Examining Pedagogical Content Knowledge The Construct and its Implications for Science Education /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gess-Newsome, Julie. (Editor), Lederman, Norman G. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1999.
• Series: Science & Technology Education Library, 6
• Subjects: Education.; Science education.; Teaching.; Science Education.; Teaching and Teacher Education.; Learning & Instruction.
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Since its emergence over two decades ago, the construct of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) has significantly impacted preservice and inservice teacher education, educational policy, and educational research. PCK has served to re-focus educators' attention on the important role of subject ma...

Table of Contents:

• Pedagogical Content Knowledge: An Introduction and Orientation
• The Literature
• The Complex Nature and Sources of TeachersỚ" Pedagogical Knowledge
• Secondary TeachersỚ" Knowledge and Beliefs about Subject Matter and their Impact on Instruction
• Nature, Sources, and Development of Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Science Teaching
• Domains of Teacher Knowledge
• Emerging Lines of Research in Science Teacher Education
• Assessment and Measurement of Pedagogical Content Knowledge
• Changing Our Teaching: The Role of Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Elementary Science
• Reconceptualizing Secondary Science Teacher Education
• Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Co-Participation in Science Classrooms
• Impacts of PCK on the Development of Science Teacher Education Programs
• Constructing a Framework for Elementary Science Teaching Using Pedagogical Content Knowledge
• Incorporating Subject Matter Specific Teaching Strategies into Secondary Science Teacher Preparation
• The Triad Approach: A Consensus for Science Teaching and Learning.