ERIC Number: EJ1001202
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1449-5554
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Developing Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Pre-Service Science Teachers: Support from Blended Learning
Alayyar, Ghaida M.; Fisser, Petra; Voogt, Joke
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, v28 n8 p1298-1316 2012
The "Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge" (TPACK) framework has been used to prepare pre-service science teachers at the Public Authority of Applied Education and Training in Kuwait for ICT integration in education. Pre-service teachers worked in teams to design an ICT solution for an authentic problem they faced during in-school training. Pre-service teachers were separated into two groups. The first group was coached by ICT, pedagogy, and content experts. The second group was offered a blended condition, by which they had access to an online portal with different tutorials and examples, with opportunities to meet with different experts whenever they wanted. Pre-test and post-test design data were collected for attitudes toward ICT, ICT skills, and TPACK. The findings show that the self-reported TPACK, the score of attitudes toward ICT, and ICT skills increased in both groups. However, the blended support condition reported a higher increase in the participants' technological knowledge (TK), technological pedagogical knowledge (TPK), their attitude toward ICT as a tool for instruction and productivity, and ICT enjoyment. This indicated that students perceived the blended condition for supporting design teams as a more desirable method for enhancing their development of TPACK. (Contains 8 tables.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Blended Learning, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Integrated Learning Systems, Open Source Technology, Instructional Design, Comparative Analysis, Pretests Posttests, Questionnaires, Student Attitudes, Instructional Effectiveness, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Problem Based Learning, Science Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Educational Technology, Cooperative Learning, Females, Elementary School Science, Web Based Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Technology Integration, Statistical Analysis, Interviews, Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kuwait
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