactions. This study, which was part of our larger project, reports on findings from one component of the item development process examining the construct validity of 118 different CKT about matter assessment items. In this study, 86 elementary teachers participated in cognitive interviews to examine: (a) the knowledge and reasoning they used when responding to these CKT about matter assessment items and (b) the nature of the content challenges and the content teaching challenges they encountered. Findings showed that over 80% of participant interview responses indicated that the CKT about matter items functioned as hypothesized, providing evidence to support future use of these items on a large‐scale assessment and in studies of science teachers' CKT. When responding to the items, participants showed evidence of four main challenges with the science content: (a) using scientific concepts to reason about science tasks, (b) using adequate evidence to reason about science phenomenon, (c) drawing upon examples of scientific phenomena, and (d) drawing upon science vocabulary. Findings also showed that participants experienced challenges regarding the following content teaching aspects when responding to these items: (a) connecting to key scientific concepts involved in the work of teaching science, (b) attending to instructional goal(s), and (c) recognizing features of grade‐level appropriateness. Implications for using CKT items as part of large‐scale science assessment systems and identifying areas to target in elementary science teachers' CKT development are addressed.

Biology Teacher's Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Thailand: Understanding & Practice

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This study aimed to explore the occupational identities of early-career music teachers. Specifically, the project investigated how the occupational identities of two Chinese music teachers were influenced and shaped by pedagogical content knowledge and skills, professional knowledge and skills, self-knowledge, performer/teacher identities, and school context. Previous literature suggests that early-career teachers usually face inconsistencies between their expectations of what music teachers are and what they do, and the reality of how they are to survive and function in their workplaces (Ballantyne, 2007a; Cook, 2009; Kagan, 1992; Perkins & Triantafyllaki, 2013; Wagoner, 2011). Those who fail to adjust their expectations to the real teaching environment may experience frustrations or drop out of the teaching occupation. An effective way to secure teachers’ commitments to their occupation and ensure success in the field is to develop a functional and productive teacher identity (Akkerman & Meijer, 2011; Ballantyne, 2005; Ballantyne, Kerchner, & Arostegui, 2012; Beauchamp & Thomas, 2009; Britzman, 2003; Hoban, 2007; Scheib et al., 2007), as identity can shape the teacher’s disposition, professional expectations, and occupational obligations (Hammerness, 2005). Negotiation between idealised and realised identities can be especially difficult for music teachers (Ballantyne, 2007a) because they also face the challenge of inadequate resources, multiple responsibilities, high workload, professional isolation, and a low level of music perception in school communities (Wagoner, 2011). Despite a wide acceptance of this notion, the development of music teachers’ occupational identities may receive little attention in their early teaching years (Ballantyne, 2007a; Wagoner, 2011). My motivation for embarking on this study rests with a desire to understand the ways in which self-knowledge influences early-career music teachers’ level of commitment to being a music teacher. Specifically through an explanation from the basic psychological needs perspective, I sought to find out why music teachers exhibit varying thoughts and behaviours when they face similar challenges and difficulties in the pedagogical, professional and school context. Using the methodological approach of case studies, data were gathered by interviewing the two teacher participants, their mentors and colleagues. These data were then constructed into case descriptions of each teacher within their school context. The findings of this study suggest that occupational identities of Chinese early-career music teachers can include musician, performer and music teacher. The distinctions between the idealised and realised lives of music teachers are mainly influenced by having to undertake tasks outside their professional areas, difficulties in effective teaching, classroom management and student discipline, and low salaries and status within the school. Importantly, the study found that fulfilling the psychological needs of relatedness, competency and autonomy at work are beneficial for early-career music teachers in maintaining confidence and knowledge. Fulfilling these needs enables them to reconstruct an appropriate music teacher identity, allowing them to function in their workplace. Another significant outcome of the research found that early-career music teachers who have more intrinsic motivations than extrinsic motivations at work will more readily accept the realised school context and develop a positive attitude towards teaching. The last finding of the study is that early-career music teachers are not equally influenced or shaped by pedagogical content knowledge and skills, professional knowledge and skills, self-knowledge, performer/teacher identities, and school context. The case studies in this thesis revealed that self-knowledge and performer/teacher identities are the two most important themes; they are mutually constitutive, dually influencing, and are shaped by the other three themes (pedagogical content knowledge and skills, professional knowledge and skills, and school context). This finding reinforces the need for pre-service and in-service music teachers to critically reflect upon how their occupational identities are shaped by their basic psychological needs and work motivation. Such reflection could enable early-career music teachers to negotiate their idealised teacher identities with their realised teacher identities, assisting them to adapt to their working lives and increase their effectiveness as professionals.

Pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) has been considered as professional knowledge that teachers need to effectively instruct students. Empirical studies have been conducted to enrich teachers' PCK through interventions such as professional development programs. In this study, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies about PCK interventions and their quantitative evaluation among mathematics or science teachers at the elementary and secondary education levels. We identified 101 effect sizes (42 for multiple group comparison designs and 59 for multiple time point comparison designs) and found that the interventions had a positive effect in both designs. The results of the meta-regression analysis showed that in the multiple group design, the effects differed by intervention target, with higher scores for the PCK intervention than for the CK-only intervention, and in the multiple time point design, the effects differed by subjects treated, with higher scores for the science materials than for the mathematics materials. These results not only demonstrate the average effectiveness of previous studies aimed at improving teachers' PCK but also provide insights into effective designs for professional development methods that promote PCK acquisition.Systematic review registrationhttps://osf.io/vf4hq/?view_only=068483e4e82c42cd994e2c8174bd0a64.