Background/purpose: This study analyzes teachers' attitudes towards the implementation of the TPACK model in relation to technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge for improving teaching in primary schools. Specifically, the study examines the impact of teachers' age on the use of technology during teaching as an innovative approach in the…

Background/purpose: Testing Islamic education teacher competency is a complex problem that requires in-depth analysis. This research aims to develop a content, pedagogical, and technological knowledge (TPACK) instrument for Islamic education teachers who graduated from the in-service professional teacher program. Materials/methods: The development…

This study analyzes the mathematical knowledge to teach early algebra exhibited by pre-service early childhood education teachers, from the perspective of the Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching (MKT) model. The research adopts a mixed exploratory-descriptive methodological approach, based on the application of the MKT-early algebra questionnaire…

Background: This study addresses how the modality of classroom drama and playwriting accentuated future teachers' pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) and their knowledge about developmental psychology for teachers. The study was framed in a bifocal model of PCK and a signature pedagogy, with the intersection of learning and acting in a play as an…

Background/purpose: Teachers' pedagogical competence in Indonesia has become one of the central issues in improving the quality of national education. This issue can affect students' academic achievements and influence education quality. This study aims to explore the need to develop a new pedagogical module tailored to current educational…

The purposes of this research were to: 1) To investigate the components and indicators of porcelain music learning management competence for teachers. 2) To explore the current state and desire state of porcelain music learning management competence. 3) To develop and evaluate enhance porcelain music learning management competence for teachers in…

Since the mid-1980s, scholars and educational reformers have explored how teachers develop their expertise and the types of knowledge they possess. Among the most influential figures in this area is educational psychologist Lee S. Shulman, who introduced the concept of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). Although Shulman's framework has been…

The article introduces a design-and-effects-framework comprising five key features of effective professional development: (1) extended Duration, (2) Content Focus of input, (3) Coherence of input with practice, (4) Collegial Participation, and (5) Active Learning. The framework's general feasibility is investigated in a proof-of-concept study.…

Background: What and how teachers learn through teaching without external guidance has long been of interest to researchers. Yet limited research has been conducted to investigate how learning through teaching occurs. The microgenetic approach (Siegler and Crowley, American Psychologist 46:606-620, 1991) has been useful in identifying the process…

This study investigates preschool teachers' considerations for including digital tools in science teaching to develop children's learning of science content. Due to the ongoing digitalisation and demands in society, the utilisation of digital tools has increased significantly in educational settings. Recent research about digital tools in early…

This study surveyed 19 chemistry teachers' stoichiometry pedagogical content knowledge (SPCK) in Ijebu Ode local government area of Ogun state, Nigeria using Malcolm's Physical Science Teachers' SPCK test. The qualitative data were transformed to scores, which revealed the level of chemistry teachers' knowledge of students' prior knowledge,…

This study aims to provide a systematic review using the PRISMA protocol that overviews artificial intelligence (AI) professional development (PD) initiatives for teachers, emphasising the fusion of technological and pedagogical knowledge. Framed within the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework, the research explores the…

Teacher education reforms worldwide have reinforced a narrative that 'high-quality' teaching and teachers are the most significant contributors to raising education achievement, reducing societal inequities, and boosting economic development. Consequently, countries have put substantial efforts into regulating initial teacher education (ITE) to…

This article presents a new teaching method that embraces media production as a principle in education, aimed at effectively conveying the philosophy of mathematics. Based upon this premise, the content of the philosophy of mathematics course was reimagined as a digital newspaper, reminiscent of past printed editions. This transformation was…

This case study investigated the development of prospective mathematics teachers' technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) in graphical data displays with (VM) within the context of a microteaching lesson study (MLS). This research investigated how five participants integrated technology and implemented a lesson plan aimed to teach…