Knowledge Of Pre-service Teachers Research Articles

Development of a creative collaborative with critical experience learning model to improve technological pedagogical and content knowledge of preservice chemistry teachers

Development of a creative collaborative with critical experience learning model to improve technological pedagogical and content knowledge of preservice chemistry teachers

Exploring the perceived knowledge of teacher educators and pre-service teachers on the differentiated instruction practices of teacher educators

Inclusive education involves creating effective learning environments that welcome and meet the diverse needs of all students. Differentiated instruction (DI) has been identified as a key instructional approach to addressing the diverse needs of all students in regular classrooms. While there is a large body of literature on DI, that relating to the non-Western context is sparse. Using comprehensive model of DI as a conceptual framework, this study examined teacher educators’ perceived usage of DI practices in teacher training institutions in Ghana. It used a questionnaire design based on the tenets of model for data collection. A total of 1,002 participants (199 teacher educators and 883 pre-service teachers) were recruited from four teacher training institutions in Ghana. The data were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis, t-tests, and Hayes’s model for performing moderation analysis. The results show differences between pre-service teachers and teacher educators, with the former rating the latter lower on the perceived usage of DI. The study concludes with a discussion on the training needs of teacher educators in the usage of DI and enabling them to effectively model appropriate differentiated teaching experiences to beginning teachers.

Multilingual pre-service teacher's knowledge and understanding of analytical geometry content

Multilingual pre-service teacher's knowledge and understanding of analytical geometry content

THE CONTENT OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL ON MECHANICAL SCIENCE IN THE TRAINING OF FUTURE LABOR AND TECHNOLOGY TEACHERS

The article deals with the solution to the problem of the low level of machine science knowledge of pre-service teachers of labor education and technology. It has been found out that it is based on a contradiction between the real content of mechanical training of students and the content of technological education of schoolchildren. The goal of the article is to reveal the peculiarities of students' knowledge of mechanical engineering, based on the study of the technology of transformation of mechanical energy of rotational movement. The methods of analysis and synthesis of achievements of machine science and scientific achievements of technological education have been used. It has been found that in the work of researchers of mechanical science, as well as researchers of technological education of schoolchildren, there are enough guidelines for a well-founded choice of the subject of study. It is described that it should meet a number of different level requirements, for example to contribute to the formation of the technical outlook of schoolchildren; correspond to the content of technological education of schoolchildren; have a polytechnic character; simultaneously belong to different types of working machines. Technical knowledge about it must be integrated with knowledge of mathematics and physics. It must be used in educational projects of schoolchildren being a model of implementation of natural and scientific knowledge in practice, and suitable for technical construction of schoolchildren. The machine drive as a subject of the study meets all the specified requirements. It has been revealed that the subject of study for the formation of students' general idea about machines should provide a large amount of knowledge about the types of working machines and at the same time a moderate content. It has been established that such contradictory requirements are met by the drive of the machine as a subject of study. It is described that the concept of drive has the property of fractality as far as it enables a free transition from the study of the drive of any mechanism to the study of the drive of any working machines. It is described that the condition for choosing the content of educational material for the formation of students' general idea about machines is the use of the mental operation of abstraction and the corresponding transition from the level of description of the morphology and functions of technical objects to the level of energy conversion technology. It has been substantiated that the didactic value of the basic technical phenomena of the machine drive is the transmission of mechanical motion to a distance, the change of the kinematic parameters of the mechanical motion and the change of the power parameters of the mechanical motion. There has been revealed the importance of the results of this study for the disclosure of approaches to the use of the project method, as well as the use of technical construction for the visual presentation of the basic technical phenomena

Early childhood preservice teachers knowledge of micro-organisms and cystitis

Early childhood preservice teachers knowledge of micro-organisms and cystitis

Analysis of STEM Knowledge of Pre-Service Science and Mathematics Teacher

This research is motivated by the importance of STEM knowledge for pre-service science and mathematics teachers in the 21st century. This research aims to analyze the STEM knowledge of pre-service science and mathematics teachers. The research method was carried out by distributing questionnaires with STEM knowledge indicators to the sample. The sample in this research was 86. They were 59 pre-service science teachers and 27 pre-service mathematics teachers, with different years of education, namely the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year of Universitas Negeri Semarang. The results of this research show that the average understanding of pre-service science and mathematics teachers regarding to the STEM-based learning in the definition aspect is 4.11, objectives are 3.94, benefits are 3.94, aspects are 3.69, components are 3.71, characteristics is 3.75, and implementation is 3.86. This proves that pre-service science and mathematics teachers' understanding of the definition of STEM-based learning is very good, while pre-service science and mathematics teachers' understanding of the objectives, benefits, aspects, components, characteristics, and implementation of STEM-based learning is good.

A Study on Perception Survey of Preservice Elementary Teachers on Teaching Methods in Astronomy — A Secondary Publication

This study was conducted on 115 students from four classes of 2nd-year intensive courses at B University of Education. Preservice elementary teachers were surveyed on what teaching methods they were aware of regarding the subject of elementary science astronomy. Recognition data of 80 people from whom the questionnaire was collected were analyzed. For this study, a 5-day survey was conducted. Preservice elementary teachers complained of difficulties in teaching methods in the astronomy area of the science department. The purpose of this study was to find out what difficulties preservice elementary teachers have in teaching elementary science astronomy topics and to explore more efficient teaching methods for teaching astronomy topics. The topic of the survey was set by discussing with the preservice elementary teachers about what kind of survey to use in teaching the subject of elementary science astronomy. There are many topics for elementary science astronomy, but two questionnaires were prepared focusing on the unit on the Earth and the moon: “What does the Earth look like?” in Unit 4 (1/10) of the 3rd year, 1st semester; in Unit 2 (1/11) of the 1st semester of the 6th grade, it was set as “What does the moon look like?” The surveys candidly described how to teach the subject of astronomy to elementary school students by mobilizing all the background knowledge of preservice elementary teachers. The results of these surveys were visualized and displayed using NetMiner as a language analysis method, and the contents of the responses to the actual surveys by preservice elementary teachers were described and interpreted. Based on these results, preservice elementary teachers tried to suggest a more efficient teaching method for the subject of elementary science astronomy. In addition, basic procedures and methods for lecturing on the subject of elementary science astronomy were presented. A more efficient teaching method for teaching elementary science astronomy subjects to preservice elementary teachers was suggested.

The U.S. Landscape of Elementary Teachers’ Science Course Requirements

ABSTRACT One of the United States’ higher education system’s most important tasks is properly preparing elementary teachers to teach science. Teachers’ ability to use their science subject matter knowledge (SMK) to effectively develop pedagogical approaches can significantly contribute to their students’ engagement in science and motivation to pursue science-related careers. To date, several studies examine the influences of subject matter knowledge on teachers’ pedagogical strategies. Although there are still contradictions regarding those influences, providing teachers with adequate preparation in science SMK and science pedagogical knowledge is crucial. To understand how elementary teachers are currently prepared in science SMK, this study examines degree requirements across 223 colleges and universities in the U.S. to determine the number and type of general education science content courses required for candidates to complete their elementary education degrees. Our findings indicated that while many U.S. universities’ undergraduate general education science course requirements have increased in terms of required numbers of science credit hours since 2009, the related pedagogical science content knowledge and science content knowledge of pre-service elementary teachers has not also increased. Thus, we can surmise that increasing the required quantity of general education science courses does not correlate to increased science content knowledge, or increased science teaching confidence or competence, at least among undergraduate per-service elementary teachers.

Effectiveness of a Phonics Instructional Guide on the PCK of Teaching Phonics among Pre-service EFL Teachers

Previous studies have revealed that a newly compiled phonics instructional guide was able to improve the content knowledge level of pre-service EFL teachers by 23 per cent. Based on this and to further investigate how this guide indirectly impacted the pedagogical content knowledge of these teachers, a longitude and continuous quantitative study was conducted on the same sample in the same teaching college in China. In total, 140 pre-service EFL teachers were assigned to two equivalent groups as before, namely the experimental (N=70) and control groups (N=70), who conducted a trial phonics instruction and completed self-evaluation questionnaires, respectively. The trial instruction aimed to assess their pedagogical content knowledge of teaching phonics, while the self-evaluation form aimed to investigate their self-perceived competencies and efficacy in phonics instruction. The results indicated that based on the content knowledge they already possessed, the pre-service EFL teachers in the experimental group had higher levels of pedagogical content knowledge and self-perception; in comparison, those in the control group had lower pedagogical content knowledge and self-perception levels. In other words, the linear regression results demonstrated that the content knowledge of pre-service EFL teachers is a reliable predictor of their pedagogical content knowledge and self-perception levels. These findings suggest the necessity of enhancing pre-service EFL teachers’ content knowledge of phonics instruction via the guide to further improve their phonics instruction competency, which forms part of their pedagogical content knowledge.

Exploring Malaysian ESL Pre-service Teachers' Perceptions on Knowledge of Learners, Digital Literacy and 21st Century Competency

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Goal 4 is centred on providing good and quality education for all. To achieve this goal, the supply of quality teachers, particularly in English as a second language (ESL), should be increased to align with the current globalisation in which individuals are well equipped with English language skills. Hence, teacher training programs play a significant role in producing quality teachers and taking notice of the knowledge needed by ESL pre-service teachers in the 21st century. However, there is a gap in previous studies in understanding the knowledge of ESL pre-service teachers, particularly on digital literacy, knowledge of learners and 21st-century competency. Thus, this study aims to explore the ESL pre-service teachers' perspectives towards knowledge of learners, digital literacy and 21st-century competency to be an effective teacher in the 21st century. This paper employed a full qualitative method with 10 ESL pre-service teachers at a public university in Malaysia. The data were collected through a focus group discussion and were analysed using thematic analysis. Based on the findings, the ESL pre-service teachers reported that it is pivotal for them to know and be able to implement 21st-century skills in their classrooms. Additionally, the ESL pre-service teachers mentioned that they should be able to have digital literacy and have awareness towards learners. This study contributes to teacher training programs in understanding the knowledge needed by a modern teacher. Future research could investigate the challenges ESL pre-service teachers face in the 21st century.

Examining Pre-Service Science Teachers' Personal and Enacted Pedagogical Content Knowledge About Seasons

This study examined pre-service science teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) about seasons. The framework of this study was based on the Refined Consensus Model (RCM), and pre-service teachers’ topic-specific PCK was also discussed in two dimensions: personal PCK (pPCK) and enacted PCK (ePCK), which are included in this model. The pPCK of the pre-service teachers represents their declarative PCK, and their ePCK represents their dynamic PCK. This qualitative descriptive research included 18 pre-service science teachers. In the study, knowledge of pre-service teachers’ pPCK was collected in vignette-based individual semi-structured interviews, and data on their competencies regarding their ePCK, which they revealed in a real classroom environment, were collected through field observations and teaching video recordings. The study’s qualitative data were evaluated using two separate rubrics developed by the author using the literature. Accordingly, it was determined that the pre-service teachers who participated in the research had limited pPCK and ePCK on the seasons and that their topic-specific pPCK was partially better quality than their topic-specific ePCK. Moreover, pre-service teachers’ ePCK was observed to be different from their pPCK, but their ePCK was based on their pPCK. In this context, it was seen that the results of this research are consistent with RCM.

Are Future Teachers ‘Green’? A Quantitative Analysis of Ability, Knowledge, Perception, and Attitude toward Renewable Energy

This study provides a comprehensive discussion to determine and investigate the level of knowledge, perception, self-assessment, and attitude of preservice teachers (PST) toward renewable energy (RE), in an emerging and developing country that is heavily reliant on oil and fossil fuels. The significance of the study lies in the need to better understand the role in informing future teachers and their individual perception on the current concept of RE, which is essential to mold individuals into responsible energy consumers. The investigation was administered on 155 respondents 104 (67.1%) of the participants were females, who are pursuing language major courses in education. The study employed a descriptive quantitative design, to quantify and measure a phenomenon or phenomena, such as the overall perception and attitude of PSTs toward renewable energy. To ensure accurate data collection, the study employed a research instrument adapted from [1] exhibiting a good reliability score for interpretation of .678 Cronbach's alpha. Furthermore, Shapiro-Wilk test was employed to test the normality of the distribution of data. Employing one-way ANOVA, the collected data was subjected to statistical analysis. The investigation yielded significant and positive results regarding the RE sources such as solar (64.5%), wind (58.1%), and geothermal (51.6%) which produced a high mean score, which suggests proficiency and expertise in the context of RE. The study revealed that gender has a neutral effect on the results and does not pose any significant difference.

Investigation of pre-service science teachers knowledge levels, practical experiences, and perceived competencies in teaching biodiversity

Investigation of pre-service science teachers knowledge levels, practical experiences, and perceived competencies in teaching biodiversity

The effect of inquiry based technology integration on conceptual and procedural geometry knowledge of preservice mathematics teachers

The effect of inquiry based technology integration on conceptual and procedural geometry knowledge of preservice mathematics teachers

Populärkultur som kunskapskälla i förskolan

The present study examines how students in preschool teacher education perceive the role of popular culture in preschool education. By focusing on how to increase the knowledge of pre-service prescool teachers’ perceptions of popular culture in preschool, the study is an empirical contribution to early childhood literacy research. Further, the results can contribute to an understanding of how popular culture can be addressed in future preschools. The empirical data consists of focus group discussions with 67 preschool teacher students and individual interviews with seven preschool teacher students. A thematic analysis was carried out. Concepts of dimensions of literacy and funds of knowledge were used in analysis and discussion. The results reveal that participating preschool students perceived popular culture as a source of increased equity, learning, and critical literacy but also as challenging concerning equity and preschool's existing culture and value base. The main conclusion in the article is that future preschool teachers see that, together with a pedagogical idea, popular culture can be seen as a resource among others for learning and developing social competencies. However, the students did not uncritically celebrate popular culture as they highlighted the importance of preschool teachers' competencies regarding creating possibilities for critical reflections concerning popular culture that challenges democratic values.

Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) for Preservice Biology Teachers: Two Insights More Promising

TPACK questionnaires have been extensively developed, but measurements considering biological content insights still need to be explored. This study aimed to develop and validate TPACK questionnaires by assessing core competencies, core content, and interdisciplinary biology knowledge for preservice biology teachers. We performed development and validation through focus group discussions with biological education experts, and survey studies. The survey was conducted in three phases with a total number of 732 preservice biology teachers. In phase 1, descriptive analysis was calculated based on 232 participants. In Phase 2, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was calculated based on 250 participants. In phase 3, Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was calculated to validate and confirm the final dimension of the instrument recently developed based on 250 participants. This series of analyses resulted in 44 items with eight dimensions: Technological Pedagogical Biological Content Knowledge of Biology (TPACKB) comprises 12 items; Technological Knowledge (TK) of biology, Biological Knowledge (BK), and Technological Pedagogical Knowledge (TPK) of the biology consist of 6 items respectively; Technological Biological Knowledge (TBK) comprises of 5 items; Pedagogical Knowledge (PK) of biology, Pedagogical Biological Knowledge (PBK), and Biological Context Knowledge (BCxK) comprise of 3 items respectively. Our study recommended a TPACK questionnaire to assess preservice biology teachers' holistically interdisciplinary understanding, core content, and core competencies as necessary steps to empower biological resolution for their students.

Measuring Preservice Teacher Knowledge and Attitudes to Support Youth Experiencing Homelessness

While many teachers are unaware that students in their classes are experiencing homelessness, others may not know how to support students who are identified as lacking consistent housing (Wright et al., 2019). Thus, there is a critical need to better assess, understand, and enhance teachers’ knowledge and attitudes toward homelessness. Therefore, the purpose of the present study is threefold—researchers sought to 1) design and test a survey to measure the knowledge and attitudes of preservice teachers working with youth experiencing homelessness; 2) measure the knowledge and attitudes of preservice teachers related to homelessness; and 3) measure the effectiveness of a virtual training program designed to enhance preservice teachers’ knowledge and attitudes toward homelessness using the finalized survey. Results of the data analysis were promising—indicating that the Knowledge and Attitudes on Homelessness Survey for Educators (KAHS) instrument is a reliable tool in measuring knowledge and attitudes related to homelessness and the online training program has a positive impact on teachers’ knowledge and attitudes.

Investigation of Pedagogical Content Knowledge of In-service and Pre-Service Pre-school Teachers in Pre-school Mathematics

Investigation of Pedagogical Content Knowledge of In-service and Pre-Service Pre-school Teachers in Pre-school Mathematics

PCK 함양을 위한 초등 예비교사의 국악 실기 수업 설계 및 실행

This study explored the professional knowledge (PCK) of Korean traditional music that pre-service elementary school teachers should have designed classes to cultivate it, conducted practical Korean music classes for pre-service elementary school teachers, and looked at the changes in cultivation. The study was proceeded as follows.
 First, PCK which is the professional knowledge of Korean music required for pre-service teachers was reviewed through previous research, and subject knowledge, teaching method knowledge, and student understanding knowledge were selected as necessary knowledge. second, In order to foster professional knowledge of Korean traditional music for pre-service teachers, the class design applying PCK was specified. Third, In order to form PCK in the designed class plan, teaching steps such as understanding the concept-exploring the concept expression of practical skills-application and execution of practical skills-internalization of practical skills-evaluating practical skills' are set, and based on this, Korean traditional music practical classes are conducted. conducted by pre-service teachers. Fourth, Through the distribution of questionnaires before and after class and the class diaries were submitted by pre-service teachers after mock lessons, changes in pre-service teachers' PCK cultivation could be confirmed. 
 As a result of the study, it was confirmed that there was a significant improvement in all professional knowledge of Korean music after conducting practical Korean music classes using PCK. In addition, it was confirmed that the prospective teachers gained confidence in the future Korean music class and that there was a change in their perception of the class. Through the above research results, it was confirmed that the practical education of Korean traditional music applied with PCK is effective for the development of professional knowledge for pre-service teachers and positively changes the perception of Korean traditional music education. Based on this study, research on Korean traditional music classes based on PCK should be systematically and diversely conducted, and research should be continued to prepare developmental measures to cultivate professional knowledge of traditional Korean music in pre-service teachers.

Keyakinan dan mathematics pedagogical content knowledge calon guru matematika: fokus pada domain bilangan

The purpose of this study was to identify and describe the beliefs and mathematics pedagogical content knowledge (MPCK) of pre-service mathematics teachers. This research is a type of quantitative research with a descriptive design. This research involved 29 final year mathematics pre-service teacher at a college in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. The instruments used in this study were a confidence questionnaire and the MPCK test based on the TEDS-M indicator. The data analysis technique used in this research is descriptive analysis technique. The results showed that the pre-service teacher's belief in mathematics and teaching mathematics was in the high category. Meanwhile, the MPCK of pre-service teachers is in the less category. This shows that pre-service teachers still have difficulties in planning appropriate activities, appropriate methods, predicting student responses, evaluating student mathematical solutions, identifying student misconceptions and representing mathematical concepts or procedures. Future research may consider expanding the focus on the predictive relationship between belief and MPCK pre-service teachers.