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Download full textWilson, Suzanne M. – 1990
Using three instances from elementary school teaching experience, the paper examines the ways in which subject matter knowledge influences pedagogical thinking. It is proposed that subject matter knowledge creates two major problems for teachers. First, it results in an explosion of the curricular landscape, for if teachers know subject matter…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Instructional Effectiveness
