Illustrating a theory of pedagogical content knowledge for. Our emphasis on pck is based on shulmans acknowl edgement. According to shulman 1986, several domains of knowledge influence how teachers teach. Review article developing pedagogical content knowledge. Some researchers have argued that there is not always a sharp distinction between pck and subject matter knowledge. Tpack as an extension of the earlier pck framework contextualizes teachers. Pdf teachers content knowledge and pedagogical content. Ducommun professor of education at stanford university and professor of educational psychology.
The knowledge of teaching pedagogical content knowledge. Shulman builds his foundation for teaching reform o than ant idea of teaching emphasizes comprehension and reasoning, transformation and reflection. In simple terms, shulman 1986 defines pedagogical content knowledge as knowledge. Understanding knowledge base of teacher education from view point of lee s. Pdf format and save onto the class moodle website, so students may check the. Student music teachers perceptions of pedagogical content. Melanie is coeditor of the international journal of research and. Pedagogical content knowledge in an educational context pck. Pck was considered as the missing paradigm in the study of teaching.
Shulman 1986, the authors present a conceptualization of the pedagogical content. Pedagogical content knowledge pck was first introduced by shulman in the 80s. Teachers, according to shulman, need to master the interaction between pedagogy and content in order to implement strategies that help students to fully understand content. Lee shulman was born and raised in chicago, the only son of jewish immigrants who owned a small delicatessen called the logan delicatessen. Teacher pedagogical content knowledge pck and students reasoning and wellbeing article pdf available in journal of physics conference series 8121. In spite of this lack of agreement, researchers use shulman s model as a basis for research about teachers pck. The effect of content knowledge on pedagogical content. It is defined as the integration or amalgamation of pedagogy and content which basically covers the what and how of teaching. Intertwining content and pedagogy in teaching and learning to teach pdf. By defining pck, shulman attempts to bridge what he describes as the gap between.
This writer was involved over a period of six years in working with practising teachers in. Grossman, who studied pck in the context of language, added two other components to shulman s original. This paper takes the concept of pedagogical content knowledge pck. Scandinavian journal of educational research 31, 59. Pedagogical content knowledge pck was first introduced by shulman 1986, 1987 and defined as teachers ways of representing and formulating the subjectmatter knowledge in the context of facilitating student learning. Richard gunstone editor, springer press, forthcoming in 2014. The technological pedagogical content knowledge framework. Shulmans initial question for the knowledge project was. Shulman, knowledge growth in teaching 1986 dlavertydotcom. Pdf pedagogical content knowledge and content knowledge of. Educational researcher, 152, 414 in his 1986 publication, knowledge growth in teaching, lee shulman introduces and outlines the concept of pedagogical content knowledge pck and proposes a theoretical framework for its development. The blending of content and pedagogy into an understanding of how particular topics, problems, or issues are organized, represented, and adapted to the diverse interests and abilities of learners, and presented for instruction.
Shulman is the president of the carnegie foundation for the advancement of teaching, a foundation whose mission is to do and perform all things necessary to encourage, uphold and dignify the profession of teaching. Dr jacek wiktor brant, institute of education, university of london abstract the term pedagogy. Educated at a yeshiva high school, shulman won a scholarship to the university of chicago, where he studied philosophy and psychology. Pedagogical content knowledge pck in a recent meeting in colorado springs, usa the pck summit, in october 2012, a set of experts on pck were discussing about definitions, applications and interpretations of this construct, and the following description was proposed by one. Since shulman s introduction of pck, the concept has been adopted by various researchers, resulting in both theoretical developments and empirical research. Prior to assuming his role at carnegie, shulman was the charles e. The core meaning of pedagogical content knowledge is. These early experiences in the deli led to a profound appreciation of pastrami and the wellmarbled life. A new application for the concept of pedagogical content knowledge. However, little is known about how teacher education affects. Shulman 1986 suggested that pck is one of seven knowledge domain needed for the process of teaching. Teacher knowledge and learning perspectives and reflections. However, each author started with shulmans model and, based on their.
Several authors elaborated shulman s initial framework of pck. Room g05, rumme shaw building, the university of hong kong, hong kong email. A conversation with lee shulmansignature pedagogies for. Knowledge base of teacher education from view point of t. Therefore, research on pck development in prospective teachers is highly relevant.
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