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Cirilo, Rolién J. V.; Colagrande, Elaine A. – Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2021
This research presents an integrative review about the methodological procedures adopted in the research of the Chemistry PCK, with the aim of identifying the data collection instruments used to explain the PCK in this field, seeking to observe its frequency of use and also contribute to the advancement of knowledge established by previous…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Literature Reviews, Data Collection
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Alonzo, Alicia C.; Elby, Andrew – Cognition and Instruction, 2019
As scientific models of student thinking, learning progressions (LPs) have been evaluated in terms of one important, but limited, criterion: fit to empirical data. We argue that LPs are not empirically adequate, largely because they rely on problematic assumptions of theory-like coherence in students' thinking. Through an empirical investigation…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Physics, Models, Learning Processes
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Sogunro, Olusegun A. – International Journal of Higher Education, 2017
The importance of quality instruction in motivating students in higher education cannot be overemphasized. Without quality instruction, students' motivation to learn recedes. Five focus groups of graduate students aided the data collection for this study. More than one-third of the 119 participating graduate students involved in this study claimed…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Teaching Methods, Student Motivation, Graduate Students
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An, Song A. – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2017
The purpose of the study is to explore how elementary preservice teachers' mathematics-science integrated teaching strategies changed as a result of participating in exemplary interdisciplinary activities with multiple themes across school curricula. The participating elementary preservice teachers (n = 28) were recruited for this study from the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Knowledge Level, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Julie, Cyril – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2014
Teachers' mathematical content knowledge has been under scrutiny for some time. This development is in the wake of learners' unsatisfactory performance in national examinations and international achievement tests. A widely held belief is that one, if not the most important, of the efforts to improve and enhance the performance and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Professional Development, Professional Continuing Education
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Bilici, Sedef Canbazoglu – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The purpose of the study was to examine science teachers' knowledge structures on technology, who participated in a TPACK-based Professional Development (PD) program. The PD program was executed in the summer of 2015-2016 academic year with 24 science teachers. Data was collected with the Word Association Test (WAT). A holistic case study approach…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Technological Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Gummer, Edith; Mandinach, Ellen – Teachers College Record, 2015
Background: The increasing focus on education as an evidence-based practice requires that educators can effectively use data to inform their practice. At the level of classroom instructional decision making, the nature of the specific knowledge and skills teachers need to use data effectively is complex and not well characterized. Being able to…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Information Utilization, Data Analysis, Data Collection
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Wu, Bian; Hu, Yiling; Gu, Xiaoqing; Lim, Cher Ping – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2016
As information and communication technology (ICT) continues to develop, it is essential for teachers to acquire ability for teaching with ICT. In China, new higher education (HE) teachers often lack teaching experience because there are limited teaching opportunities during their postgraduate studies. This status quo may compromise the quality of…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Higher Education, Beginning Teachers, College Faculty
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Bulut, Neslihan – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2016
The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of pre-service mathematics teachers related to drama-based instruction. For this purpose, effects of a drama-based mathematics course on senior class pre-service mathematics teachers' knowledge about drama-based instruction and teacher candidates' competencies for developing and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
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Gube, Jan C.; Phillipson, Sivanes – Journal of Research in Education, 2011
This study explored the role realization journey of 11 English Teaching Assistants (ETAs) in Hong Kong. Their journey is framed through the lenses of Shulman's (1987) teaching elements of content pedagogical knowledge, knowledge of learners and their characteristics, and knowledge of educational contexts. Data from four different inquiry methods…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Instruction, English (Second Language), Teaching Assistants
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Carliner, Saul, Ed.; Ostashewski, Nathaniel, Ed. – Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 2015
The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) is an international, non-profit educational organization. The Association's purpose is to advance the knowledge, theory, and quality of teaching and learning at all levels with information technology. "EdMedia 2015: World Conference on Educational Media &…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Action Research, Instructional Design
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Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Spector, J. Michael, Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaías, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2017
These proceedings contain the papers of the 14th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2017), 18-20 October 2017, which has been organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) and endorsed by the Japanese Society for Information and Systems in…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Student Journals, Diaries, Self Management
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Macaroglu Akgul, Esra – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2004
The study examines Turkish pre-service elementary science teachers' scientific literacy levels. The research took place in Marmara University, in 2001-2002 academic year. The research participants were twenty randomly chosen students among all senior classes of the university mentioned above. The research data were gathered with the documents,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Scientific Literacy, Science and Society