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Pre-Service Teachers' Maturing Perceptions of a TPACK- Framed Signature Pedagogy in Science Education

This article shows an action research study that aimed to determine the changes in pre-service teachers  perceptions of signature pedagogy that integrate the relation between technological, pedagogical, and science content knowledge.

the data were collected by journal entries at the beginning and the end of science method course. and the pre-service teacher respond to these question as following :

Question One : what is their understanding about the relation between technological, pedagogical, and science content knowledge ?

the results indicates that are three main themes and two minor theme of their respond as the following:

Theme One: technologies will be incorporated into science teaching by using the simulation ,video, social media in their classroom teaching.

Theme Two: societal commentary toward the digitally-savvy nature of modern day students . this theme focused on bent of student in current class.

Theme Three : confidence will increase in using the technology integrated in pedagogy and science content.

Theme Four: changing perspective of the type  technology is a tool.

Theme Five : the content knowledge is a key factor to select the technology to be integrated into science teaching.

Question Two: How will incorporate aspects of this relationship into their science teaching?

Theme One: change perspective from "I will use everyday"to "I will find the appropriate place for it"

Theme Two: a shifting perspective describing who is using the technology.

Learning in context: Technology Integration in Teacher Preparation Program Informed by Situated Learning Theory

The aim of this study is to explore the effectiveness of teacher preparation program based on situated learning on a pre-service teacher using technology during student experience. the data was collected by classroom observation,interviews,lesson plans, and written reflections. the results indicated that all participation used technology throughout teaching for reform based science instruction, also the used multimedia as image, video, and simulation to teach process, and to enhance student engagement in different ways that they learned through programs. the findings suggest that situated learning may by an effective structure to integrated the technology in reformed based science.

Key components of McLellan model include :
1. cognitive appernticeship and coaching
2. Opportunities for multiple practice
3. collaboration
4. reflection

Technological pedagogical content knowledge in teacher education: in search of a new curriculum

the aim of this study is to examine the ways that teacher education institution (TEI)  train pre-services teacher to integrate the information and communication technology in their practices. The three cases were examine the ways of use the technology pedagogy content knowledge(TPCK) in existing curriculum. the data were collected by semi structured interviews  and focus group.  The result indicated that three cases promote to integrate the ICT in curriculum and  the pre-service teacher develop TPCK in different ways for understanding the place of ICT in curriculum. These approaches are :
 1. TEL-1: from TK to TPCK
 2. TEL-2: from TK to TCK
3. TEL-3 : from TK tp TPK

                               

these approaches don't succeeded to develop TPCK for teachers.

Particle Theory

What you intend the students to learn about this idea ?

•  A matter is some bits that are called particles.
• There are empty between particles
• Particles are in constant motion.
• Particles of different substances are different
• There are different types of small bits of substances.
• Atom particles don’t disappear , but their arrangements may be changed.
• Models are used in science to help explain phenomena. All models have limitation.

Why is it important for student to know it?

• It helps to explain the behavior of everyday things
• It helps to understand the compress thing e.g. expansion and dissolving.

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