ERIC Number: EJ1356473
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0218-8791
EISSN: EISSN-1742-6855
Exploring Chinese In-Service Primary Teachers' Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) for the Use of Thinking Tools
Asia Pacific Journal of Education, v42 n2 p350-370 2022
This study aimed at developing a scale, "Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge-Thinking Tools" (TPACK-TT), and exploring Chinese in-service primary teachers' TPACK concerning the use of thinking tools. By revising a previous Chinese TPACK survey and validating with exploratory factor analysis, a six-component (i.e., TK-TT, PK, CK, TPK-TT, PCK, and TPCK-TT) scale with 31 items was developed. Research data gathered from 204 primary teachers from a variety of schools revealed that teachers with different educational backgrounds and various overall teaching experiences did not show statistical differences in most components of the TPACK-TT. However, male teachers demonstrated significantly higher TK-TT and TPK-TT than female teachers, teachers with a bachelor's degree demonstrated significantly higher PK than those with only an associate degree, and teachers with longer experiences in teaching thinking had significantly higher TK-TT than those with fewer experiences. Stepwise regression further revealed that TPK-TT, TK-TT, and PK were significant predictors of in-service primary teachers' TPCK-TT. Implications for preparing teachers for teaching thinking were discussed.
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Technological Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Foreign Countries, Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods, Teacher Attitudes, Measures (Individuals), Educational Background, Teaching Experience, Gender Differences, Bachelors Degrees, Associate Degrees
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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