Purpose: Common and specialized content knowledge (CCK and SCK) and performance are requirements in the Society of Health and Physical Educators America initial physical education teacher education (PETE) standards, yet relationships among these requirements are unclear. The authors examined relationships among CCK, SCK, and performance. Method: A…

In the following literature review, I set out to show an analysis of the main developments regarding the study of in-service English teachers' (IELTs) knowledge. In the first part, I trace scholarly work regarding the topic at the national and international levels. I bring up both poststructuralist and decolonial perspectives to problematize the…

Pedagogical competence refers to the teacher's ability related to their theoretical mastery and its application in teaching performance. This ability can be obtained through educational process based on the level of competence. This research aims at comparing the effect of the mentoring model implementation toward pedagogical knowledge of…

The purpose of this study is to analyze the Turkish Teaching Undergraduate Program implemented since 2006-2007 academic year and the Turkish Teaching Undergraduate Program for 2018, introduced from the autumn semester of 2018-2019 academic year, by comparing their various particulars and dimensions. In the research, the document examination…

Philosophies of inclusion often operate on the premise that to be included in larger society, those who are deemed as different from the norm, who are defined as "unruly," must be fixed or modified, "transformed or improved" to be embraced as acceptable. In the world of education, students with disabilities are thus evaluated,…

The objective of this research is to examine the relationship between teachers' teaching-learning conceptions and pedagogical competence perceptions and to reveal the related findings. The research was designed in the relational survey model. The study group of the research is composed of teachers who work in elementary and secondary public…

Mathematics Teacher Preparation Programs increasingly include a focus on the use of technology for teaching school mathematics. A key feature in this approach to prepare teachers to teach mathematics with technology is to integrally develop teachers' TPSM. Teachers need to understand that critical instructional decisions they make are grounded in…

Technology integration promises better quality in education. This integration is challenging to accomplish, especially for teachers in a developing country like Nigeria where the demand for education remains a struggle in the face of dwindling resources. The technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) framework promotes designing…

Professional Development in the field of education has undergone several shifts in focus. Currently, teacher content knowledge and the ability to disseminate this knowledge is the focus in professional learning communities. The importance of creating a thriving STEM workforce in the United States has been promoted for the last decade. Studies have…

In the current study, the problems posed by pre-service primary school teachers within the context of semi-structured problem formation were analyzed according to their type, cognitive structure, and content knowledge. A total of 134 pre-service primary school teachers attending a state university in Turkey participated in the current study…

This study investigated the effectiveness of a 1-week physical education training program (PETP) on the physical education teaching efficacy (PE teaching efficacy) of classroom teacher candidates (CTCs). A quasi-experimental design with pretest-posttest experimental and control groups was used. The study included two groups: (a) an experimental…

Student engagement that leads to enhanced learning outcomes involves three interdependent facets: behaviour, emotion and cognition. As such, learning activities that encourage deep learning and the intellectual challenging of minds should provide opportunities for reasoning and critical and creative thinking. An approach that resonates strongly…

Enhancing teachers' pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) is essential to improving the teaching and learning of mathematics. Mathematics teacher educators (MTEs) need to help prospective teachers enhance PCK (Marks in J Teach Educ 41(3):3-11, 1990. doi:10.1177/002248719004100302; Mason 2008). However, we know very little about the practices of…

Since first conceived, the concept of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) has attracted much attention. Despite being lauded by educationalists as the unique knowledge base of teachers, research on the concept over the past 30 years has yet to result in a universally accepted definition being presented. Much of the contentions surrounding the lack…

Teaching is a complex practice that requires teachers to draw upon their content knowledge, pedagogical approaches and strategies, and knowledge about learners in order to support learning. Integrating technology into the teaching and learning practice of a classroom is a strategy that many teachers are drawing upon. This article reports on the…