This research examines two images of teachers as seen by students of education: the ideal teacher and their own self-image as teachers. The research compares the students' perceptions of these two images using two sub-groups of students of education: students at an academic teachers' college who will be referred to as student teachers and…

This paper explores the issues surrounding the relationship among content, content pedagogical, and pedagogical knowledge uses in the areas of mathematics and reading. In this era of teacher accountability, it is prudent to examine the types of knowledge teachers must possess to reach an increasingly diverse student population. (Contains 2…

Based on life history accounts of two elementary school teachers in South Africa, this article examines the construction of two teachers' mathematics identities. In the article we juxtapose these identities with the identity forms that are envisaged by the policymakers and the mathematics reforms currently underway in the country. Using the data…

In this paper we describe a framework for the identification and discussion of prospective elementary school teachers' mathematics content knowledge as evidenced in their teaching. This framework--"the knowledge quartet"--emerged from intensive scrutiny of 24 videotaped lessons. Application of the "quartet" in lesson observation is illustrated…

Whether poor knowledge of evolution among Singapore students might be linked to low levels of content knowledge about evolution among junior high school and senior high school teachers was studied. A teacher questionnaire on biological evolution was developed. Twelve teachers from Singapore junior college (JC) schools and 42 from the lower…

A holistic approach to research design was used in this analysis of a long term, large scale professional development project held at 8 university sites in one state over a 3 year period that involved 360 teacher leaders and their principals from 180 elementary schools. The purpose of this analysis was to examine the links among professional…

Presents two taxonomies that offer a relatively comprehensive categorization scheme for future studies of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) development in teacher education. "The General Taxonomy of PCK" addresses distinctions within and between the knowledge bases of various disciplines, science subjects, and science topics. "The Taxonomy of…

The personal and teaching efficacy of 39 teachers in a graduate education course was assessed before and after 36 hours of exposure to a learner-centered model of instruction, in which instructional strategies and activities were matched to participants' knowledge and learning styles. Regression analysis indicates positive intervention effects for…

Analyzes one mathematics teacher educator's novel approach to challenging students' traditional views of mathematical pedagogy and what it means to know and understand mathematics. Documents the emergence of a collective conceptual orientation and uses this construct to explore the reflexivity between its emergence and individual students'…

Examines ways in which knowledge might be captured, articulated, and portrayed to others. Develops an approach to articulation and portrayal based on what is called the CoRe (Content Representation), which represents the particular content/topic of the science teaching, and PaP-eRs (Pedagogical and Professional experience Repertoire), which…

Schubert (1986) juxtaposes curriculum's role in creating a just society. Yet despite educational reform, a monolithic curriculum has continued to dominate school systems in an attempt to create a national identity. Perhaps Schubert's question can be answered by changing the type of curriculum offered to students. The type of curriculum that can…

Climate change is one of the most serious global environmental problems and for that reason there has been lately a great interest in educating pupils, the future citizens, about it. Previous research has shown that pupils of all ages and teachers hold many misconceptions and misunderstandings concerning this issue. This paper reports on research…

In this study, I examined the validity of a performance-based, subject-specific teacher evaluation system by analyzing the relationship between teacher evaluation scores and student achievement. From a policy perspective, establishing validity was important because it is embedded in a knowledge-and skills-based pay system, which attached high…

This study discusses the evolution of an instructional systems design (ISD) model that is based on an expanded view of Shulman's concept of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). An initial model was evaluated in the first iteration of a design experiment, and then it was changed and assessed in two other iterations that followed. The proposed ISD…

This paper explores new elementary teachers' instructional representations and how these are related to their science subject matter knowledge. One pair of prospective elementary teachers studied here exhibited a well-integrated, principled, and scientifically accurate understanding of the science they were teaching. The other pair exhibited less…